dealing with.” He left, quickly returned and handed her two checks. “You saw these before. What did you think?”
Puzzled, she turned them over. “Sav-Mart payroll checks.”
“But one’s real and one’s counterfeit. Problem is, we can’t tell them apart because stolen checks were used as templates to make perfect phonies. Counterfeit checks from big companies are showing up all over the Northwest. The Treasury Department has been tracking them for nearly two years, but every time they think they’re making progress, they run into a dead end. The bad guys are always somehow one step ahead.”
Tessa frowned. “That’s why you suspect someone in law enforcement might be involved?”
“Yeah, plus the fact that our previous agents on the inside were murdered. So I came in deep undercover. Only my boss knows I’m working this, and he’s top-level security. A few days ago, we arrested a check passer who gave us some information, but wanted immunity before he’d tell all. While we were working out the details, the suspect ‘hung himself’ in his cell. We knew the checks were in the cash delivery to your branch. The robbery got them into my hands without tipping off the crooks or burning my cover. The checks confirmed the one common thread we’ve found.”
Every trace of the carefree rogue had disappeared. All business, his cool, serious gaze bored into hers. Tessa stared at a very different Gabe—the dangerous man his enemies faced. Icy fingers crawled up her spine.
“The real checks are being stolen from Oregon Pacific Bank. So far, the crooks have cleared over eight million dollars.”
“Eight million?”
“A hell of a motive for murder.” He grimaced. “And one of your co-workers is up to their neck in blood.”
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