Chapter 14Missing Pieces
“Damn it to hell, it's hot in here,” fumed Francisco Tamayo. “It does this every month, usually on the hottest day of the week.”
Sadly for the three men gathered around Tamayo's desk, his reference to the failure of the air conditioning system in the headquarters building had been taking its toll on every single one of them. Morales, Torrado and in fact, everyone employed in the building, were doing their best to maintain their cool in the rapidly rising temperatures. Without exception, the men had stripped to their shirtsleeves, and those who'd made the mistake of wearing long-sleeved shirts to work that day had rolled their sleeves up in an attempt to keep from overheating. Morales mopped the sweat from his brow with a white handkerchief already sopping wet fro
