But Agent Bernhardt responded in a deliberate matter-of-fact way, “Oh, Tommy, man, even you have secrets.”
“Yeah, Carlton, man. But nothing that could jeopardize a mission. Under the circumstances, didn’t you—?”
“Okay, fellows,” Agent Jordan came to the rescue of his colleagues. “Take a station break. And let’s finish up with Priscilla. Then you two can go out back and have-at-it. Besides, we’re running out of time. We’ve got to bring her up–to–date, particularly the part about Joburg.”
Disillusioned, Priscilla almost dropped her drink. Then she quickly reentered the conversation. “Oh, no, Jordy! There’s more? I really don’t know how much more of this I can take. I just want to go home and pretend none of this ever even happened.”
The telephone rang, bringing much-needed relief for eve
