Dodd got to the building and went straight to the colonel's office. He badly wanted to see Mary, which he found weird, in the sense that he was acting all mushy. He shook his head, like he was admonishing himself and then went past the security checks et al, dropping a quick hello here and there. He strangely did not see Dorothy at her desk, so he looked around and even out her window, wondering where she might have gone. Not getting any answers by just looking around, he rapped on the colonel's door and pushed it in.
Colonel Bingham was on the phone, so he put up one finger, signalling Dodd to stay silent and take a seat. The colonel listened intently for a couple of minutes, then nodding his head, like the person he was talking to could see him, he said "great job captain, I owe you on
