Carson privately agreed, but said nothing of his secondary objective.

  Supplies started flowing a little better within a few days, and Brunson confirmed that Tamare and the Commissioner had come to another agreement. That meant Carson wouldn’t starve, but it also did nothing for his chances of getting out.

  The days turned into weeks, and soon Carson realized he was losing track of time. Each day was the same, with nothing to give definition to his time. He wondered if he’d gradually go blind in the dim light, or get sick. But at least there were no beatings or torture sessions. There were far worse countries to be imprisoned in than America, even post-collapse.

  When change finally came to the holding cells at Peterson Air Force Base, it wasn’t anything Carson had hoped for. He would almost have welcomed a sentence to hard labor at that point if it had meant getting out of the cell for a few hours per day. But he didn’t have to face that yet.

  It was late afternoon when the door at the end of the corridor opened and several pairs of footsteps approached. Carson sat up on his cot and tried to put on a poker face. He could tell by the tempo and number of footsteps that this was no ordinary visit. He felt ready for anything as long as it wasn’t more waiting.

  But the man that faced him through the bars, flanked by General Tamare on one side and the general’s adjutant on the other, was the last person on earth Carson expected. He didn’t wear a uniform, and Carson didn’t recognize him. He was tall, with a graying crew cut, and wore an expensive black suit that had seen significant wear over the past several weeks. A blue necktie was cinched crisply against the collar of his white shirt. Who still wears a shirt and tie after the apocalypse? Carson wondered.

  “Agent,” the man said, by way of greeting. “I’m Alan Coulter, Department of Homeland Security. Director of Deep Thaw. Let’s talk.”

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  Get Out of Denver (Part One of the Denver Burning series)

  Take Back Denver (Part Two of the Denver Burning series)

  Assault on Cheyenne Mountain (Part Four of the Denver Burning series)

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