Chapter 2 Summary

Carmen tells Reacher that it is no accident that she has picked him up. In fact, she admits to having trolled the area searching for someone who fit her criteria and might be willing to help her. After talking to him for a short time, she is sure that he might be that man. Reacher is on guard and already sorry he didn't have breakfast and wait for a ride from an anonymous truck driver. She begs him to listen first, and he agrees if coffee is in the deal.

The three innocuous killers wait at the side of the road in a rented Crown Victoria to which they have added long stick-on aerials and removed the plastic hubcaps. Along with the FBI baseball caps purchased at a novelty shop, they look like the police they are pretending to be. They know their...