"No one answered, they must be planning something."
He finally learned of his son's whereabouts, and the small man's suffering helped calm his tumultuous emotions. Rationality and reason returned to the fore.
He was no longer thinking like a "father" but like a Mayor, a Politician.
"They want me to make concessions, to compromise, using Arthur to threaten me."
"I'll need your help next, Lance," he glanced at Director Bru and Deputy Director Duke, "and of course, yours too."
There are things that gangs find easy to do, but there are also things the police can handle with ease.
The two junior officers didn't dare to overstep, and immediately nodded in agreement, "Whatever it is, Mr. Mayor, whenever, wherever!"
Mayor Williams nodded and rubbed his temples, "I've taken up a lot of your time, my apologies. I'll be in touch once there's news."
His wife stared at her husband in disbelief, recognizing that Mayor Williams was essentially telling them all they could return.
