With a heroic, life-changing effort, Van got his searing temper back under control. He wasn’t going to punch a guest inside his own office. Besides, something deep in him told him he was confronting a very dangerous man here, somebody who could kill him easily. "Look, Mr. Hickok, if I’m not serious about this war, then what the hell am I doing in a damn secret bunker in West Virginia? You wanna tell me my job? Sit down here and start coding. See how far you get."