Mind's Eye by Douglas E Richards

Author:Douglas E Richards [Richards, Douglas E]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: science fiction, Thriller
ISBN: 9780615953946
Amazon: B00HVGGH76
Barnesnoble: B00HVGGH76
Goodreads: 20824260
Publisher: Paragon Press
Published: 2014-01-11T07:00:00+00:00

Part Two

“The dead keep their secrets. And in a while we shall be as wise as they.”

—Alexander Smith

“Who are you? Why do you hide in the darkness and listen to my private thoughts?”

― Juliet, from Romeo and Juliet, (modern translation)

30

Colonel Justin Girdler rushed up to the small military helicopter that had just landed inside Fort Bragg, a TH-67 Creek, ignoring the wind that blasted his salt-and-pepper hair as though he were in a wind tunnel. He shook the hand of the man who jumped out of the helo, his second-in-command, Major Mike Campbell—a man he had handpicked for this position, ruffling more than a few feathers by jumping him over others who had served longer.

Campbell was in his mid-thirties and almost seemed like a son to Girdler—the son he should have had. His own son, who had been born when Girdler was in his late thirties, was graduating high school with spiked green hair, tattoos and piercings covering his entire body, and no future.

Justin Girdler was disappointed in his only child. But more than this, he had deep feelings of guilt, believing that the path his son was on was largely his fault. Divorced. Rarely at home during the boy’s formative years. And worse still, a psychologist by training. He was the head of PsyOps after all. There was a saying he had heard on occasion: show me a shrink’s kid, and I’ll show you a fucked up mess. In his experience this was largely true. Even worse if the poor bastard in question was the kid of a child psychologist. At least his own son hadn’t had this cross to bear.

“I appreciate you coming in person for this one,” said Girdler.

“Not at all, Colonel. Of all the unusual shit we’ve been involved with, this has to take the cake. Worth a two-hour helo ride.”

In their line of work, it wasn’t unusual to be working on a Sunday morning, but Girdler appreciated Campbell’s attitude nonetheless. He could have had Campbell teleconference in, but he liked the personal touch. And he hadn’t seen the major in weeks now as their responsibilities seemed to have drawn them in opposite directions.

Girdler also wanted his second back at Fort Bragg so the major could man the main office while Girdler flew to Edwards Air Force Base, which happened to be just ninety miles outside of Bakersfield, where he also maintained an office. Girdler had no doubt Nick Hall had left Bakersfield behind since the time his fingerprints were found, but going to the last known location of one’s quarry was sound operating procedure.

Even if the man they were seeking had fled into the heart of the country, with the colonel in California and Campbell in North Carolina, one of them should be fairly close—at least measured in distances that could be covered quickly by military aircraft. In the days of electronics connecting people in numerous ways and flawless 3-D teleconferencing, which was now as simple to implement as a phone call used to be, geographical proximity was not as important as it once was.

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