Chapter 39

           

           Ortegahadavarietyofnews.

           IreneElliotthadcalledinalocationandsaidshewaswillingtotalkaboutanotherrun.ThecallhadcomeinononeofthetightestneedlecastsFellStreethadeverseenandElliottsaidshewouldonlydealdirectlywithme.

           Meanwhile,thePanamaRosepatch-upwasholdingwater,andOrtegastillhadtheHendrixmemorytapes.Kadmin’sdeathhadrenderedFellStreet’soriginalcaseprettymuchanadministrativeformality,andnoonewasinanyhurrytotackleitanymore.AnInternalAffairsinquiryintohowexactlytheassassinhadbeenpulledoutofholdinginthefirstplacewasjustgettingstarted.InviewoftheassumedAIinvolvement,theHendrixwouldcomeunderscrutinyatsomepoint,butitwasn’tinthepipelineyet.ThereweresomeinterdepartmentalprocedurestobegonethroughandOrtegahadsoldMurawaastoryaboutlooseends.TheFellStreetcaptaingaveheracoupleofweeksopen-ended,totidyup;thetacitassumptionwasthatOrtegahadnolikingforInternalAffairsandwasn’tgoingtomakelifeeasyforthem.

           AcoupleofIAdetectivesweresniffingaroundthePanamaRose,butOrganicDamagehadclosedranksaroundOrtegaandBautistalikeastackshutdown.IAweregettingnothingsofar.

           Wehadacoupleofweeks.

           Ortegaflewnorth-east.Elliott’sinstructionsvectoredusinonasmallhuddleofbubblefabsclusteredaroundthewesternendofatree-fringedlakehundredsofkilometresfromanywhere.

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