Page 168 of The Bone Code
“Claudel’s been on a roll.”
“What’s he got?”
“Raging heartburn, I suspect. The guy looks like he hasn’t slept in days.”
“What did he find?” Enunciating each word.
“I don’t want to steal Claudel’s thunder.”
“No issue. He has plenty to spare.”
“He’ll phone you shortly.”
“Ryan, I’d rather you—”
“Patience, buttercup.”
“Don’t call me that.” Overly theatrical sigh. “In the meantime, will you do me a favor?”
“Anything.”
“Can you find out if Huger has traveled to Canada recently?”
“Aucun problème. Oh, and one other development. SIJ dug a mobile phone from the debris at InovoVax.”
“Wow.”
“They think the explosion blasted it through a window out onto the grass.”
“Flukey good luck.”
“That, plus the thing had a metal case, a screen protector, and an impact band.”
“It’s Murray’s?”
“That’s the thinking. Who leaves their mobile at the office overnight?”
“Does it still work?”
“Can’t answer that.”
“Can the e-geeks get into it?”
“Or that.”
“Ryan, can’t you just tell me what Claud—”
Call-waiting beeped.
“Never mind. The sleepless wonder is on the line now.”
“Je t’aime,ma chère.”
“I love you, too.”
“Ciao.”
“Ciao.”
