What in hell do you think you were doing, what was going through your mind when you decided to go AWOL with a highly prized asset!!!!" bellowed colonel Bingham. He had not even as much as replied to Dodd's greetings and didn't wait for him to sit down. "Sir, if only you would listen to me, you will come tó realize that I did what was best for us all '' Dodd said. He knew he had messed up, broken all protocols but the colonel should at least hear him out. The colonel continued to glare at him and Dodd knew it was best he said nothing more. After a couple of minutes, laced with hard breathing and low breath swearing, the colonel asked him, "why do you always want to make me look bad, boy?", he spoke in a low tone this time around, trying to reason with Dodd. "Sir, with all due respect, you