255 Traitor and Abandonment

Luke nodded inwardly.

He had already felt that the barrage of bullets were unlikely to be from two guns.

Martin's detailed analysis confirmed his assumption, and he grew more interested in the shooters. "So, Agent Palmer, what intelligence do you have for us?"

Palmer wasn't from LAPD, but was an agent with the DEA.

She was here because one of the victims was her partner Jimmy Watson, who was also a DEA agent.

Palmer said, "To put it simply, Jimmy was here to negotiate with Femira, the other victim. The man had some critical information that we needed."

Noticing the look on Luke's face, she added, "I can't tell you exactly what it is, but the information was very sensitive, so Jimmy was here to talk to him. I was supposed to come too, but I was delayed by something else and didn't make it."

Luke suddenly asked, "You suspect that someone leaked details of the meeting?"