“Let him go.”
The president quickly concluded their visit. “Tomorrow morning, you will be released, and all charges will be dropped. The money deposited in your account has been frozen. We"ll figure that out later.” The president stood up. “Let"s go, Fritz.”
As they walked across the street, Fritz said, “I had no idea. Have you told Linda?”
“I haven"t said a thing to her. Joe and Emily told her about Sapphire and the portal. Agent McConnell stayed in the room when they visited. He told me. His meeting with Hartmann we picked out from his business records. I guessed at the rest. Now, let"s go home.”
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ASHLEY SAT ACROSS from Fritz. The clutter of the kitchen table illustrated how little attention Fritz was paying to his basic maintenance. Ashley pulled the piles of mail into a stack
