Final Payment

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Estelle Reyes-Guzman’s passenger leaned forward, enormous blue eyes wide with a mixture of apprehension and excitement.

“Oh my, isn’t this something,” County Manager Leona Spears whispered. The “something” was a spot where the U.S. Forest Service’s two-track meandered close to the formidable, crumbling rim of Cat Mesa. For a few yards, no trees blocked the panoramic view of Posadas County, from the flat, barren reaches of the eastern prairie to the San Cristóbal Mountains to the south and west. The mountains formed a natural barrier with neighboring Mexico. From this spot, Undersheriff Guzman could see the entire southern half of Posadas County, including the village of Posadas, which nestled on the mesa’s flank below them.

The road ducked back into the trees again, away from the mesa rim, and almost immediately they saw the flashing lights of the large boxy EMT rescue unit a hundred yards ahead. The ambulance was parked just off the narrow lane, and Estelle pulled her county SUV to a halt a dozen yards behind it.

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