Chapter 27
(Sitka. Ben Daniels.)
“Ben, there’s a police officer here to see you,” his secretary said nervously.
Ben looked up from his desk, and around the office he’d built to suit him. Looked at his secretary. “It will be OK, Mary,” he said gently. “Why don’t you go home early? I doubt I’ll be back today.”
She nodded. “If you’re sure. Do you want me to call somebody?”
He shook his head. Who would he call? His attorney? He considered that for a moment, and then sighed. He was just so damn tired of this whole mess. Let what happens happen, he thought.
He thought about the beginning. When he was young and ready to make Sitka amount to something. And now? What a mess. Then he reconsidered. Actually? Sitka was doing just fine. And he had played a role in that. But his role was done. May
