The governor’s office was on the second floor. Goodman
handed his card to the lovely receptionist. He had made an
appointment to see the governor at one o’clock, but that time
came and went without comment. The receptionist apologized at
two. At 2.15, he was told the governor could see him.
McAllister was standing by the window with his jacket off.
“Hello, Mr. Goodman,” he said, with a hand held out toward him
and teeth flashing brilliantly.
“Governor, my pleasure,” Goodman said. “Thanks for seeing
me.
They sat at the conference table. “I understand there’ve been
quite a lot of claims and appeals in the past few days,” McAllister
said.