decades. Reputations and silver stars falling like rain.

 

I’m not saying the powers that be are happy about this. I’m just saying no one

apparently wants to go down that road. And even if they did, Jericho’s had more

than enough time to get rid of all the evidence.” “So that’s it, then?” “Yes,

that’s it.” Puller saw Knox heading over. “Are you riding back with us?” he

asked.

 

She shook her head. “I’ve got some things I need to attend to.” “Any word on

Rogers?” “No. I don’t know what they’re going to do with him. Maybe he’ll end up

at Gitmo, buried forever.” Puller said, “None of this is right. None of this is

fair.” Knox glanced at Robert before saying, “All of this is…life.” She kissed

him on the cheek, hugged Robert, and then turned and walked off. “Things good

between you two?” Robert asked.

 

Puller watched Knox disappear from sight before answering. “I don’t know.”

 

Chapter 73

 

PAUL ROGERS LOOKED around at the cell he was in. It resembled the one he had

been in for the last ten years. The only difference was he was the only prisoner

in this particular facility. They had come in late at night, but he had seen

clearly that it was a military building and it was not meant to hold prisoners.

But there was a secure area and he was in it.