This insult, on top of everything else, stung Garner into action. He leaped forward, grabbed Connor, and swung him around by one arm, so that he was thrown into a bank of electronics. His momentum caused it to topple backward, with him on top. There was the sound of crashing and smashing as several pieces of electronics on the table that were connected to this bank were wrenched to the floor.
Garner stared at all this destruction, but felt more gratified than guilty. And when Connor extricated himself from the equipment, got to his feet, and glared at him, Garner felt ready to do more damage to him.
He had taken one step, when there came the sound of a pistol shot—very loud and echoing in the large room. He started at this, and then stumbled, suddenly aware of an explosion of pain in his
