CHAPTER TWENTY
They sat once again in the AD’s visitor chairs, with their boss seated behind his desk, fingers steepled as Steve and Nathan brought him up to date.
Steve finished the narrative, and the room fell silent.
The AD gazed at Nathan. Nathan returned with a level visage of his own.
“So,” the AD finally spoke. “When did you want to leave for Phoenix?”
“You’re not pulling me off this?”
“Not at this time. Nathan, that package was sent to you directly. Whoever is behind all this wants you fully engaged in what’s going on. As you have the best insight into Mikel Metzger, taking you off this right now would, I feel, hinder rather than help our investigation. However,” now he stood, came around the desk to perch on the corner nearest to Nathan, “I reserve the right to reassign any
