Chapter 70

• The older shakes his head. “He’s in a holding cell, and you’ll do him more harm than good if you try to visit him.” He pulls a card from his breast pocket and reaches over the bed to hand it to me. “I don’t usually do this, but I know some of Derek’s history. He has more than a few champions who think his sentence was overly harsh.” I take the card and look to him for an explanation. “This is his parole officer’s number. She’ll want to speak to you, and she can set up a meeting with his lawyer and yours.”
• I grip the card against my chest and nod. “Thank you.”
• He smiles. “Just doing my job.”