“Did Rossum tell you why they’re calling you in?”

“Considering our recent track record, I’m sure they want to pat me on the head and tell me I’ve been running a crackerjack operation. Maybe there’ll be cake.”

“I wasn’t sent to bring you down. I was sent to make sure you didn’t bring yourself down. If it weren’t for me, Paul Ballard would have found you already. I never lied to you, about my methods or my priorities.”

“You lied about your intentions.”

“What? Did you think I’d show you mercy? Or rage? Three years by my side. I think you’d know me better than that.”

“You’re a piece of work.”

“So they tell me. Goodbye.”

“It’s a graze. Get on with it.”