Jacob wiped the blood from his hands onto Julie’s pants. She was the second person to die that night, and his feeling of elation was well worth the wait. God would forgive him if he repented. He knew that to be true. Jacob was well-versed in the writings of the Bible.
The call he’d been anticipating was coming in from Micah, and that call would tie everything together and set the final play in motion. After speaking at length with Evelyn about the owners of Silver Shores and the bartender, Paul Lawrence, they’d decided not to kill them. They hadn’t deliberately sided with the mayor and likely didn’t even know about his crime. They’d only provided the venue and the booze that allowed the mayor to make his fatal error that night. Three people were responsible for that cover-up, and two were already dead. Jacob stared at Julie’s body riddled with knife wounds, spat on her, then answered the call from Micah.
“Is she home?”
“Yes, she just pulled into her garage. There’s two other cars there, one in the garage and one outside. I took pictures of both plate numbers.”
“Good, so do your due diligence and find out who they are. I don’t believe Agent Monroe is married, but find out for sure. I need to know who else lives in that house. Whoever it is that Jade Monroe loves the most will die tomorrow. She needs to feel the pain just like the others did. We could have completed this mission days ago if the FBI hadn’t interfered, so call me as soon as you know who those vehicles belong to.”
“I will, and tomorrow morning, I’ll snatch one of them for you if you like.”
“We’ll do it together after I find out who they are, then we’ll tie it in with the final plan.”
Jacob ended the call and turned to his helpers, Cole and Lucas. They had completed their mission that night. Jacob and Evelyn thanked them for jobs well done, and they said their goodbyes. They might never meet again, and Jacob suggested the men move on to another city where they would be safer.
They parted ways with wishes of good luck, then Jacob and Evelyn drove home. Tomorrow would be the grand finale, but they needed one more person in their custody to make it all worthwhile.
The call came in more than an hour later. It was Micah again.
Jacob cleared his throat before answering. “What did you find out?”
“Good news. The car in the driveway belongs to the agent’s sister, who happens to be a detective at the Washburn County Sheriff’s Office.”
Jacob laughed. “This is just getting better and better. And the other car?”
“Another detective from the sheriff’s office but not related to the Monroe sisters.”
“Then we need to focus on the sister. Given the fact that Agent Monroe has much farther to drive to work than the other two, I’d imagine she leaves first every morning. We’ll be there waiting and might have to deal with the sister and the other woman if they drive to work together, but we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it. Be at my house by six a.m. tomorrow. It looks like we’ll be driving to North Bend early in the morning.”