Live bait - A Sam Prichard Mystery by David Archer

Author:David Archer [Archer, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-19T07:00:00+00:00

THIRTEEN

“What kind of idea?” Ron asked. “I’ve seen that look in your eye before, Sam, and it makes me nervous.”

Sam shrugged his shoulders. “Why should it make you nervous? The only logical course of action is to shut down the PAF and put Heinrich in prison, where he belongs. We know that he wants me for killing his nephew, and we are already baiting a trap for him. I’m only going to suggest we sweeten the pot by letting him think he has a chance to get to me while he’s at it.”

“Sam, Heinrich Wegner is a cold-blooded killer, and an international criminal. I don’t know where his actual politics come from, but everything I’ve read about the guy tells me that the PAF is nothing but a tool he uses to enrich and empower himself. I don’t really like the idea of you painting a target on your forehead.”

“I second that,” Indie said. “Sam, this is too risky.”

“No, it’s not,” Sam said. “I’m the one who killed Hendricks, his nephew; if we put me into this whole situation, we can be pretty certain he’s going to swallow the bait and come after me. When he does, we're going to be ready to take him down.”

Indie squeezed his hand. “Sam, you’re talking about using yourself as bait! That could be suicidal!”

Once again, Sam shrugged. “Leaving him out there, knowing he wants to come after me, would probably be even worse. I’m the one he wants most, so I’d be the irresistible target. If I were him, I might be leery of trusting Reese over the bombs, but if he thinks it will give him a chance at me at the same time, it’ll be irresistible.”

Ron stared coldly into his eyes. “And what if he does manage to kill you? Never mind the fact that we lose the best investigator we’ve ever had, what about your family? You need to think about this, Sam.”

“I am thinking about it,” Sam said. “Ron, I’m going to be worthless to you if I have to stay hidden all the time, and I’d only be endangering my family. How long would it be before Heinrich would decide to try to use them against me? Or, what happens if he decides to take me out while they’re with me?”

The man behind the desk simply looked into his eyes. “As much as I hate to admit it,” Ron said, “you’re making some valid points. Okay, so how do we do this? Tell me your plan.”

“It’s simple,” Sam said. “We let Heinrich believe that I’ve gone rogue, that I’ve thrown in with Reese on this whole deal. Get my family hidden away, along with Harry and his wife, and then we let Reese make his phone call. The only difference is, now he gets to explain that it was Sam Prichard that helped him track down the Soviet Sixpack, and that I want a share in the reward. Heinrich will play along because it will give him the chance to look me in the eye while he puts a bullet through my head.

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