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They gathered in a circle around the hood of one of the Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board’s SUVs.
Miranda checked in with Holly. “I have to tell them.”
“Yes, everything.”
Miranda tried to figure out why she could speak now, but not before. But she suspected that the reason was under one of Holly’s secrecy rules, and with Jon and his team all here, she couldn’t ask.
So, she laid out the entire progress of the accident from the initial shaped-charge sabotage, the fuel fire, and the final explosion of the Russian helicopter’s armament.
On a large aerial photograph, she marked each of the key points of evidence and details that needed additional follow-up.
It took her most of an hour to complete the summary with all of their questions. Smart questions, they were just as
