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The Raid That Made Him Famous

theater in New York. "Ethan," she said. One agent turned. "Ma'am, step back." Nora did not step back. "Are these arrests?" "No comment." "Search warrants?" "No comment." Marcus looked at his sister with something like disappointment. "Nora, go home." The sentence told Ethan everything. Marcus had expected agents. He had not expected Nora. Ethan moved toward the service corridor. The second agent angled slightly, blocking the cleanest path without appearing to block it. "Mr. Cole," he said. "A word." There it was. Free to leave unless instructed otherwise had lasted less than a minute. "Am I being detained?" "We have questions." "That is not an answer." Priya stepped in beside him. "He asked whether he is being detained."