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enlightened and connected of Swiss citizens.
Instantly, ClaudiaтАЩs attention shifted from the pictures in front of her to the voice on
the other end of the phone. тАЬWell, Herr Miner, to what do I owe this unexpected
pleasure?тАЭ Claudia asked pleasantly, masking her eagerness. After leaving messages
and being dodged by Miner for the last two months, she was excited to finally have
the man himself on the phone.
Miner leaned back in his chair and wondered what Claudia might be wearing. He
pictured her in a highly provocative outfit, completely unlike what a woman of her
position actually wore to the office. His mind continued to wander as he answered
smoothly, as if on automatic pilot, тАЬI should say the pleasure is all mine. I canтАЩt
remember the last time a woman pursued me as aggressively as you have.тАЭ
тАЬI hardly believe my repeated requests for information in a formal investigation to be
in the same category as you are imagining, Herr Miner.тАЭ
тАЬOf course not. I apologize. IтАЩll tell you what, I have time available tomorrow to
meet with you if you still want, but after that I will be quite busy with an ongoing
assignment.тАЭ
тАЬDone,тАЭ replied Claudia. тАЬIтАЩll meet you at your office sayтАФтАЭ
тАЬOh, IтАЩm quite sorry once again.тАЭ
тАЬWhy?тАЭ
тАЬI wonтАЩt be in my office tomorrow. IтАЩm taking a little time off and will be at my
home in Lucerne.тАЭ
It wasnтАЩt unusual for government officials to keep a small apartment in the capital
and then commute home on the weekends. The Swiss were extremely loyal to their
cantons and ancestral homes. Claudia herself spent many weekends with her family
back in Grindelwald in the house that would one day pass to her when her parents
were gone.
She paused to figure out how long it would take her to get from Bern to Lucerne and
whether she should go by car or by train.
тАЬIтАЩll tell you what,тАЭ began Miner.
Again with тАЬIтАЩll tell you what,тАЭ Claudia thought. After being dodged for two
months, Claudia was ready to jump down MinerтАЩs throat, but she knew she had to
be careful. She had recently applied for a new position within her organization, and
stepping on the toes of one of the Ministry of DefenseтАЩs most respected officers
wouldnтАЩt help her move any quicker up the ladder.
Life at the Bundesanwaltschaft had grown to be extremely tedious for Claudia. She
had taken the job with the Federal AttorneyтАЩs Office right out of law school. She
was fluent in all four official languages of Switzerland: German, Italian, French, and
even the rarely spoken Romansch. She was also fluent in English. Her enviable
ability with languages, tenacious manner, and keen eye for detail made Claudia a
shoo-in for the Bundespolizei, the investigative affairs division of the
Bundesanwaltschaft. As much as Claudia had enjoyed her job in civil intelligence at
the outset, she longed for the promotion that would take her out of the mundane
business of being a glorified detective and put her on cases that were much more
exciting and that she could actually prosecute.
But no matter how badly Claudia wanted to switch to another department, she would
not for a moment compromise an ongoing investigation. Worse than stepping on a
few Ministry of Defense toes, would be not solving this case. And, if she couldnтАЩt
solve this one, she was sure she would end up staying exactly where she was, or
worse, she would get demoted, or possibly even fired.
ClaudiaтАЩs boss, Arianne K├╝ess, had been handpicked to be head prosecutor for the