Friday, May 11th, 10:51 AM

Mako tried the handle to Dmitri's office, but it wouldn't budge.

"Of course," he said. "I'm not sure what I expected."

Elise stepped forward and peered through the small, rectangular window right above the handle.

"Yeah, there's no one here."

"What do you propose now?"

Without another word, Elise knelt on the floor. Mako stepped back and watched her remove a hairpin from her hair.

"You wouldn't happen to have a pen, ...