He pulled himself together, aware losing his head meant losing the game. “Philip, I want a list of all calls made to or by Ali yesterday,” he ordered as soon as they were in the car. A beat later, he added, “His mobile and the home phone.” Another beat later. “And his wife’s mobile … just in case.” “On it, sir.” Philip got his mobile out and passed on the instructions to Archana. “I have a feeling we are getting close,” Ravinder murmured, in think-aloud mode. “Why else would Ali have been taken out?” “You’re certain he was murdered?” It was not really a question. And there was a strange note in Vishal’s tone. Ravinder was trying to put his finger on it when Philip entered the conversation, distracting him. “Whether Ali committed suicide or was murdered, in either case, it’s safe to assume that he and Binder have been warned. No other reason for Ali’s death.” Ravinder could see the STF duo watching him carefully; he sensed his leadership was again being tested.
