When he climbed into the back seat with her, she could tell by the sullen expression on his face that the interaction with Daniel hadn’t gone well. “Are you sure you still don’t want to press charges? If he ends up siding with Jones, it could do you some good to damage his credibility. We can get a story out in less than an hour, and it’ll be posted with the evening news,” Beth said. “No. No story.” “Then what do you want us to do?” “We move forward without him. Get Dr. Carlson his supplies and start construction on the site. What are the time estimates of having the factory retooled to his specifications?” “I found a contractor that can do it in a week. He comes very highly recommended.” “That usually means he’s expensive. What’s the cost?” “Ten million.” “What?”
