He called his friend from the LA police force to find out more about Paul’s case. He had worked with the guy on a drug case years before, so he didn’t really know what he could expect from him now. But the guy was ready to help and called John back in half an hour; he said there was a complete news-ban on Paul’s case. Apart from the leaked video made in Paul’s cell, nobody knew anything. Paul wasn’t answering John’s calls, so they must have taken his mobile away, and it was doubtful that he could contact a lawyer.
John was only two blocks away from the airport when his mobile rang. His boss’s nervous voice snapped from the other side.
“Do not board that plane, John!” he said firmly. “This isn’t a friendly piece of advice, this is an order.”
John hit the steering wheel. That would be the
