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join and then listen to the end of today's episode for a sneak peek at today's new bonus episode episode. Hey, Small Town, fam. It's Yardley. How are you guys? I'm so happy that you're here.

We have a fascinating case for you today from one of our favorite returning guests, retired detective Aaron.

Aaron gave us a case last season that we called Deadweight, which you should definitely check out

if you haven't heard it already. So I think we can all agree that first responders, no matter what uniform they wear or which agency they clock into, have jobs that are not like the rest of ours.

Today's case is a perfect example of that. It involves a murder, a cartel, months around-the-clock surveillance,

and Detective Aaron even being followed home by the bad guys

once they know he's onto them.

I call this episode F-A-F-O, which is an acronym for Fuck Around and Find Out,

because that is what every one of the suspects in this case

does. They're arrogant, they're reckless, and they're incapable of making a single smart decision

among them. For Detective Aaron, it means the number of leads proliferates exponentially.

Also, the responsibilities for the crimes committed are spread out among a number of players,

so there are a lot of cats to herd. Then, at the end of this episode, Aaron candidly gives us a

glimpse of the personal toll this case took on his well-being.

We touch on mental health a lot on this podcast, and we're going to keep doing it, because

the work our first responders do is so important. And if they're willing to tell us what this

job is really like for them, I I for one, am here to listen.

Here is F-A-F-O.

Hi there, I'm Yardley.

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