“You really don’t like working with people, do you?”
Decker rose. “You ready?”
“For what?”
“Another go at Gamma.”
“You really think they’re hiding something?”
“I do. And they may not even know they are.”
***
“Ms. Roe is not in today,” said the receptionist at Gamma’s front desk.
“Where is she?” asked Decker.
“I’m not authorized to give that information out.”
“Well, I can call Kasimira and ask her to tell you to give it out.”
“You know Ms. Roe?”
“She’s like a sister,” said Decker.
The woman looked at him doubtfully. “Then you better call yoursister.”
Decker moved to the corner and made the call. It went right to voice mail. He left a message and walked back over to the receptionist. “Okay, we need to talk to anyone here who dealt with Alice Lancer and/or Alan Draymont.”
“I’ll have to check on that.”
“Great. We’ll stay right here while you do.”
With an annoyed look, the woman picked up the phone and made a series of calls. She finally put down the receiver. “They all appear to be out at the moment.”
“Didyouknow either of them?” asked White.
“Just to say hello.”
“And now they’re both dead. Mouths stuffed with money that came from the country where your founder, Kanak Roe, emigrated from,” said Decker. “What a hell of a coincidence.”
“I don’t know anything about that, but it doesn’t sound coincidental.”
“No, it doesn’t, does it?” said Decker. “Which explains why we’re here.”
“I don’t know what to tell you.”
“Another woman died last night. It was connected to this case. And an FBI agent was shot.”
“I’m very sorry about that, but there is no one here to help you.”
White glanced at Decker and clearly saw the frustration building in the man.
“Well, thank you for being so unhelpful,” said White. She pulled on Decker’s sleeve and dragged him from the room.
Outside she said, “Okay, I know you want to blow a gasket, same with me. But we can’t. They’ll have their lawyers all over our asses, and then the call will go to DC and we might get pulled right off this sucker, which I know will piss you off even more.”
Decker looked sullen and uninterested in her words until he let out a deep breath and said, “You’re right. That was the stupid way to go. Now we need to do the smart.”