15 Chapter 15

When they caught Soliz, it was purely by chance. So much of police work seemed to be that way. You did all you could until you almost gave up trying and that’s when things tended to fall into place. Without a warrant—and they really had no cause to get one—they had not been able to search Contreras’ place. Jax heard through the grapevine that Contreras had made a large contribution to the mayor’s coffers last election. Knowing that, he realized moves against the alleged crime boss would be futile, if not downright dangerous. Times like this, he seriously considered turning in his badge, but he could not quite go that far.

He’d think, What would Dad have done? And, of course, the answer was hang tough and keep on trying. Even Jeff, now a lieutenant with the state patrol, would likely counsel him to be patient.