Drone Threat
“Pearce and Grafton were seated at the long witness table facing the imposing semicircle of elevated chairs where the senators sat behind their nameplates. Chairman Jim Floyd sat in the center, flanked by George Kelly and Claire Earlywine. The other sixteen seats were vacant. No one else was in attendance, not even committee staffers.
Pearce leaned over to Grafton, whispered, “That’s it?”
“That’s a good sign. That means the others aren’t interested or concerned. Trust me, when you’re in ...the stirrups, you don’t want nineteen pairs of hands in the exam room. These three are bad enough.”
“Mr. Pearce, I see you’ve brought along expert help today,” the chairman began. He spoke in a slow midwestern baritone.
“Yes, sir. I’m pleased to introduce Ms. Vicki Grafton, Vice President Chandler’s chief of staff.” Even from where he sat, Pearce could see the sparkling blue eyes beneath the huge bushy silver eyebrows.MoreLess
Pearce leaned over to Grafton, whispered, “That’s it?”
“That’s a good sign. That means the others aren’t interested or concerned. Trust me, when you’re in ...the stirrups, you don’t want nineteen pairs of hands in the exam room. These three are bad enough.”
“Mr. Pearce, I see you’ve brought along expert help today,” the chairman began. He spoke in a slow midwestern baritone.
“Yes, sir. I’m pleased to introduce Ms. Vicki Grafton, Vice President Chandler’s chief of staff.” Even from where he sat, Pearce could see the sparkling blue eyes beneath the huge bushy silver eyebrows.MoreLess
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