Chapter 48 George was used to waiting. Things hadn’t always happened quickly in the New York Police Department and he understood that samples had to be analysed, people had to be contacted and information needed to go through the right channels. But that didn’t necessarily mean he was a patient man. He wanted answers, Goddamn it! After the nuclear team had completed their third analysis of Chad, George figured it was time to step it up a notch. As the team leader came out of the X-ray room once more and took off his protective suit, George realized the man had a very worried look on his face, so decided not to go in all guns blazing just yet. Keeping his powder dry for when he really needed it was something George had learnt well through all his years on the force. Softly, softly George,

