Complex sentence: Though Wolfe hired a range of freelance operators, the'teers were always Wolfe's first choices when extra manpower was needed--if only one extra detective was needed, Saul Panzer was the automatic first choice.
Split into simpler sentences: Though Wolfe hired a range of freelance operators, the'teers were always Wolfe's first choices when extra manpower was needed. If only one extra detective was needed, Saul Panzer was the automatic first choice.