Chapter 6
0300, 2 April 2004
Johnson & Beck Offices
Chicago, Illinois
On Monday morning, Beck jumped out of bed, showered, and headed to the office to finish preparation for the trial starting Tuesday. At his office, Beck made a pot of coffee and turned on DNS at 4:30 a.m. and listened to the lead story of the shooting of the American security contractors in Fallujah. A call came in on his private line, and since only a few persons knew the number, at this time of day it usually meant a call from one of his Marine Corps buddies. He recognized Steve Way’s voice.
“Lieutenant Colonel Beck, have you considered that I can write you up for abuse of subordinates. It’s a serious offense for a commanding officer to force a reservist to work thirty-six straight hours on a drill weekend. This we
