The late the following morning the team convened in Durand’s office to tell him what had happened in the process of bringing down the hijackers. When they finished, Durand quizzed them on the details until he was satisfied that they had done everything ‘by the book.’
Only then did he tell them that the two men they’d shot would survive. “According to the troopers’ captain, who I spoke with just before you arrived, the men are in the prison ward of the hospital and will remain there until they can be moved to the jail. The third man has refused to talk without his lawyer present. He’ll be arraigned tomorrow morning.”
“Did the captain happen to mention if our statements are ready for us to sign?” Zach asked.
“They are, and I asked him to send someone over with them.”
“You must have a lot
