When Darque and Penny entered Major Schilling’s office, the security chief and Maria were already present and engaged in an informal conversation.
Maria recognized Darque and Penny as soon as they entered the room, and immediately began to look nervous.
“Am I in trouble?” she asked.
“Not at all,” Darque assured the woman, “but I have some questions about the person you brought to Major Schilling’s attention.”
“SunHee?” she asked looking puzzled.
“Is that the name of the North Korean lady you mentioned to him?” Darque asked.
“Yes,” she said. “SunHee Nham.”
“How do you know her?”
“She’s a cousin on my father’s side. She visited us on a few occasions over the past several years when she was going to school in this country, but we hadn’t heard from her in quite a while until yesterday
