When John saw Mandi at the door of 835, he excused himself from the two
women who'd been hostages and went to her, leading her a short distance away
from everyone else.
"Mandi," John enthused, "I just wanted to say that I've never seen anything
like that in my life. It was amazing. I can't tell you how happy we are to have
you aboard."
"Thanks, John. Can you tell me why you wouldn't let me go in there alone?"
Expecting her to simply accept his words, Mandi's question appeared to take
him somewhat aback, but he recovered and said, "No. I'm sorry, but I can't."
"Can you at least tell me whether it was your idea or someone else's?"
He shook his head. "No, Mandi. I'm sorry, but..." A thought seemed to occur
to him and he asked, "Where's Cade? He hasn't been debriefed yet."
For some reason, it gave Mandi a twinge of pleasure to say, "I believe he
went to see about some dinner, John. Besides, what debriefing is really
necessary? You have it on tape."
John regarded her thoughtfully for a moment.
As he was about to say something else, Mandi asked, "Was he 'debriefed'
after what happened earlier today? From what I've heard, he just filed a police
report and left.
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