Chasing Evil (Circle of Evil) (32 page)

With a sense of bleak resolve Cam tucked away the sketch. Gave the kid’s father the okay to take Jonah home.

Then he walked a few feet away and called Loring, the agent he had stationed with Sophie in his absence. “We’ve got reason to believe that the man identified by the Edina Chief of Police as Vance’s accessory was seen revisiting one of the victims tonight,” he told her tersely. “How is Dr. Channing?” A little of the tension seeped from his body at Loring’s response. “Good. She doesn’t have to know about this.” Maybe Loring would stand up better to Sophie’s gentle probing than he did. He could hope.

Not for the first time he wondered if he should have arranged Sophie’s protective custody to be overseen by another agent.

But Cam knew he’d never entrust her safety to anyone else. Not when they’d discovered Vance hadn’t been working alone.

Not while Vance’s partner was still free. When the man had every reason to go after the only surviving victim who could provide the testimony that would send Vance away forever.