Chapter 7
Ten days later, they were in Ryan’s home. Ryan was talking as Boon pulled a three-foot ladder out of the closet and set it up. Boon was only half listening to what Ryan said. Instead, he was checking the soles of Ryan’s shoes and frowning. Suddenly, what he was hearing clicked in. “You didn’t,” he said.
“I did. Or rather, we did.”
“Hooray! You faced the lion in his den. After I saw how you handled that Wiley guy, I knew you could do it!”
“Thanks to your encouragement and opinion, we did.”
“How’d it go?”
“Not well until Buck’s wife came in and spoke with him. We’d had her waiting in the hall as a last resort. He finally agreed to have physical and psychological exams, and I’m in full control of the company until he’s been cleared or treated. The Benjamin project has been tos
