The Enraged

CHAPTER 19

Morten’s phone rang softly on the nightstand. As always, he had activated the cell’s DO NOT DISTURB function, so that the only calls that got through were from Griffin.

He picked up his phone and grunted.

“I apologize, sir,” Griffin said. “I know it’s late there, but there’s been a development.”

“What is it?” Morten was using the least amount of energy possible.

“I’m being ignored by O & O.”

Morten rolled onto his back. “What do you mean, ignored?”

“They haven’t contacted me since I requested the forensics search of the Virginia home, and they’re not returning my calls.”

“What? That’s ridiculous. Call Stone directly. Tell him to fix the problem.”

“I’ve tried to get ahold of Director Stone as well, even routed the call so it looked like I was phoning from CIA headquarters, but I was told he was unavailable. I think I should probably get involved personally now. Bypass O & O completely.”

Morten thought for a moment. Having Griffin move into the field instead of using a government-run third party such as O & O could expose Darvot if something went wrong, but then again, not putting a lid on this problem could be even worse.

“All right,” he said. “Just be careful. And only use your team if you absolutely have no choice.”

“Yes, sir. I understand.”