Chapter 2 - Captain Ryan Knows Sarah’s Real Rank
Captain Ryan stood so quickly his chair scraped across the floor.
General Miller turned toward him.
“Sit down, Captain.”
Ryan did not.
His eyes remained fixed on Sarah.
“I know who she is.”
Sarah gave him a small warning look.
Too late.
Ryan swallowed.
“Colonel Sarah Carter.”
The cafeteria changed instantly.
Several soldiers straightened.
Miller’s expression hardened.
Sarah was not wearing a standard duty uniform. She had arrived in
civilian clothes with temporary credentials because her visit had not
been announced to the base population.
Miller stared at her.
“Colonel?”
Sarah nodded.
“Inspector General liaison, Special Review Division.”
Linda’s face went pale.
Miller recovered quickly.
“If this is an inspection, Colonel, you’re required to notify command.”
“Not for the kind I’m conducting.”
Miller looked around the cafeteria.
“What kind is that?”
Sarah glanced at Linda’s sling.
“The kind that begins when injured civilian employees report retaliation
after filing safety complaints.”
Miller stopped breathing for a moment.
Ryan understood why Sarah was there.
Three weeks earlier, he had signed a witness statement about an accident
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in the kitchen.
A statement that had mysteriously disappeared.
