“Would you want me to seek out you a brand new associate?” He seemed real. “I’m not making an attempt to belittle your work or something, however calling it lower than passable these previous few weeks could be beneficiant.”

“Have you ever heard something from Miss Tanner recently?” I requested. “Did you ask Human Assets to supply her job again with extra advantages like I recommended?”

He blinked.

“Do your two blinks imply sure or no?”

He walked away, leaving me alone within the hallway.

You didn’t reply my query, Andrew.

Have you ever?

I stoodoutside within the rain, staring on the Manhattan Bridge for what needed to be the umpteenth hour this week.

As an alternative of losing my time on tried sleep hours, I spent them replaying the primary day Elizabeth and I met.

One thing is unquestionably flawed with me.

“Mr. Carter?” A girl in a gray go well with stepped in entrance of me and waved her hand, blocking my view. “Can I’ve a second of your time, please?”

“No, I’m busy staring into the space.”

“My title is Grace Warren, FBI.” She flashed a badge. “Can I’ve a second now?”

“Why’d you hassle asking within the first place?”

“I assumed you’d be good to me.”

“What would you like?”

“You’re not in any bother, however we stumbled onto one thing whereas we have been doing a separate investigation right into a former consumer of yours.”

“He nonetheless has lawyer consumer privilege.”

“I’m conscious,” she mentioned, handing me a CD. “This may very well be nothing, may very well be one thing, however we’d like your assist earlier than we make one other transfer.”

“Absolutely, the FBI has sufficient cash to improve from CDs to a cloud by now.”

“It is a severe matter, Mr. Carter.” She sighed. “If you happen to might confirm the voices on these calls at your earliest comfort, we’ll be perpetually grateful.”

“Okay, Miss Warren,” I mentioned. “I’ll put this on the prime of my precedence record.”

“Thanks.”

I waited for her to stroll away earlier than heading to my automotive. I locked the folder in my glovebox and took my time driving across the metropolis and throughout the Manhattan Bridge.

My coverage on unpaid work was nonetheless the identical.

PRIVILEGE (N.)

A SPECIAL BENEFIT, EXEMPTION FROM A DUTY, OR IMMUNITY FROM PENALTY, GIVEN TO A PARTICULAR PERSON, A GROUP OR A CLASS OF PEOPLE

ELIZABETH

We combat for justice.

We combat for all.

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