Page 51 of Fatal Betrayal

"Well, you need to think harder," Enrique said sharply. "Because the car was involved in a hit and run, and I need to know who was driving it."

"A hit and run? I don't think that happened."

"Jamal, I'm an FBI agent," she interrupted. "This is serious. If you or someone else was driving the car, you need to come clean now."

"I wasn't driving the car."

"Then give us another name," she said.

Jamal hesitated, then said. "It was Tyler. A friend of his needed a ride home. He was gone about an hour and then he brought the car back. He didn't say he got in an accident."

"Do you know who Tyler drove home?"

"I didn't see who it was."

"When will Tyler be in? Does he work today?"

"He'll be here at five tonight," Jamal said. "He has classes until then. He goes to SMCC."

"Is Tyler friends with Daniel Guerrero?" she asked, hoping to find some connection between the car, the bar, and the deliberate run-down.

"He knows Daniel. We all do."

"Was Daniel here last night?"

"I don't know. He was here in the morning. I'm not sure if he came back."

"Look it up," Enrique told Jamal.

Jamal stepped up to the computer, punched in a few keys and then said. "Daniel checked in around five. I don't know when he left."

Finally, they were getting somewhere. "What can you tell me about Daniel?" she asked. "Did you talk to him yesterday? What kind of mood was he in? Does he have a lot of friends here?"

"I don't really know. He started boxing a few months ago. He's been a regular since then. He talks to Tyler more than me. I didn't notice his mood. I don't pay that much attention." Jamal paused as two women came into the gym and swiped their cards.

Enrique turned to her. "Are we done?"

"For the moment," she said. "But we need to talk to Tyler. Can you give me his contact information?"

Enrique tipped his head at Jamal once more, who then rattled off Tyler's phone number and address.

"Thanks," she said, then she headed out the door.

When they got into the car, she called Tyler, but his phone went to voicemail.

"Jamal could have tipped him off that you'd be calling," Cooper said as he fastened his seatbelt.

"Could have sent him a text the second we walked out the door," she agreed, meeting his gaze.

"Do you want to go to his house?"

"At some point, but I think it's time to talk to Solange again. Maybe we'll get lucky, and Daniel will be there, too."

"I haven't seen a lot of good luck so far," Cooper said dryly.

"Hopefully, that will change. I think Daniel was in the car with Tyler, because I don't see why this other kid goes after us."

"I'm not sure why Daniel would go after us. It would have been a reckless move, and it didn't result in anything more than drawing our attention."

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