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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

that wasn't even their fault. Who was he supposed to complain to about that? It was enough to make him want

further. He never thought his own father would suspect him actually

stuff he was running on the side been discovered, too? The

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

shooting Dan one last dirty

as always, looked bored, which only pissed Finch

of them were gone, Derek was left alone. He lit up a cigar and took a long, angry

into the

eye on them," Derek

were all his

the

the stuff he'd set up himself,

sons, and yet he couldn't count on them. Couldn't

What a joke.

nodded. "There's

"What?"

seems to have another woman

brow furrowed. "What's that supposed

shrugged. "I'm starting to think our girl doesn't mean that much