he wrapped his arms around her , holding her close . he chucks the file on his desk , throws himself into the chair , and forces the drawer on the left hand side open at the same time . she sat there in silence for a long while and tried to process it all . someone 's even sitting on the roof . the man who entered had short brown hair and a narrow chin-strap beard . *** peeling back the thorny entrance to the trail , he smiled to himself . he snatched the binoculars and stared again . 