TEXT: but michael had seemed insistent on getting it back , and when ada 's investigations had failed , he felt this was his next best chance . iron bands constricted around joan 's chest as she thought about the task that lay before her . ada would be watching her every move , her every glance , and would report back to cecily and michael if one action went awry . joan would have to pretend that she was over hugh , that she was fully back in love with
michael