“And?”
“And nothing. It was a false call, turns out it came from a payphone. Looking back at it now, it's pretty clear that
someone wanted to get us away from the office.”
“There's a rule. You always leave one officer behind to man the desk.”
“I know, but it sounded so bad. Like, one of those once-in-a-lifetime emergencies where you need all hands. We... I
made a judgment call.”
Sighing again, Gorman peered through to the reception area, where the front desk was suspiciously unmanned.
“Where the hell was Elizabeth in all of this?” he asked.