Agent Rizzo’s assignment letter had been intended to arrive before the genetic sample, and contained information that would have been very good to know in advance of opening it.
It was not the first time that the department’s mail room had let Rizzo down, but he knew better than to cause a fuss about it. It would accomplish nothing; in fact, it could only reflect poorly on his reputation.
The official record on Trial Sample BUG05 begins several days after the sample was released, for better or for worse.
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