“Well, that is still a military secret,” Ms. Preston said after further hesitation.
“So the military is involved,” Campbell nodded. “We are talking about murder, Ms. Preston, the murder of your boss, of your, ah, lover. You must realize that you're a suspect in this murder case. Don't hold back information, or I might draw the wrong conclusions.”
Ms. Preston seemed shocked at the idea she was a suspect. Her beautiful blue-gray eyes lit up and she took a sharp inhalation of breath. His eye implants revealed a dilation of her pupils and a rise in her body temperature that indicated her astonishment was authentic.
That's surprising, he thought. I figured she'd realize she was the number one suspect at the moment.
Penelope gazed at the floor and hesitated again.
“The truth is, Inspector C
