12.2



I set the newspaper down on the table, glad I was no longer involved with these people. At this point, I couldn't figure out who was sleazier -- Harmia or the people I'd been working for.

I realized I still hadn't told 99 that I had been fired from the case so I sent her an e-mail explaining that she no longer had to jeopardize her career for my sake.

Before I started typing, the computer told me I had something waiting in my mailbox. I found a message, very brief and to the point.