Chapter 42: Schedule of Claims

The white hard hat was a size too large and Callum had no right to wear it. Neither did he have any right to the reflective vest that said FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY. Jo looked him over. "Does the vest make this legal?" "No." "Good. I dislike uncertainty." Sau-lin stood beside the van with one hand braced against the passenger door. Since Mara had driven away with the bone fragment, a thin pull had stayed under Sau-lin's left foot, changing direction whenever Mara moved through the city. Mara had not answered six calls. Jo adjusted the pencils in her hair. "If anyone asks, you're my consultant." "On what?" "Fire and life safety. Try to keep up." Callum checked the clipboard. It held an expired inspection form, a blank equipment inventory, and the lunch menu from a restaurant near Portsmouth Square. "The paperwork lacks depth." "It has checkboxes." Sau-lin examined the…