Chance.Twins.02.Death.Run.2007 by Higgins Jack

Author:Higgins, Jack [Higgins, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0100-12-31T22:00:00+00:00

"What?" Jade said.

"That's what someone told the system," Pete went on. "We've had our access key canceled. Doesn't only lock us out, but it ensures there's no data being received at all. So we can't just re-access and watch a replay to see where they went. The satellite should be back online in about three minutes, but we'll probably have lost them by then. Till we can get new access codes authorized, we won't be able to tell it where to look. And whoever canceled our codes can probably keep us locked out for hours."

"Someone with pretty high authority. Someone who didn't want us to see where those helicopters went," Ardman said. "The interesting question is, who?"

"The same person who tipped off the gunmen that I was on my way," Dad said. "The only way they'd have known to pull out and evacuate was if someone told them their time was up."

"I'm inclined to agree," Ardman admitted.

"You mean like a traitor? A mole?" asked Jade.

"I was with Sir Lionel when I took your call," Ardman told Dad. "He's the minister with overall responsibility for my department," he explained to Jade. "Apart from him, only a handful of people would have known you'd called. I alerted Goddard and his team at once; that broadens it to a dozen more . . . Not much help."

"But if there's a leak, possibly a traitor," Dad said, "we have to play this very carefully indeed."

"Tornadoes are breaking off," Pete reported. "They failed to make contact. Those helicopters were turning north when we lost them. But they could have kept changing course to head anywhere. I've sent up some air-sea rescue to cover the east; the RAF are sweeping the north. We'll get west and south covered as soon as we can. But I'm not hopeful."

"I'll work out the range," Alan said. "See if we can put a boundary on their journey. Though they might pick up different transport en route."

"Aren't you missing the important point here?" Jade demanded.

"And what's that?" Ardman asked.

"We've lost them. We have no idea where those gunmen have gone. Or where they've taken the Banker and Rich."

There was a binder clip holding a bundle of papers together. It had been digging into Rich's leg for ages, but he finally managed to move enough to pull it off the papers. He examined it briefly in the light from his watch dial. It looked about the right width.

The wires that folded back from the clip itself just fit between the cupboard doors. Rich twisted the clip, forcing the crack between the doors open--not much, just enough so he could see out. He had to twist awkwardly to get his eye close enough to the crack.

He could feel that the helicopter was descending. The change in the tone of the engine confirmed what he felt in the base of his stomach. The world bounced slightly as the helicopter landed. The sound of the engines faded and he could hear people talking, dogs barking, a heavy door sliding open.

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