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Chapter 9: Ranger HQ

Kendra and Butch arrived in the parking garage at Ranger Headquarters just as Gage and Hunter had just stepped out of Gage's car. Kendra honked her horn to get their attention and took the spot right next to Gage's car.

Butch and Kendra got out of the car. "Hey, guys." Kendra greeted the two men as she closed the door.

"Hey, did you guys find out anything about your friends?" Gage asked leaning against his car.

"Not really. One Eyed Jackie did point out something that we had completely missed." Kendra replied as she stood next to Hunter.

Hunter raised his left eyebrow. "One Eyed Jackie?"

Kendra gave Hunter a sly smile. "Yeah, he actually has one eye."

Butch coughed to get their attention. "Well, Kendra, you should just wait to tell them what Jackie said once we get inside and meet with everyone so we won't have to repeat ourselves." Butch suggested before Hunter and Kendra could begin to banter back and forth. Kendra nodded her head and they all headed into the building.

"Hey, what have you guys found out?" Kendra asked being the first one to enter Company B's office.

"Hello. We didn't find too much, but it's a start." Jimmy replied from his desk. "What about you guys?"

"Well, Butch and I spoke with one of his contacts and he told us that Miller is most likely not a victim and may be working with the thieves. Jackie made an interesting point about why would Miller hire the guys to find out who was stealing from his warehouses when he already knew?" Kendra said as she leaned against Sydney's desk.

"That is in an interesting point. I can't believe I didn't think of it especially when you and Butch said about Miller earlier." Kim scolded herself.

"What have you guys got?" Walker said as he came into the office.

Jimmy smiled. "Kim and I found out the name of the head thief that has been stealing from Miller's warehouses."

"Kenny Slade." Walker said as he went to stand next to Jimmy's desk.

"Yeah, that's him." Jimmy said and wasn't surprised that Walker had already gotten the name. "Anyway, we are still running a search for anyone connected with him. And before you arrived, Kendra made a good point about why Miller would hire Trent and Carlos if he already knew who was stealing from his warehouses?"

"Actually, it was Butch's contact that said that." Kendra clarified.

"All right, anything else?" Walker asked.

Jimmy continued to fill in the rest of them in about the information that he, Kim and Sydney had found out.

Alex came into Company B's office. "Hello, everyone." She said and then she looked more closely at the people in the room and her eyes locked on one person. "Kendra? What are you doing here?"

"Hey, Alex. What Walker didn't tell you that I'm friends with Trent and Carlos?" Kendra said with a slight grin.

Alex frowned and shot Walker a look. "No, he didn't mention you at all but the only information that he had given me was that Trent and Carlos were missing."

Walker shrugged but didn't say a word as he continued to read the information about Miller and the thieves that Jimmy, Kim and Sydney had found.

Alex sighed, shook her head as a glimmer of amusement came to her lips and then changed to a serious look. "Hunter, can I speak with you in my office, please?"

"All right. Gage you can stay here. I won't be gone long." Hunter said and when Gage nodded his head, Hunter followed Alex out the door.

"We are still trying to find out who tried to kill you." Alex said once they had arrived at her office and she had sat down in her chair.

"That's not good enough. Kendra could have been killed." Hunter sighed as he leaned against the door. "We just have to find whoever shot at me and get him to tell us who wants me dead."

"It may not be Diego who wants you dead. He threatened to kill you and plenty of people saw him attack you in court. It's quite possible that someone got the idea that if you were killed, people would look for a connection to Diego and not even bother to look for any other suspects." Alex pointed out.

"Great. That's a long list." Hunter said as he rubbed the back of his neck.

"Yes, it is. So, you have to be careful and patient until we can track down who wants you dead." Alex said.

"All right, Alex, I'll be careful. I'll see you later." Hunter said as he walked away not even waiting for a goodbye.

Alex stared at the opened door and furrowed her brows in concern. She didn't know if Hunter was going to be careful or not, but she remembered that Gage was protecting him so she shook her head and went to make some calls.

"Hey, we finally got a hit." Jimmy exclaimed looking at his computer monitor. "Kenny Slade's real name is Kenny Blade, and he has an older brother named Toby Blade who is in prison."

"What is the connection between Toby Blade and the guys?" Kim asked.

"Trent and Carlos worked together to bring Toby Blade in. Toby would steal weapons and then he would sell them on the black market." Jimmy explained.

"So, Miller got Kenny Slade a.k.a. Kenny Blade to steal from his warehouses and in return, Kenny has Miller hire Trent and Carlos, so he could get revenge for his brother who is still in prison." Sydney said making the connection.

"That makes sense." Kim said as she returned to the area in front of Jimmy's desk from Gage's desk. "Kenny Slade used to live out in L.A." As she said it, she waved a piece of paper in the air that she had just printed off the computer and then placed it on Jimmy's desk.

"So, they must have met in L.A. and when they decided to come here, Slade must have found out that Trent and Carlos were PIs and decided to trap them." Butch said as he rubbed his chin.

Kim nodded her head. "And it's most likely that Slade burned down the warehouse back in LA so Miller could collect the insurance. All he had to do is make it look like an accident which he probably knows how to do because he's been smart enough not to be thrown into jail like his older brother."

"Okay. Trivette, Kim and Sydney, I want you guys to search for properties owned under the names of Toby Blade, Kenney Slade, Kenny Blade and Julian Miller."

"Okay." The three of them said in unison and went back to their computers.

"I'll go get some sandwiches and drinks for everyone." Butch offered as he stood up.

"That would be great, Butch. Thanks." Walker said.

Butch left and the information gathers went to work. Gage went to go find Hunter who hadn't returned from his meeting with Alex. Kendra had asked Sydney where the restroom was before Walker had given out the assignments and no one had noticed that she had gone, except Sydney of course, but she hadn't returned to the office.

guardianM3: I made up the thing about Trent and Carlos bringing down a man named Toby Blade who stole weapons and then sold them on the black market. It was never an episode with Trent and Carlos in it, unless there was an episode on WTR about it that I don't know about and if there is, I apologize for my ignorance.