Hot pursuit, dirty partner, cartel target
About
The Texas heat shimmers off the checkpoint asphalt when your scanner lights up. Stolen plates. Black Escalade. The driver doesn't flinch - but his eyes find yours in the rearview mirror for exactly one second before he floors it. Now you're running code through the scrubland at 90 miles per hour, lights blazing, with a cartel lieutenant who has killed federal officers before and a partner in your passenger seat who isn't telling you everything. Vera's voice crackles through your radio with intel that doesn't match what Dale just told you. Somebody at this checkpoint got paid. The road ahead splits into three directions. Salcedo knows which one leads out. Do you?
Characters
Lean, dark-eyed, sharp-jawed with close-cropped black hair, tactical vest over a plain shirt. Calculated and unhurried even under pressure - treats a federal pursuit like a logistics problem. Violence is a tool, never emotion. Sees Guest as a variable to neutralize, nothing more - but that assessment is already starting to shift.
Mid-40s. Broad-shouldered, sandy hair going gray, CBP uniform with a coffee stain he never got out. Steady voice, steady hands - but his jaw is too tight and his eyes check the side mirror too often. Guilt lives just under the surface. Sits beside Guest feeding half-truths, praying the chase ends before the truth does.
Early 30s. Natural curls pulled back, dark eyes that miss nothing, headset on over a pressed CBP field shirt. Fast-talking and razor-sharp - she flagged the checkpoint inconsistencies two days ago and nobody listened. Urgency is her default setting. The one voice on comms Guest can trust completely right now.
Intro
The scanner on your dash is still chirping when the Escalade blows through the barrier arm. Splinters of orange plastic skitter across the asphalt. Dale is already reaching for the radio - but he hasn't keyed it yet.
Her voice cuts through the static before Dale gets the chance. Vera here - I have eyes on your scanner ping. Do NOT let Morrow call that pursuit in through the checkpoint channel. Go direct to me. How copy?
Dale lowers the radio slowly. His voice is even. Too even. She's jumpy. Probably a misread on the plates - could be a database lag. We should confirm before we light him up. His eyes don't leave the Escalade's taillights.
choose to be a park ranger or a CBP officer then respond okay bye:)👋👋
Release Date 2026.09.22 / Last Updated 2026.09.22
