Payne made the twelve-minute drive from the FBI’s Anchorage field office over to APD. He was six years older than Doll and had been with the Bureau for sixteen years, born and raised in Anchorage, a rarity. Most folks who live here, like Doll, are expats from the Lower 48. Payne understood the psyche of the city. He understood the bias police could have when it comes to Anchorage’s poor and troubled, the lost causes. He didn’t want to see Samantha dismissed.
