“State Bags,” he said. Not loud. Just final. “You have exactly five seconds to step away from the currency. That money is now an evidentiary asset under penal code 11-4A. Interference is a felony stack.”
Vic stood, looked at the three handcuffed suspects now being processed by the arriving patrol units, and nodded to Reese.
One duffel hit the ground. Then another.
The lead suspect laughed. “It’s two of you, man. We’re three deep. You really gonna die for a bag of cash?”
“Visual on the product,” Reese said. “Three duffels. Estimate… six hundred thousand in marked bills from the Paleto score.”
