"Good morning, Alpha, Luna," Susan said. "We have no active work sites today, but we have a big problem. Todd isn't going for the deal," she said. "In fact, he ordered me to kill you and Vicki instead."

I drove over to my desk as everyone watched me for a reaction. "I kind of expected Todd would do that," I said. "Thank you for telling me."

"I'm sorry, Leo. I did everything I could to convince him, but he thinks with the two of you dead, his lawyer can argue the real criminals are still out there. What do we do now?" She looked beyond nervous, she was shaking, thinking...