My Gal Sunday by Mary Higgins Clark

Author:Mary Higgins Clark [Mary Higgins Clark]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Mystery, Suspense, Adult, Thriller
ISBN: 9780671014919
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 1996-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

From the safe house in Arlington, Henry went directly to the newly established command center in the theater of the White House. The slight negative twist of the CIA director’s head told him that nothing new had developed. So far all efforts to trace the device used to disable the cars and the Secret Service agents had proved fruitless. And while they seemed convinced that Sunday was still in the general area, no one had come forward with any leads. The bad weather had limited the number of people out on the streets, and apparently no one had seen anything suspicious. The only thing they had to go on so far were a few footprints in the snow, near where Sunday’s car had come to a stop. There was no certainty to it, but indications were that they had been left by the kidnapper. Casts of the prints had been made and were currently being checked out.

At the White House, with Jack Collins and Marvin Klein in tow, Henry went to the Cabinet Room where for the fourth time he called Sunday’s father at the O’Briens’ two-family home in New Jersey.

When he hung up, he said tonelessly, “Sunday’s mother and all the aunts and uncles and cousins are in church. Her dad said that his little girl was too smart for even a horde of terrorists. And then he began to cry.”

“You’ve got to eat something, sir,” Klein said quietly as he pressed a bell under the table.

“Jovunet certainly hasn’t lost his appetite,” Collins said bitterly. “Guys tell me he’s gone through more champagne and caviar than any of the Russian defectors we’ve had the pleasure to entertain. They’ve even had to order more. And now they tell me he wants the chef from Le Lion d’Or to personally prepare his dinner.”

“I wonder why he needs to stuff himself now,” Henry said, the irritation clear in his voice. “I’m sure they’ll have a hero’s welcome ready for him, wherever it is he’s going.” He paused. “Any word yet on where that might be?”

“No, not yet,” Klein replied. “The Oval Office might be right — that there is a coup about to take place somewhere and some newly formed government will welcome him — but so far no one has come forward to offer him a new home. Whatever happens had better happen soon; we’re running out of time.”

Just before three o’clock the cabinet members and others began returning to the Cabinet Room. President Ogilvey and the secretary of state were the last to arrive. “No one, but no one, will admit to having engineered this escape for Jovunet,” the secretary said bitterly.

The three o’clock deadline that Henry had imposed came and went as the men sat in silence. At ten minutes past the hour, NBC News anchorman Tom Brokaw phoned the White House with an urgent request to speak to former President Britland. “Put him through,” Henry snapped. The Brokaws were frequent dinner guests at Drumdoe.

Brokaw did not waste time on amenities.

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