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Ch. 10--Setting A Trap
At the Holiday Inn, Automan and Walter went to the suite they were staying in. They noticed the door of their suite was slightly ajar, and they proceeded into the main room with caution not sure who or what to expect. They had only gone a few feet into the room when they saw Lt. Jack Curtis searching for any clue to their whereabouts.
"Jack, what are you doing here?" asked Wally surprised to find Jack in his and Auto's room.
"Well, the captain thought you might have gotten in over your head," responded Jack. "Wally, are you all right?" he asked pointedly looking intently at the faded bruise on Wally's temple.
Realizing what Jack was referring to, Wally quickly reassured him, "I'm okay thanks to Agent Mann, and I found out who the local cops are who killed my friend and his partner."
"We also suspect that the local cops responsible for killing the two rangers are also involved in an international drug trafficking scheme involving Walter's friend's partner, Steve Daniels," informed Auto.
"An international drug trafficking scheme?" echoed Jack confused.
"Yeah, I'll explain in a minute," said Wally. He went and sat at his computer, which had been running the search he had initiated before his encounter with Sergeant Tang and Lieutenant Kovilli. After examining the results of the search on the monitor, Wally declared, "This is interesting."
"What is?" asked Auto as he and Jack approached Wally. They stood on either side of Wally looking at the screen.
"The DEA had been in Waterton/Glacier International Park a month ago investigating the possibility of drugs being funneled into the country through the park."
"Yes, but according to the report, the investigation was closed," said Auto.
"Yeah, but it doesn't say why," replied Wally enthusiastically, feeling they were getting closer to uncovering what was going on. "It could have been because of lack of evidence."
"You two mind explaining to me what's going on?" asked Jack.
"The whole scheme involved Steve Daniels and two local cops, Sergeant Peter Tang and Lieutenant Ted Kovilli. As far as we've been able to figure out, Daniels would funnel the drugs into the country through the park and the two officers would set up buyers," explained Wally. "John, my friend, overheard Daniels arguing with the two cops over money and saw the cops kill his partner. To cover up their involvement, the lieutenant had John killed and the drug trafficking and murder charges pinned on John post humus."
"So how do we prove that these local cops are involved in international drug trafficking and the murders?" asked Jack.
Wally didn't answer right away, instead he looked again at the DEA report focusing on the coordinates searched. He picked up the pamphlet he had acquired when he first walked into the hotel comparing the area searched with the map on the pamphlet. He realized the area was perfect for smuggling in drugs. When he remembered back to his last conversation with John, he recalled John telling him a shipment was due to come in in a couple of days. That was a day ago. The shipment was due to come in tomorrow! He turned to Jack and Auto, "I have an idea." He proceeded to outline his idea to Jack and Auto.