Chapter ThreeThey had been in Chief Madden's office a week earlier, before they put their grievances aside and began sleeping at each other's apartments again. Some of the other teams interviewed for the assignment and the job was still open. According to rumor, the prospective team would have a sitdown with Madden and Captain Willard. If it went okay, the next step would be a written proposal on how the assignment would be handled. From there, Madden and Willard would review the best proposals and make a decision.
Part of the team's magic was how Veronika could dive right in with her vigorous optimism, guaranteeing how the job would get done with lightning precision and prodigious energy in the shortest amount of time. Whenever she stopped to take a breather, Evan would jump in with his
