Literature
Two-Talent Man: 21
The captain was significantly less than thrilled to discover their situation, but had no objection to driving them back to the apartment. “Remind me to hire you a personal driver the next time we get a grant,” he told him stiffly as they pulled out of the Barn Door parking lot and into the street. “Click it or ticket,” he added to Emily, who hadn’t buckled herself in yet, but was fidgeting with the door lock. She hastily complied, then went back to fidgeting. “Got anything new yet?”River asked offhand. “Not in the last half hour,” the captain replied. “Still no sign of the kid, if that’s what you were wondering.” Alas! The words provoked Emily’s insatiable curiosities. “What kid?” “Just another case,” said the captain dismissively. “Nothing to worry about. We’ve got people taking care of it.” Emily inquired no further, but shot River a meaningful look in the rearview mirror. River sullenly ground his teeth; if the Green case really was relevant to Natalie’s predicament, he’d have