Deduces a man's marriage

“So, how's the wife, Agent Stevens?” I asked.

He looked over at me startled.

There's a tan line where you usually wear your wedding ring,” I said. “It hasn't faded, which means you either recently separated or you take it off only when you're undercover like this. You don't strike me as being either sad or vindictively happy, or even extraordinarily relieved, which means that you are probably still married.”

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Agent Stevens chuckled, then said, “It's against company policy to speak ill of your coworkers.... and yes, I'm happily married.”

I nodded, attempting to look wise.

I'd worked with Agent Stevens a couple of times before, and he seemed like a personable, laid back person. He was tolerant, which was probably why he'd been given the task of working with teenagers. Perfectionists were good for some things, but they could be driven nuts by chaos.

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Exposed