Wire was outside the plant when Hunter came through the east wall gap.
He was leaning against the van with his arms folded and the specific expression of a man who had been told to stay at the shop and had decided that instruction did not apply to him. He looked at Hunter. Hunter looked back.
You agreed to the terms, Wire said. It was not a question. He had been watching the entrance.
All of them, Hunter said. Surveillance ends today. Monitoring equipment pulled by end of week. Quarterly contact through a channel I control.
Wire pushed off the van. And the prior case files.
He made the request. He cannot guarantee them. Hunter opened the passenger door and got in. Wire got in and started the engine. They drove in silence for two minutes before Wire spoke again.
Do you trust him.
No,
