Moments later, she greeted the guest services agent. She dug a photo of Harry out of her wallet; the guy at the desk squinted at it, then nodded.

“He was here. Looking for some woman. You, I suppose. Went to the bar to wait.”

She thanked him and hurried to the lounge. She saw right away that he wasn’t there.

She crossed to the bar. The bartender was busy with another patron, a stunning redhead. While she waited for him to finish, her attention was drawn to the television behind the bar, the news story being broadcast. A shooting at Dulles. A police officer down. The grainy image of the suspect.

Harry. It couldn’t be true.

“What can I get you?”

She looked at the bartender. She had the photo of her father out, ready to ask if the man had seen him, if he knew where he’d gone. Instead, she shook her head and slipped the photo back into her pocket. She couldn’t chance him recognizing Harry and sounding the alarm.

“Nothing. I just remembered . . . Sorry.”

She turned and quickly left, aware of the bartender’s gaze on her. As she strode past the desk again, she glanced the attendant’s way. He was on the phone; when he saw her looking his way, he quickly averted his eyes.

If those goons had what they wanted, they wouldn’t have paid her the little visit in the hospital. That was the good news.

The bad news. Harry was wanted in connection with the murder of a cop. That part of the “agent’s” story had been legitimate.

By now, the police knew who he was, where he worked and lived. Where she lived. They were amassing the names of friends and coworkers. He wouldn’t be able to use his credit cards or cell phone. His car would be off-limits, as would his home.

He had two groups after him—the fake police and the real ones.

Her husband was waiting for her at the hotel entrance, expression tight. “Any luck?”

“He was here. He’s not now.”

“Look, I was listening to the news and—”

“I know,” she said, cutting him off. “I saw it on the TV. In the bar.”

They hurried up the block to their BMW and slid inside. “Maybe those guys were real agents?”

“No way,” she replied. “Mother lives close by. Maybe she’s heard from him.”

“Sylvia and your father hate each other.”

Hate was a strong word, but she certainly wouldn’t call them friends. A more mismatched union she couldn’t imagine. Plus, her mother had never forgiven Harry for Charlotte liking him more than her. And for turning her only child into what she called a “do-gooder, spy-in-training.”

The marriage’s final straw had been the brief affair he’d had with one of his fellow Volunteers—Leonora Tesla.

“Let’s try there anyway. At the very least, I can borrow a change of clothes.”