face against the window. Somewhere in first class, someone muttered something about delays.
Then a flight attendant appeared near the front of the cabin.
She spoke quietly to another crew member before turning toward the cockpit.
The cockpit door opened.
The captain stepped out.
He wasn’t carrying a clipboard or looking at the passengers in the ordinary way a captain might when making a routine announcement. His expression was serious, and he moved with the unmistakable purpose of someone who had come into the cabin for a specific reason.
He
