Chapter 39A forced celebration
“With both McLennan and Burton out of commission for a while, the team's looking very short-handed, Andy,” Agostini said as he, Ross, Drake, Ferris and Meyer convened for an impromptu meeting in the D.C.I.'s office.
“That's true, sir,” Ross replied. “I'd go so far as to say that if Sergeant Meyer here hadn't arrived when she did, we'd be down to the bare bones and possibly unable to operate as we were mandated to do.”
“So, it looks like we need at least one, if not two temporary replacements.”
“Yes, sir, and I've been giving that subject some thought.”
Agostini always knew when his old mate Andy Ross had something cooking beneath the surface.
“Oh yes? And what are your conclusions?”
“Well, it's more of a suggestion really,” Ross went on. “When we were
