5.I looked into the rearview mirror and saw the two sliding gates closing. Davis rolled up to the front side of the headquarters building and parked, then he sprang from the car and walked back toward me. He motioned for me to c***k my window, so I did and he pointed towards another parking area.
“Hey, Black, park over there in the visitors’ parking. We’ll meet you in the reception area.”
Once inside the building, I emptied my pockets and took off my belt to get through the metal detector. On the other side of the detector I replenished my pockets with their original contents and put my belt back on. The difference between the outside and the inside of the building was like the difference between field rations and a prime steak dinner. Like most agency buildings I’ve been in, the inside
