“They go anywhere in the country where they’re needed, when they’re needed. A job could take a day, or a month or more depending on what it is.”
“But they all live here in the city?”
“Yes,” Durand replied. “I prefer to keep them close at hand when they aren’t off on an assignment. Despite what you may be thinking, we’re not a large organization.”
“In other words,” Ray said, “We don’t have a gazillion people spread across the country in various field offices. We aren’t the FBI or CIA. That said, Vanguard Security does do business as an actual security firm in several large cities. The people who work for them are…I suppose you could say ‘legit.’ They aren’t operatives working directly for Durand the way you’ll be. They do let him know if they come across a situation they think he, and we
