Purge on the Potomac by Roberts David Thomas;

Author:Roberts, David Thomas;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Defiance Press
Published: 2018-07-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 41

“And they are ignorant that the purpose of the sword is to save every man from slavery.”

- Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (A.D. 39-65)

Roman Poet

Zach Turner’s cell phone rang as he was driving his jacked-up pickup truck down an asphalt-paved farm road near the Bunker. When he glanced at caller ID, he noticed it was Pops. “Turner,” he answered.

“Pops here,” came the voice over the phone.

“Any news, sir?” asked Zach.

“We’ve got security video from the state aviation hangar,” Pops told him. “We have a figure on tape that nobody who works at the state aviation hangar can positively identify.”

“What’s he look like?” asked Zach.

“This character is wearing a ball cap. There’s not much to distinguish him except that nobody had ever seen him there before, and it’s the only tape we have of him. He was there the day of the crash.”

“Whoa, that’s interesting. How can I help?” asked Zach.

“Need you to look at the tape right away,” Pops told him.

“You think I may be able to help identify this guy?” asked Zach, a little confused why Pops would think he might be able to help by looking at the tape.

“That morning, this turkey talked to a fellow mechanic and borrowed a tool.”

“What kind of tool?” Zach asked.

“A rivet gun.”

“Hmm… okay, that’s interesting.” Zach thought for a minute. “You have a guy that doesn’t belong there. Pardon me for asking, Pops, but how is it you think I might be able to help you in the identification of this mechanic?”

“His co-worker, who had never met him or seen him before, said he spoke with a Russian accent.”

It took a few seconds for Pops’ last statement to sink in with Zach. “Russian? He’s sure it was Russian?”

“Well, he ain’t no linguistics expert, but he said he sounded Russian. He also said he guessed this turkey was bald under his ball cap.”

“Damn! Really?” Now Zach was really excited.

“When can you high-tail it on over here?” Pops asked him.

“I’ll come now. I’ve got someone who may be able to help us,” Zach told Pops. “The problem is, he’s in D.C. on assignment for me but, if we can video conference him in, we can have him look at the tape.”

“Sounds like a plan, son. Appreciate your help.”

“No worries, Pops. Come to your ranch?” Zach asked.

“No, sir, we will meet you at Austin Police Department headquarters.” Pops went on to give Zach further details about the location of the meeting.

Three hours later, Pops, several Texas Rangers, Turner, Beard and Turnbow were in an interrogation room in downtown Austin police headquarters.

“Shut them blinds,” Pops instructed one of his Rangers. He didn’t want anyone seeing the video they were about to put up on the big screen in the conference room. “And lock the door, too, but wait till this young man leaves to do something more important than show an old fart how to hook this technology up.”

“Sir, I’ve got the video conference all linked up and ready. Just call me back in if you need further assistance,” said the young IT administrator employed by the city of Austin.

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