She looked down at her glass of wine. “During their interrogation, the two techs from the van told the Bridgestones they overheard Gifford and Henning talk about you last night. They gave you up under the torture, like anyone would in that situation. The Bridgestones knew everything was being recorded. They openly mocked the FBI during the torture.”

He softened his tone. “Look, you’ve lost three people under your command in as many days. The SWAT agent at the compound and the two surveillance guys. Four, if you include James Ortega. I didn’t mean to sound callous.”

“It was horrible. I’ve never heard men scream like that before.”

“Holly, I’m really sorry about all of this.”

“It’s not your fault.”

Nathan didn’t respond.

She lowered her voice. “I don’t want to be alone tonight. Do you?”

“Got a comfortable couch?”

“Very. Come on, let’s get out of here.”

“I should call Harv. He worries about me. I need to tell him the Bridgestones know about us. Do you mind?”

“No, of course not.”

Nathan pulled the cell from his hip and the Hyatt’s business card from his front pocket. “Room six-two-seven, please. Thanks… Harv, it’s me… Sorry, yeah, I’m okay… No, I’m with Holly… Just down the street. The Bridgestones know about us, my father too…. They wrung it out of the two surveillance techs. The techs overheard Gifford and Henning talking about us last night. Everything was recorded. The machines in the van were running when they grabbed them.” He mouthed the word sorry to Holly.

She mouthed the words, it’s okay, back.

“Yeah, she’s right here.” Nathan pressed the speaker button and turned the volume down to a whisper. “Okay, you’re on speaker.” Nathan set the phone down and they both leaned toward it.

“Hello, Holly.”

“Hi, Harvey.”

“Holly, I’m really sorry about the situation, with you losing two more of your people.”

“Thank you.”

“But I need to know exactly what the techs said.”

“I listened to it, I can tell you.”

“I need it word for word. I can’t rely on your memory for something this important. I need every word.”

Nathan mouthed sorry again. She shook her head at him. “Under the circumstances, I think it’s a reasonable request. I’ll make a copy for you.”

“I need it fast. Tonight, if possible.”

“Harv,” Nathan said, “It’s almost one in the morning. There’s no one there to do it. I don’t think we need to wake up one of Holly’s gizmo nerds at one in the morning.”

She mouthed, gizmo nerds?

“First thing in morning, okay?” Harvey asked. “I don’t have my laptop with me, so I’ll need it in either cassette or CD format. I’ll buy a player at Walmart or somewhere. What time does your field office open?”