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[Skipping his doctor title.] "Mr. Hasegawa, don't you think your demand of dropping all charges is highly exaggerated?" | [Skipping his doctor title.] "Mr. Hasegawa, don't you think your demand of dropping all charges is highly exaggerated?" | ||
Hasegawa: "No. Not at all. It seems you want to sweep everything under the table. The CDC is a capable institution. No results mean something hold them off. I'm burning to know what's the reason for this and of course what killed Jamie. I'm sure others want to know it too. She was eaten alive by the infection. It's unlikely the CDC found no traces. If we really want to do that farce, | Hasegawa: "No. Not at all. It seems you want to sweep everything under the table. The CDC is a capable institution. No results mean something hold them off. I'm burning to know what's the reason for this and of course what killed Jamie. I'm sure others want to know it too. She was eaten alive by the infection. It's unlikely the CDC found no traces. If we really want to do that farce, no problem. The eco activists will be happy to place it into the right light for you." | ||
"... | "... Is this some kind of blackmailing?" | ||
"How that? I thought you are in the right | "How that? I thought you are in the right. It's not me blackmailing you. It's the other way 'round. The WP sectors should be free to access but by cloaking them with the Wilderness Perserve Act you cut a common right and turn it into a juristic weapon against oppositionists and any independent scientist who wants to take the probes with his own hands. [[Quotes/Consoles#Wilderness_Preserves|You don't even allow fly-overs of these areas...]] You are the ones that are blackmailing us. Actually I don't care which way you want to go. However, it would serve both parties to not waste time on this farce." | ||
One of the men bent over to whisper the other into the ear. | One of the men bent over to whisper the other into the ear. | ||
After a moment of thinking, he replied aloud. "We | After a moment of thinking, he replied aloud. "Right now the courts are overloaded. It might be indeed possible to shorten this issue. We will call you next Monday about the details. Until then we insist that you don't leave the town." | ||
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>>> Phone call <<< | |||
Kerr: "How was your appointment?" | |||
Hasegawa: "I think the state prosecutor tried to kill me with his eyes but I think there will be a deal eventually." | |||
===A pact with the devil=== | ===A pact with the devil=== | ||