The trip to the barber was more than a trip to the barber for Darius.  It was also a meeting with his handler, Agent Garfield.  Louie the barber was also in witness protection, so the U.S. Marshal was able to check on two of his charges at the same time while getting a haircut.<br/><br/>"Did you check on my neighbors before locating me in that apartment complex, Garfield?  I have a reporter next door."<br/><br/>"Yes, we know about Jane O'Keef.  We decided a fluff journalist for a 25 cent community paper was hardly a threat to blow your cover.  Unless you do something stupid to draw her attention."<br/><br/>Darius had never been fond of the feds, who tended to look down upon local cops.  And looked even further down upon former cops who were in witness protection and more or less at their mercy.  After sitting there for the next half hour listening to Garfield "refresh their memories" about doing their best to avoid drawing attention, the Marshal left.  Darius got his haircut, while Louie and he talked about what an ass Garfield was.<br/><br/>Leaving the barber shop, Darius then went over to Mama Garcia's Market to get some fresh fruit.<br/><br/>Mama Garcia loved talking about her children.  Last time he'd visited the market, she'd been praising Manuel for winning a soccer match.  This time, it was Selena, who had just gotten accepted to college.  The poor girl was blushing and uncomfortable from the praise her mother was heaping on her.   To the point that she ended up rolling her eyes at Darius and slipping out the front door to check the fruit bins in front of the store.<br/><br/>Darius was next in line at the check-out counter when a blood-curdling scream, abruptly cut short, was heard from outside the store.  He ran out the front door, followed closely by Mrs. Garcia and her other patrons.  They were just in time to see a flash of Selena's terrified face with a hooded figure sitting on her back and closing the back doors of a blue van as it tore away down the street.  It was too late to pull his gun, but at least he got a partial plate.<br/><br/>Mama was wailing, "My baby, my baby!  They've taken my baby!"<br/><br/>Darius turned and yelled to Manuel, "Call the police" as he ran to his truck.<br/><br/>"What are you going to do, señor?" Manuel yelled back.<br/><br/>"Chase them!"  So far, Darius was a stranger to the Garcias.  And that was the way he wanted to keep it.   This was the kind of attention Agent Garfield had warned him to avoid.  But the girl deserved to make it to college, not into the local human trafficking ring.  No one deserved that!