“Look at me.”

Emily wiped her nose on her sleeve and raised her eyes to the doctor.

“This building sits inside the Fort Campbell perimeter,” Sarah said.

“The Davidson County Sheriff can’t get past that outer guard gate without a warrant signed by a federal magistrate.”

“Ethan knows judges,” Emily said quietly.

“He knows county judges who golf with his father-in-law,” Sarah said without a moment’s hesitation.

“He doesn’t know the federal prosecutor sitting over in building three, and he has no authority whatsoever over the military personnel standing outside that door.”