Zero Day

Puller questions Bill Strauss about who authorized the blasting on the night of the murders. Arranging blasting permits is Strauss’s job, but the actual arrangements are made by subordinates. He agrees to look into why the blasting schedule wasn’t posted in the paper.

Returning to his motel, Puller finds Roger Trent waiting for him. Trent tells Puller that Jean had nothing to do with the bomb under his car. Puller asks Trent about his financial problems. Trent is enraged but doesn’t answer the question. Puller brings up the gas pipeline and tells Trent that debt is bad but treason is worse. Trent seems taken aback. He appears to have no idea what Puller is talking about.

Puller arrives at the firehouse early for his meeting with Dickie. He searches the firehouse and finds signs the club has been dealing meth, which is probably why Dickie clammed up when the subject arose. He also finds an old sheet of paper dated 1964. The document covers the procedure if there is a fire at “the facility.” The numbers 92 and 94 have been written in the margin.

Dickie arrives on his motorcycle. He is pulling up in front of the firehouse when Puller hears a shot, and Dickie falls off the bike, shot in the head.