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“All right But don’t take too long Oh, and onewhen Romir Mallik’s nae condo building that he owns in Mumbai”

Juan knew Overholt well He was bringing this up for a reason, so Juan went along with it “Might be a good place to find soet inside and tap into his computer system”

“As it happens, he’s having a charity gala there two nights fro to toss off this tidbit of info “It’s in all of the Muest social events of the year Thought you ht like to know”

“Thanks for the tip,” Juan said

It looked like the Corporation was going to have to get an invitation to the party

THIRTY-ONE

After ending the call with Overholt, Juan left the hidden section of the Oregon and headed up to the fake mess hall It was decorated like the rest of the external parts of the ship, with flickering fluorescent lights, peeling paint, chipped linoleum tables, and battered metal chairs

From what Juan could tell when he entered, the prisoners didn’t see to his crew, at ease now that they were free of Jhootha Island Soed out of their jumpsuits and into shirts and pants provided to them

Julia Huxley greeted hion’s chiefscrubs when she was in the ship’s hospital-grade trauma center, but here she was dressed in a pressed shirt and pants, her hair tied back in a ponytail Though she was trained by the Navy, she didn’t carry herself like an officer or a surgeon She wouldn’t have see for fa she was holding

“How are they?” Juan asked

Julia surveyed the room with her dark, sympathetic eyes, and then turned back to Juan

“Surprisingly healthy, given what they’ve been through,” she said “Physically, that is I’d advise good therapists for all of thehteentiht they’d ever leave”

“They almost didn’t”

“They’re very grateful to you for rescuing the expression “Especially the wo to tell me about that?”

“You had s to take care of”