"Yeah, well, the man's been like a father to me. And I think he feels that way too, since he doesn't have a son of his own."
Stone let the taunt just hang in the air for a moment. He mainly just wanted to slug the smug little bastard.
"You don't know how little you know, about him or about anything. Someday I may take the trouble to straighten you out. But right now you're not worth the effort. All I care about at the moment is what's going to happen to Ally."
"Everybody cares what happens to her. A lot depends on it. Dr. Vee thinks she's our best shot"
"What . . . what the hell are you talking about?" Stone stared at him through the twilight. "What depends on it?"
"Guess you're not as smart as you think you are." He was up and heading for the parking lot. "Come on, pal. Time to hit the road. I'm gonna tuck you in. This conversation is terminated. And it never happened anyway. I'll have them unlock the gates for you."
Wednesday, April 8
8:25 p.m.