Fifty-FiveWhen Jerry Wilson appears at the stateroom door to find Machuzak waiting, he shudders, but can only guess what’s up and nervously takes the chair offered by the detective.
“Well, boys,” T. J. begins, “we got a situation here. As you know, Jerry, Dr. Machuzak has been charged with serious offenses. We got forensics, we know he was in that surge room the night before the dedication, the deuterium bottle came from the MTF and we have hard evidence that he was none too fond of Krieg-Zuber. We even got what appears to be a death threat. Gotta tell ya, Doc,” she swivels on Machuzak, “people have been convicted on less.”
“What’s this have to do with me?” Wilson asks sharply. For the first time in a long time Nathaniel is aware that Jerry is older than himself, middle-aged bulge showin
