UNDERLYING AGENDA
CHAPTER FOUR
Over the course of the weekend, Duo was able to discover that Chief Preventer Lady Une had taken it upon herself to lobby for jurisdiction over Preventer Fire's death investigation and had succeeded with little objection, and that Agent Water and her team of medical practitioners had personally transported the body to Tokyo to complete the autopsy.
"I understand, sir… I'll see what else I can do and get back to you by the end of the week." The screen went blank and she swiftly scratched a line through Mephobarbital with a tiredly sigh. "What else could I possibly prescribe you before I turn into a drug dealer?"
"Excuse me, Agent Poe?"
Closing her private ledger, Sally swiveled around and smiled tenderly. "Get lost on your way to vending, Duo Maxwell?"
Duo chuckled and shook his head, "Actually no. Can I have a quick sec?"
"Certainly," she said, inviting him into her office askance the medical research labs and closed the door behind them. "What can I do for you?"
"Lucretzia Noin. I need a copy of the autopsy report."
Sally's smile faded. "Those records have been sealed. Unless you obtain written authorization from Chief Une, I'm afraid I can't help you."
"Sealed?"
"Sealed," she repeated simply.
"Well, I'm no stranger, Sal. I'm just curious."
"And I'm late." Turning away, she busied herself with an incomplete medical report and checked her watch as if suddenly pressed for time. "Those are my orders, Agent Maxwell. If you don't like them, you can take the matter up with Une," she said firmly, trading in her regulation white lab coat for her jacket and badge. Grabbing her files, she tossed him a set of keys on her way out. "Lock up for me, will you? Thanks."
"Thank you, Sally." It didn't take long for him to find the secured document cabinet below the floorboards of Sally's desk, sealed by an electronic pass code set to trigger a silent alarm in case of a security breach. Duo pulled out his SmartVid, "Bypass the code on Agent Poe's filing cabinet, will ya?"
With a whirr and a whoosh, the lock released and the glass slid back.
The cabinet was empty.
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