Jack opened his wallet, displayed an International Agent's badge. "In this situation, I am required to show you my badge", he informed her. "I also intend to look more closely at both Mackie Alarie and Major Knox."

"Given my concerns about what will be revealed when the book object is opened, that is acceptable to me, Agent O’Brien. But I should point out that the BOWAK, as Griff's father has acronymized it, does not belong to me. I would appreciate its prompt return."

“That will probably occur. On a separate mission, our Mother is concerned that McGuire’s beach house is a Raiders den of iniquity and has asked me to invite myself for a visit. Would late Sunday afternoon be a good time? I'm picking up Giselle at the airport a little later.”

The Clancys Insident "Good timing; the Raiders-Dolphins game will be almost finished or over. I'll check with Griff. Meanwhile, you might remind Mom that this kind of Sunday afternoon iniquity has been a part of Dad's den since before we were born. I could also reveal what Mom did on that fateful afternoon when Dad made the Clancy's/Claremont mistake,"

arrow "I would ask for details, but agents in my firm cannot blackmail their Mother."