Mac shook his head. “Only of them knocking out the cameras.”
“They knew where they all were.”
“Hays County doesn’t have the resources you have here at the ranch. They aren’t very well hidden. In fact, we use them as a deterrent, more than surveillance.”
Among the symbols of hate painted over the majority of the exterior was the same threat issued to Rebel by the ranch hand. Essentially, that she’d pay for Possum’s death, one way or another.
“It seems our circumventing the coup at the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas was more of a byproduct of our infiltration rather than neutralizing the threat against Rebel.”
The men at the table nodded their agreement.
“Hammer, how much do you know about John Lynch?”
“Boring little fucker. Been practicing law longer than I have and is still a PD. What does that tell ya?”
“Decker?”
“There’s nothing, Edge. When Hammer says Lynch is boring, it’s an appropriate description. He’s got no links to the ABT, and his link to Possum was a big enough stretch that I understand why the judge didn’t ask for his recusal.”
“Hammer, you seemed to believe otherwise.”
“I have a different moral code than many of my fellow attorneys. Any connection to the opposition is grounds for recusing a case.”
“What was the connection?” asked Mac.
“Second cousin, thrice removed.”
“For Christ’s sake, does anyone understand that shit? They were cousins. Isn’t that enough?”
“As a point of law—” Decker began.
“Fuck the point of law,” muttered Mac. “They had a connection. I’m with Hammer. He should’ve recused himself. That he didn’t, makes him suspicious in my book.”
“Logical too that he’d know where the courthouse cameras were located,” said Hammer.
“A three-year-old would know where the cameras were,” mumbled Grinder, the first words he’d said since we were seated.
“Are we in agreement that whoever is posing this threat is operating outside of the ABT?” I asked.
“For now,” answered Decker. “We’ll keep an open mind, however.”
“No need to send anyone else in, then?” I confirmed.
“Agreed.”
“Mac, are you working your sources?”
“Damn straight.”
“I’m checking footage from area businesses. Maybe the vandals missed a feed somewhere,” said Decker.
I filled them in on the possibility that Rebel would be traveling to and from Austin, and potentially working there.
“That complicates things. What’s your intention?” asked Decker.
“Fixed around-the-clock surveillance.”
“Has she moved back in?” asked Grinder.