And Mason Cole had just given investigators exactly what they needed.
Chapter 2 — Daniel
Six months earlier, Frank's nephew Daniel had started asking strange questions.
Daniel was a paramedic who had noticed several patients arriving at the hospital after encounters with police.
They were usually older men.
Many had recently been hunting or attending outdoor events.
Several claimed officers had threatened them with arrest over permits or licenses that were actually valid.
Then money disappeared.
Daniel told Frank about the pattern.
A few weeks later, Daniel was found dead.
The official report called it an accident.
Frank never accepted that explanation.
An investigator named Evelyn Shaw eventually approached him.
She revealed that Daniel had secretly contacted authorities before his death.
He believed someone was selecting victims before patrol officers stopped them.
The investigators had suspects.
They had rumors.
They had frightened witnesses.
What they lacked was evidence strong enough to survive court.
Frank agreed to help.
He became a controlled participant in a carefully monitored operation.
The goal was simple: let the corrupt officers believe they had found another easy target.
Then record everything.
Chapter 3 — Unit Twelve
The investigators gave the operation an internal nickname: Unit Twelve.