January is always the coldest stretch of winter in Seaport. The weather forecast predicted that day would be the coldest of the month, with driving rain, howling wind, and ice glazing every road surface.
Caleb pulled the car back into Winslow Capital's parking garage and cut the engine. Still, not a single sound or movement came from the backseat. Caleb did not dare turn around. He only stole a quick, careful glance in the rearview mirror. The man in the back sat exactly as he had when they pulled away from the real estate transaction center: one leg slung over the other, his face tilted slightly to the side, and his gaze fixed blankly out the window. He did not move a muscle, like a carved statue.
Caleb was just about to remind him they had arrived when a shrill phone ring cut through t
