“How good is he?'
'He’s damn incredible.'
'Why did he stop those two times?”
“He sniffed something dead.' Eve stiffened. 'What?'
'Nothing human. Monty knows the difference.' She took off the dog’s leash, then her own belt, and turned to Jane. 'He’s off duty now. Why don’t you go play with him? He’d like that.'
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'Okay.' Jane didn’t have to be asked twice.
Sarah watched her run out into the field with Monty at her heels. 'Monty likes her.'
'She absolutely loves him.”
“She’s got good taste.'
'Thanks for letting her trail along with you. She’s had it pretty rough. Being with Monty is good for her.'
'It’s not her fault I’ve been railroaded into doing this.' She looked pointedly at Eve. 'It’s yours.'
Eve flinched. 'You’re right. So I might as well drive you as hard as I can while I’ve got you.
You’re not going to think any less of me.'
'You have other sites in mind?'
'About eleven. They all have light in their names.”
“Eleven?'
Eve got out her city map and pointed to areas she’d circled. 'Maybe twelve.”
“You’ll never make it in two days.'
'We’ll do the ones closest to Debby Jordan’s church first. Is there any limit to how long Monty will be effective?'
'No, we worked for seventy-two hours straight in Tegucigalpa. But you saw how long it took to rule out just this field.'
'Then we’d better get moving.' Eve folded the map. 'Moonlight Creek is just fifteen minutes from here. We need to search both sides of the bank.'
'That will take even longer than this field.'
Eve got into her car. 'Call Monty and Jane.'
Sarah stared at her for a moment and then smiled grudgingly. 'You don’t know when you’re beaten, do you?'
'Do you?'
Sarah turned and called, 'Jane, bring my dog back. We’ve got work to do.'
They searched until almost midnight but managed to rule out only four other sites. Seven left.
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'That’s it.' Sarah took the leash off Monty. 'We’re calling it a day. I’m so tired, I can’t see anymore.'
'You don’t have to see. Monty just has to smell.' Sarah shook her head. 'God, you’re one hard bitch.”
“I have to be.' Eve looked at Jane, who was asleep in the backseat. Sarah’s gaze followed hers.
'He really kills kids?”
“He really does.'
'Bastard.'
'One more hour.'
Sarah shook her head. 'We can’t see. I could get Monty hurt. I don’t have that right.'
'You said you worked longer in Honduras.'
'We were trying to save lives, not find bodies.' She gestured to Monty, and he jumped in to the Jeep. 'We’re quitting for tonight.'
'We didn’t cover as many sites as I hoped.”
“I told you we wouldn’t.'
'I know. I just wanted… you’re not giving me enough time.”
“Too bad.'
'Yes, it is.'
