Half an hour later, Montoya was back in his car.
He took out his phone and dialed Sanders's private number.
The call was answered after a single ring.
The stubborn old man had clearly been waiting for this call.
"Daniel, it's me."
"We've reached an agreement."
"The data access for Pittsburgh will be fully restored by nine a.m. tomorrow. The chairman of the local committee will apologize to Wallace and admit it was an operational error."
A soft grunt came from the other end of the line.
"Very well. And what's our price?"
"The vote next Tuesday on the supplementary clauses to the Regional Economic Recovery Bill," Montoya said bluntly. "I want to see thirty green 'yea' votes. No abstentions, no absences, no excuses."
"Done," Sanders replied crisply.
Montoya continued, "One last thing, Daniel, regarding Pittsburgh."
