Chapter Forty-One July 12, 2228, Neo Southern California Metroplex, Police Enforcement Zone 122 Station, Office of Captain Robert Monahan Erik already missed his duster. He had a spare at home, but he might need to buy a few more if he was going to make a habit of getting blown up or otherwise engulfed in flames. He thought about explaining the thought to Captain Monahan, but his supervisor was stuck on the practical question of why the detectives had been at a building that blew up. Maybe I’ll buy an entire closet full of dusters, he mused. He had spent a few hours being checked at the hospital the night before and had then been sent home. The captain wanted a few other reports before talking with him, so they had waited until the following morning for the full debriefing. “Can you