The third senior operative who'd resigned, the one Dmitri had flagged for making unidentified encrypted contact, had a name. Noa learned it on a Thursday morning when Dmitri dropped a file on her desk without preamble or greeting, the way he delivered most things he considered urgent, which was essentially everything.
"Gregor Saal," Dmitri said, pulling up a chair without being invited, leaning forward with his elbows on his knees. "Twelve years with this organization. Handled the logistics side of the disappearance contracts specifically, meaning he knew names, locations, methods, everything that would constitute actual criminal evidence if presented to the right authority in the right format. He resigned four days ago, made encrypted contact with an unknown party within six hours of lea
