Chapter 36Jamie got out of the taxi in front of the Diet offices and walked straight in, pulling her suitcase up the stairs step by step. From her shoulders dangled the small travel bag and backpack she’d so carefully packed. Setsuko said the only time she felt unsafe was when no one else was around. The emptiness of the area, save for a few lingering protestors by the side of the building, seemed to confirm what she meant. Maybe it was better to get back in the taxi. She turned, but it was gone.
Inside the atrium of the Diet office building, Jamie stopped in front of the metal detector, still wondering if she should go in or not. Perhaps it was wiser just to catch the train and go. As she walked up to the metal detector, the guard made an X with his fingers and pointed at her suitcase, s
