We last read Chapter 12, in which Beth and Conner Bennett, the OCO investigator, pay a visit to Chief Irvin Biggins of the Mountville Police Department, as they try to arrange a meeting with the officer who investigated an earlier shooting near the nuclear power plant. Biggins tells them the officer is on leave, and won’t return for several weeks. Both Conner and Beth believe the chief is not being straight with them, and decide they will find the officer on their own.
(shakes head vigorously) Uh uh. Nope. No. Nah. Absolutely not. Negatory. Nyet. I’m really hoping Beth does not take this meeting by herself; either she insists to bring Conner along, or at the very least keeps her transformation device at hand so she can defend herself at a moment’s notice. Otherwise.....Wheldon’s likely going to be able to get his way with her, and I can’t imagine it’ll be good.
(shakes head vigorously) Uh uh. Nope. No. Nah. Absolutely not. Negatory. Nyet. I’m really hoping Beth does not take this meeting by herself; either she insists to bring Conner along, or at the very least keeps her transformation device at hand so she can defend herself at a moment’s notice. Otherwise.....Wheldon’s likely going to be able to get his way with her, and I can’t imagine it’ll be good.