Chapter 43

Uncle Tony snapped out his napkin and draped it over his lap. “He seemed pleased to see you.”

I groaned.

“He’s an asshole,” Valentine snarked. “He looks down on the waiters and busboys and thinks this job is beneath him.”

Then why take the job? Drum had studied jurisprudence and was knowledgeable in criminal investigative techniques. If he felt he had to leave the OIG, he could have joined any police force in the country or taken a position with any district attorney.

Meanwhile, Valentine was rattling on. “Out of common courtesy he could have given us one of the reserved tables.”

“Then it’s a good thing you called earlier.” Cisco grinned.

Bryan peered at me over his menu. “Are you going to meet with him?”

“I suppose. But not in the men’s room.”

Drum and our waiter converged on our table at the same time. I bunched up my napkin, rose, and laid it on my seat. “Uncle Tony, would you mind ordering for me?”

“Not at all, Quinton.”