It was the worst emergency of Van’s career. It wasn’t just a question of his company taking it on the chin. Feds wanted his advice, by e-mail, fax, and phone. Lots of feds wanted him. Law enforcement, military, infrastructure protection. Feds were calling him from agencies he had never heard of, and Van had heard of plenty. Van’s future was swinging like a broken window in those smoking, ash-laden winds.