Chapter 34: The Damage Below

Su caught the edge of Evan's cuff as he zipped his rain shell. "Tell me what you learn. All of it." "I will." The address waited in his phone, Daniel's number beneath it. Daniel would remain at the loading platform until five. If Evan did not return, he would come down, then call the police. Su held the cuff one second longer. Her scaled fingers opened first. Evan left before either of them found another precaution. Daniel had called the entrance discreet. The blue steel door beneath the loading platform had a keypad, two cameras, and one NO PUBLIC ACCESS sign. Rain had darkened the concrete around it. Evan adjusted his new glasses. His left eye still searched for the crack that had crossed the old lens. "Discreet," he said. "I did not say welcoming." Daniel entered the code. The lock released with a heavy click. "Five o'clock," Daniel said.…