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elevated highway was a plain metal door. He rapped twice before entering.
    A glaringly white room greeted them, partitioned by a tall counter and thick bulletproof glass. Another metal door waited on the other side. A vested and heavily armed officer worked at a counter. He raised his graying head, his hard eyes scrutinizing Zach and Marc. He didn’t say a word, but his one hand slipped below the level of the counter while the other touched his sidearm.
    “Agents Zach Grayson and Marc Koven,” Zach said. “We’re here to see Captain Marin.” They pulled out the IDs E.D.G.E. had given them and slid them through the slot in the glass meant for that. Someone in the upper echelons of the government had requested E.D.G.E.’s presence, but that didn’t mean anyone in this unit could learn of E.D.G.E. According to his ID and false record, he was from the Defense Intelligence Agency.
    The officer scanned it and checked his logs, his face not quite as forbidding now that their IDs had checked out.
    “This way,” the officer said, pressing a button. The partition door clicked as it unbolted, and Zach walked through. The officer ushered them through the second door, this one steel and six inches thick. “Captain’s office is to the left.”
    Zach hummed in appreciation at the futuristic room revealed to him. One wall was covered in electronic maps, another held time readouts of major cities: Moscow, London, Tel Aviv, Riyadh, Islamabad, and others. Headlines raced across LED news tickers. Officers in sharp suits or the Bureau’s navy polo shirts sat at polished desks with large monitors.
    They found Captain Marin’s office. The wall facing the main room was clear glass, though Zach wouldn’t be surprised if it was bulletproof too. The man inside frowned at his computer screen when Zach knocked. Captain Marin turned his frown on them. He looked like a bar brawler forced into a suit.
    “You two the counterterrorism specialists the military is foisting on me?” Captain Marin said, standing up and coming around his mahogany desk.
    “Yes, sir,” Zach said. “We’re here to help in any way we can.”
    The captain grimaced. “Well, you’re not the only ones. You’ll be working with Special Agent Masters from the FBI. He’ll be taking over the Al Shabah task force.”
    “We know, sir,” Marc said. “We’re just here to assist.”
    Captain Marin’s eyes narrowed as he eyed them both up and down. “Neither of you has much of a file.”
    “No, sir,” Zach said, shaking the captain’s hand. “Our superiors like to keep it that way.”
    “And who are your superiors?”
    “Men far smarter than me,” Zach said.
    The captain crossed his arms, apparently unwilling to give up. “Where are you from, soldier?”
    Zach wanted to smile, but didn’t. The man didn’t honestly think he was getting any information from them, did he? “Not far from here,” Zach replied.
    “It’s like that, is it?”
    “Afraid so, sir.”
    Marin expelled a deep breath. “Well, we’ve all got our orders. Let me show you two around. I expect Agent Masters later this morning.”
    They followed the captain back into the main room.
    “This is impressive, sir,” Zach said.
    Marin stood a little straighter. “Your first time here?”
    “Yes,” Zach said. “It’s definitely something I’ll be telling my superiors about.” And it was true.
    “Wait till you see the Global Intelligence room.”
    Hallways led off the main room, one leading to another room almost as large. Here, twelve large flat-screen TVs suspended from the ceiling broadcast Al Jazeera and other foreign programming. Officers with headsets watched them.
    “We have officers monitoring all possible channels for potential threats. We also have several who scan the dark net.”
    “Twenty-four-seven?” Marc asked.
    “Of course,” Marin replied.
    He gave them a quick tour of the rest of his domain, pointing out more conference rooms, offices, and a kitchen. He told them