Nice continuation, keeping up his wariness. It all does give a sense of impending dread, that something really will be wrong cause it’s too good to be true. Neat detail with the brown spots.

The more I read, the more I get this dreadful feeling that it will end with the building collapsing around them.

And I agree with THX – the brown stains were a nice touch. Shows it’s not totally perfect. I can only suspend my disbelief so much. ;-)

The Company sounds good. Do they have a branch in Boston?

Gary’s “firm tone” came out of nowhere. Just enough to set me, the reader, on edge. A glimpse at possibly darker things, by my reading.