17
Last Sighting
“Wait,” Stone said, “Baker, hold on. You knew my father?”
Jana waited a moment but finally said. “Yes. This was back in the Petrolsoft case.”
Stone’s mouth opened as if to speak but all he could do was exhale.
“Petrolsoft?” Stone finally said. He looked at the floor. “I think I need to sit down,” he said as he leaned on an ottoman then sank into the cushions. “Dad nearly died on that case. He was shot in the chest. The only reason he didn’t die was because—” He looked at Jana.
Jana interrupted. “They got a helicopter evac. I know, I was there. His blood was all over me.”
“I can’t believe that was you,” Stone said. “He was in intensive care for days. We didn’t think he was going to make it. It wasn’t until a few months later—I had just gotten selected by First Specia
