With my mind vying between the meeting with the contractors and my follow-up call with Judge Landers, the last thing I expected was the elevator to stop on two. When it did, I let out a long breath and made my way to the sensor that would open to our command center.

“Should I even ask?” I said as I was met by Patrick. “Where’s Reid?”

“This won’t take long. I just saw it.”

“What?”

He tilted his head toward the computer screen. ...