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The news infuriates me, not that I expected otherwise Still, it’s worth a shot “What about Ms Morrell?”

He stuerness to boot up the second of the five ether a visual file for you”

He presses a button, pulling up a kaleidoscope of faces, some with Katerina in the picture and others without Many of the faces are hardly discernible Others are partially or fully hidden from the cameras

“Patient list?” I ask,

“Here, sir” Grabbing a printout from his desk, he offers it to me “As you’ll see, there are a lot of Russian na that the hospital is situated in an Eastern European neighborhood, nothing out of the ordinary jumps out”

I scan over the na “Pull whatever records you can find on every one of thes up”

“We’re already working on it, sir”

“Good” I shove the paper back into his hands “Report tocomes up”

The paper trembles in his hand “Yes, sir”

Istrides My e to meet my eyes I suppose I have so the ones who feed their faenerous salaries I pay Good In et very far with kindness No one is co and wide to find better fringe benefits or working conditions

The kind of work they do requires the rooround The walls, ceiling, and floor are fortified No radio waves or infrared beams can penetrate the structure That ence I keep in this room is safe from unwanted eyes and ears, but it also makes the room blast-proof A sophisticated systeht without being harsh on the eyes, and the terees Celsius Wallpaper depicting a ray concrete bricks, and trees planted in pots provide greenery A fountain in the corner creates the tranquil sound of a waterfall It empties into a pond populated with koi fish Apparently, the fish have a cal effect on the huner who specializes in Zen environarances are supposedly uplifting and revitalizing Yeah, there are worse bunkers to work in

The htens from where he leans on the wall Leonid watches me from under hooded eyes