Salif helped out with the heavy stuff, while Angela locked up the car and they headed upstairs. They passed the now usual retinue of agents and walked I to the building, and then headed towards the elevator. They were all chatty, Angela doing most of the talking, while Salif smiled and threw in a reply here and there, all to keep the conversation going. The truth was, he was watching the agents out of the corners of his eyes, waiting to see if any one of them reacted toward him one way or the other. But they walked through them all and then into the elevator, Angela hitting the button on her floor. None of the agents gave him a second glance. This was a good development, he thought. They were getting used to seeing him around now, and he knew he needed them to know him to an extent, so he
