CHAPTER 58
ADMIRAL PARKER WALKS into the OPS Center and asks for Sergeant Gruner. A staffer leads him to the back office.
“Good morning, sir. You must have heard from General Taylor.”
“I sure did. What in the world happened?”
“The preliminary reports show that Sullivan was poisoned. The kitchen delivered breakfast at 0600. The airman brought it in to the prisoner. He began eating at 0620 and became unresponsive by 0625.”
“Did you check the camera feeds for anything unusual?”
“Done it, sir. This has to be a professional hit. We also checked the camera feed in the kitchen and don’t see anything unusual.”
“How many trays were prepared today?”
“Besides this one, fourteen to the medical center.”
“Does this one stand out in any way? How do you identify them?”
“Each tray gets labeled be
