[ Which is a small lie, he'd been there precisely on time -- but he hadn't exactly expected her to be, so the distinction scarcely matters. ]
Anyway. [ A beat. ] I've some concerns about communication between the police and lawyers in the city and would like to discuss them with you -- if you've not been made aware of them already.
[ His hand creeps to his cravat to straighten it as he tries awfully hard not to look too wary. It's possible, he reasons, that Brooks would have told her already. That he hadn't needed to talk to her at all. ]
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[ Which is a small lie, he'd been there precisely on time -- but he hadn't exactly expected her to be, so the distinction scarcely matters. ]
Anyway. [ A beat. ] I've some concerns about communication between the police and lawyers in the city and would like to discuss them with you -- if you've not been made aware of them already.
[ His hand creeps to his cravat to straighten it as he tries awfully hard not to look too wary. It's possible, he reasons, that Brooks would have told her already. That he hadn't needed to talk to her at all. ]