The woman crossed the room and sat down behind the desk. She seemed amused by something now as she looked at Simms. She nodded at Mann, instructing him to continue.
“We understand the difficulties you would face,” said Mann. “For instance, there is the constant need to comply with the many and varied regulations governing the retrieval of deceased DNA sequences.”
Simms had to stop himself from grinning. Rarely had someone asked him to break the law in such a polite way.
“We all have our burdens,” said Simms. “But you learn how best to, ah, accommodate the law.”
“Quite so.”
It was Mann's turn to smile now. There was the briefest pause in the conversation. Mann and his employer communicating brain-to-brain.
“Mr. Simms, you recently spoke to an officer of the GMA. Can you tell us why?”
