Acker's access request was approved at eleven forty-three in the morning.
Not in nine hours the way Hunter had projected. In two hours and forty-three minutes. The federal investigation's classified record division had processed the witness access request at speed that told Hunter the investigation's internal review team had been watching for exactly this kind of supplementary request and had a fast-track protocol for witness access to relevant portions of the classified material.
Acker called immediately.
The facility registry, he said. I have it. He paused. Hunter. There are eleven facilities in the registry. Four of them are in Acker's statement because Acker knew them. Seven are new.
Seven facilities Hunter had not known about.
How many active, Hunter said.
Acker said: The regist
