Counter Signal

Katya called two minutes later.

Lenora picked up while running to Maeve's vehicle.

"Tell me," said Lenora.

"His phone is on the ground at the intersection," said Katya. Her voice was controlled but there was tension beneath it that Lenora could read. "Not damaged. Just placed there. Like someone who deliberately left it, not dropped it."

"He knew," said Lenora. "He realized the situation before hi