Heavy Traffic Ch. 04

"Have a nice trip," Folsom said as he hung up.

Sheriff Morgan Smith wanted to avoid the drive if possible. He had another idea.

***

"Anderson."

"Special Agent Anderson, this is Rick Acosta with Brandt Consulting. I understand that you are leading the investigation into the human trafficking case we are assisting with down here in Seminole County."

"That's correct Mr. Acosta. What can I do for you?"

"Call me Rick. I don't know if you're aware of it, but all National Park Service vehicles are equipped with signal boosters because they are often in remote areas with little or no cellular service. These boosters increase the signal strength for any cell phones in the proximity of the NPS vehicle. There was a cell phone left in the van driven by the three suspects here. A call just came into that phone that I thought you might be interested in. We didn't answer the call but we did make a note of the caller ID so I can provide you with the number of the person who called it."

"Great work Rick. Give me the number of the caller as well as the number on the cell phone left in the van." She wrote them both down, thanked Rick Acosta again and then placed another call. When she reached the Atlanta offices for Immigration and Customs Enforcement she could hardly contain her excitement.

Forcing herself to relax and relay professional instructions, she began, "I need an immediate list of all calls made to or from the following cell phone number within the last twenty four hours." She read the number of the cell phone. "I also need to know who the following number belongs to, and once you have that, I want a list of all calls for that phone as well. Call me as soon as you have the information."

Sean heard the tone from his cell phone indicating a text message. Glancing at the phone quickly he saw that the Air Force helicopter was notifying everyone involved that the target truck and blue van had passed exit 155. Sean was just passing the same exit and saw the three trucks rolling down the on-ramp as planned. He watched ahead as the target truck and blue van moved to the left, positioning them for the transition to interstate 475.