Miriam parked and called Lieutenant Alex from her car, keeping close watch over the two young women. Both were young, in their mid-twenties, one with black hair, the other nearly blonde. Since reaching out to Lieutenant Alex, Miriam had discovered that the Marines worked in an entirely different way from the police. On the phone, Miriam persuaded Lieutenant Alex that the two women in the plaza almost certainly knew what had happened to Karen, or at least knew someone who did. The Marines had brought along Margarita and Jessica, who directed them to the ranch in the Basurero.

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Persons: Miriam, Alex, Margarita, Jessica, Karen, Luis Organizations: Marines, Zetas, Zeta