The embassy at Lima was another new compound loaded with all the bells and whistles, one would ever want. All the buildings were separated by a good d...stance most were connected by a covered walkway. In case of emergencies there were underground tunnels connecting all the buildings. The compound had all the luxuries, pool, tennis court and basket ball court. The state department security personnel had separate sleeping quarters from the JBG personnel.As we drove up I saw Elmer Harman at the. The bartender stared at me without saying a word. The smell of testosterone, gasoline, and stale sweat filled the air. I realized that the bartender was challenging me with his silence."What you got on draft?" I avoided sounding either butch or submissive. I made it as neutral as I could."Well, we ain't got no lite beer," he said smiling at me."That ain't what I asked, now is it?" I asked."You a cop?" he asked without making a move to get my beer."I was once. I was also a democrat once," I said. Maybe not every weekend but at least once a month. It was fantastic.We ate pizza and drank soft drinks. I was surprised that all my girlfriends were being kind of reserved compared to the last time we’d all been together down here. But then I looked around. I’d been so focused on Joan, I hadn’t really paid attention to my other girlfriends. Then I heard Brittany’s laugh and turned toward the sofa where I saw her in an animated conversation with Livy and Cindy.Cindy? When the only others here. ..Upon arriving at Andrews Air Force Base, we were met by a phalanx of armed men, all wishing that the enemy would try something. I spied the Judge sitting in one of the armored Suburbans, waiting for me. He gave me a look that was part sorrow, part anger, and part frustration. "I am so sorry, Kevin. We keep dangling you out there to draw their fire, and they keep shooting at you."It has to stop, and we are going to be the force that stops them, but if you had left one of them alive, it would.