Finch was still convinced Dan had the person.

He glared at Dan, but before he could say a word, Derek cut him off.

"I've already checked everyone you've got. She's not with any of you."

That "already checked" dropped into the tense room like a brick tossed into a pond.

Dan didn't even blink.

After all, Derek hadn't trusted him in years-always keeping tabs, always watching. Planting spies around him was nothing new.

But Finch was another story. He stared at Derek, disbelief written all over his face.

"Dad, you—"

"Enough! Both of you, knock it off! The only thing that matters now is finding out who took Susanna and getting her back, understood?"

Finch started, "But this whole thing—"

"—has nothing to do with us, sure. But they're coming to us for answers, so what choice do we have?"

Just talking about it made Derek's blood pressure spike. He'd moved fast, checking all his kids' people, tearing through their crews in record time.

he find? Susanna wasn't anywhere near

something that wasn't even their fault. Who was he supposed to

mood soured further. He never thought his own father would

secret stuff he was running on the side

breaths, steadying himself. "You two, get moving. Go

shooting Dan one last dirty

always, looked bored, which only pissed Finch

gone, Derek was left alone. He lit up a cigar and took a

into the

eye on them," Derek muttered,

were all

along the

Even the stuff

and yet he couldn't

What a joke.

"There's

"What?"

Miguel seems to

furrowed. "What's that

think our girl

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