"How many times have I lied to him, or gone behind his back to get my way, or... I put him at risk, his reputation at risk, his wife at risk--just because I couldn't let go of the keys to the kingdom when it came to the art from the U-boat."
He settles his arm along the back of the couch, staring into space. "Is he supposed to reward me for doing those things? It's not about the number of cases. It's about the time served."
He's been thinking about this, all of it, ever since that memory. Trying to work it out for himself. Trying to understand it from Peter's point of view. "He didn't put me back in prison for my part in stealing that treasure. He could have. That says something, right there."
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He settles his arm along the back of the couch, staring into space. "Is he supposed to reward me for doing those things? It's not about the number of cases. It's about the time served."
He's been thinking about this, all of it, ever since that memory. Trying to work it out for himself. Trying to understand it from Peter's point of view. "He didn't put me back in prison for my part in stealing that treasure. He could have. That says something, right there."