Collateral Damage by Marc Cerasini

Author:Marc Cerasini [Cerasini, Marc]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Media Tie-In, Suspense fiction, Action & Adventure, New York (N.Y.), Terrorism - United States, Bauer; Jack (Fictitious character), Terrorists, New Jersey, Terrorism - Prevention
ISBN: 9780061431180
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2008-02-07T08:21:46.605909+00:00

12

THE FOLLOWING TAKES PLACE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 6:00 P.M. AND 7:00 P.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME

6:05:50 P.M. EDT

Security Station One

CTU Headquarters, NYC

Morris O'Brian watched flickering, real-time satellite images of the shattered town. Thick smoke crossed his monitor screen like a creeping black smudge. Flames licked the walls and roof of the rambling factory.

He was tempted to alert the local firefighting authorities — though in that isolated region of rural New Jersey, Morris wasn't sure what resources were actually available.

It wasn't his call, anyway, so Morris didn't make it.

Jack Bauer had called for backup and Morris obeyed — dispatching two tactical assault teams and a medical unit. Estimated time of arrival: twenty-eight minutes and fifty-five seconds, according to his threat clock.

"The last chopper's just lifted off from the heliport," Peter Randall informed him. "No problem with clearance this time."

Morris nodded — then his cell phone beeped. Bloody hell? Who's calling me on my personal line?

But it wasn't a call. His ISP had just alerted him to an urgent e-mail waiting in his cache. Morris looked around for the briefcase computer he had brought with him that morning, found it behind the door where he'd left it when he started work on the troubled security system.

He dumped the briefcase on his desk and opened the lid. He wiped his thumb over the fingerprint sensor, and got clearance to proceed. His ISP protocols and passwords were programmed into the computer, and Morris had the "urgent message" on screen in seconds.

The e-mail came from Chloe — the kinky bird from the computer department he'd been dating on the sly. Morris read the tagline, and his knees turned to jelly.

"Oh god," he moaned, dropping into a chair. "She's pregnant?"

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