“Did he have any trouble at the gate?”

“He tried to show a parking pass that expired eight years ago,” General Vance said.

“When the guard turned him away, he cleared his throat three times and asked if there was a separate tunnel for Derek Mitchell’s guests.”

“What did the sergeant tell him?”

“The sergeant told him everyone uses the same entrance, no matter who their son is,” Vance said.

He adjusted his cuff and glanced down at the laminated stage chart.