


He grabbed Silas by the collar and was satisfied when he saw the look of surprise and fear in his eyes. Grant’s self-preservation instincts immediately kicked in and the cold blue flame of anger was back. A rivulet trickled down Silas’s hairline. attorney has been accepting bribes from one of the country’s biggest crime lords.” “I’d hate to have to leak it to the press that Chicago’s U.S. Grant saw beads of sweat forming on Silas’s forehead. Now cut the crap and tell me what Pallas knows.” “That investigation is being kept confidential,” Silas said. He doubted it took much for Martino to buy him off. Frankly, he was an embarrassment to his office. Silas made a big show of trying not to look nervous, but Grant could see it in his eyes.
