'Lord God, is that guy one heck of a salesman.' She thought.MONDAY 2:45 P. MDowntown, Chicago, ILMax Aldmen was Homeland Security's ultimate go-to guy.... He and his 'traveling circus' were the locusts that the department let loose on ... real problem spots. With Agent Martin's assassination, Chicago had just become the agency's number one 'problem' spot. The unspoken orders were very clear, 'Find something, or someone. We don't care what, or who.' Aldmen intended to carry out those un-orders to. . It's awkward, Jack. It isn't our jurisdiction—"That did it. I'd been dealing with all the pressure from Spook, and now this? I was a little surprised at myself how quickly and hard I blew up. "Balls, Richard!" I yelled into the phone. "You said call you, and I did. What would you prefer, another anonymous tip to small-town cops? Deal with it. Or don't." I snapped the phone shut, and when he called back I told Spook not to put it through.Lee had heard me from the kitchen and came running in to. . if he thought I cheated on him ... no, he'd never do that. She tried pushing any notions of her husband with another woman from her mind and chastised herself for even considering such a thing ... even for a moment.She took another sip of coffee and thought back over the last couple of nights when her husband was not in the mood to have sex; how often has that happened in our eight-and-a-half years of marriage, she asked herself; and he's been awfully quiet lately. Maybe I've been wrong about. When they arrived and she saw the stream ofgorgeous girls going into the park, she began to reconsider, but her husband,with a leer on his face, had already gotten in line. The young girl at theticket window explained that Bikini Beach was a private park, but they didhave a few guest passes. It just so happened they had two lifetime passes,specially discounted that day."Carol momentarily snapped out of her reverie. "Sound familiar, sweetie?", shesnapped at Carley. Then she returned to her.