John flipped back to the beginning, bookmarking the page with his finger, while he choked down the beans. John started counting known associates and accomplices, and he did not like the numbers as they continued to climb. "The guy has a personal army..."
He shoveled more food into his mouth, while thinking to himself, 'He has lots of associates, he fell off the grid, and the agency's 'employer' was looking for leads, unable to locate the subject, on their own. This guy is a big enough fish that he doesn't need to run too far. And someone like that would have a profile to maintain. They won't stay below people's visibility too long. But I need to find him, or they will think I'm dawdling, trying to run up the bill.'
'What was this character's name?' John thought as he absently flip
