Remote Control (Nick Stone 01) by Andy Mcnab

Author:Andy Mcnab
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Transworld Digital
Published: 2008-10-01T23:00:00+00:00

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The next thing to attack was the alarms, which would mean neutralizing the telephone lines. One of Pat’s presents was a disruption device, a black box of computer technology about eight inches by six inches; coming out of it were six different-coloured leads with crocodile grips at the end, a combination of which I’d attach to the telephone line. When the intruder alarm inside the building was tripped, a signal should, in theory, be sent to the monitor station or the police; however, it wouldn’t get there because the disruption device would have engaged all the lines.

I got close to Kelly’s ear and said, ‘You can help me even more now.’ I put the clock back into the bag, picked it up and walked past the fire-exit doors to the utilities bank.

From the bag I pulled out another item from Pat’s shopping list, a 2-metre square of thick blackout material, the sort photographers use.

I winked at Kelly. ‘More magic,’ I said, ‘and I’ll need you to tell me if it works.’ I was talking in a very low tone; at night, whispering can sometimes be heard as far away as normal speech. I came right up to her ear again and said, ‘We’ve got to be really quiet, OK? If you want to talk to me, just tap me on the shoulder, and then I’ll look at you and you can talk in my ear. Do you understand?’

She spoke into my ear. ‘Yes.’

‘That’s great, because that’s what spies do.’ I put on my rubber gloves.

She stood there with an earnest expression on her face, but looking quite stupid with her coat inside out and the hood up.

I said, ‘If you see any of the light coming out, I also want you to tap me on the shoulder, OK?’

‘Yeah.’

‘OK, stand there against the wall.’ I moved her into position, looking out towards the fences and bushes.

‘I want you to stand very still. If you see or hear anything, you tap me on the shoulder. OK?’

‘Yeah.’

‘Even if there’s only a little bit of light coming from me, tap me on the shoulder. OK?’

‘Yeah.’

I went over to the bank of utilities, put the material over my shoulders, turned on the Maglite with a red filter and got to work.

I’d used disruption devices many times. I worked with the torch in my mouth and was soon dribbling. I attached the clips to the telephone line in a variety of combinations; as they bit in, a row of lights came on, and the aim was to get all six red lights up. When that happened, the lines were engaged. Ten minutes was all it took.

I rested the box in between the electricity and the gas meters. I only hoped there wasn’t an audio alarm as well as a telephoned warning. I doubted it somehow, seeing as the budget had only stretched to one external detector.

I took off the blanket, wrapped it up into a bundle and handed it to Kelly. ‘You’ve got to hold that for me, because I’m going to need it again in a minute.

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