Page 71 of State of Suspense

“He’d like it to be tonight.”

“I’m sorry, that’s not possible.”

Her reply was met with silence.

She would bet the farm that the AG wasn’t used to people saying “not now” to him. “What time and where tomorrow?” Sam asked.

“General Cox would like to see you now.”

“I’m not available now.”

“I will get back to you.”

The call ended abruptly.

“What was that about?”

“The Attorney General wants to see me now, and his lackey seemed astounded to hear I’m not currently available.”

Freddie snorted. “No one says no to him.”

“Someone just did.”

“We could see him tonight. I’m just saying…”

“As soon as we’re done with Bryant, I’m going home to get my hip X-rayed to make sure I haven’t refractured it.”

His eyes popped. “Do you think you did?”

“I can’t put any weight on it, so…”

“Sam…”

“Think positively. Hopefully, it’s just a setback.”

“You shouldn’t be here.”

“So I’ve heard. Knock on the door and see what’s going on in there. I want out of here.”

While Freddie went to check on Bryant and his attorney, Sam texted Harry. Should be home within the hour.

I’ll be ready.

Thanks, Doc. Does POTUS know about this?

Not from me.

Sam would be shocked if he hadn’t heard about it from someone, but the fact he hadn’t texted had her hopeful that he maybe didn’t know. He had enough to contend with. He didn’t need to be worried about her, too.

“They’re ready for us,” Freddie said.

He rolled her back into the room.

“Gentlemen, my patience tends to run out right around this point every day. Let’s move this along, shall we?”

“My client would like to know what sort of concessions he might receive if he provided information that could be useful to your investigation.”

“That depends on the information.”

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