yes , he did wish he knew who had been the rat-fink that told the authorities when the shipment was coming in.-hed shoot the bastard himself just for the inconvenience he had caused in his own life.-somebody on the inside had to have been the one who gave it up to the authorities.-he had tried every way he could think of to find out.-he had buddied up to chief powers and broached the subject in a round about way and that hadnt worked.-then he had straight out asked him who his informant had been.-the chief absolutely refused to discuss it.-the dea people wouldnt even talk to himthey were totally unreachable at the moment , he was told.-not even one little peon had time to speak to the sheriff himself.-that was ridiculous and they knew it and so did his boss.-he had even invited himself to sit in on some of the questioning of the smugglers.-didnt he have a little over thirty years of experience in the field ? -why would they not jump at the chance of taking advantage of his expertise ? -could they be suspicious of him ? -surely not.-there had never been a breath of scandal involved with the performance of his duty as a law enforcement official.-did they realize that he had been a little lax perhaps in that performance lately ? -couldnt they blame it , as his boss had insisted they would , on his escalating years and declining health ?