“Goodbye,” I responded, then added, so the farewell wouldn’t sound so harsh, “Take care of yourself, okay?” He managed a smile. “You, too.” I shut the door to his truck, then turned and walked back into the building. It had to be done, but I still felt like crap. My feelings of guilt evaporated, however, when I entered my office and saw Victor Nguyen, one of Danny’s roommates, hastily backing away from the keyboard to my Mac. “What the hell are you doing in here?” I demanded. He blinked. “Upgrading your Norton Antivirus. Didn’t you get the email?” “No,” I said, shooting him a wary look. Victor also worked for IT Solutions — in fact, I was pretty sure Victor had gotten Danny his job in the first place — but I hadn’t received any emails about an upgrade. Besides, Danny usually got the

