The Celtic Conspiracy by Hansen Thore D

Author:Hansen, Thore D.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AmazonEncore
Published: 2012-05-29T04:00:00+00:00

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WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 19, AFTERNOON

Shortly after touching down in Washington, Deborah and Shane were brought, along with all the parchment, to a private institute on Walter Street belonging to an archaeologist who was an old friend of MacClary’s. It sat well camouflaged in a nice, quiet residential area with tree-lined streets and modest, single-family homes, right near the Capitol. There they waited for MacClary.

In the hall of the laboratory, Shane tried to calm himself down.

“Adam?”

Shane turned around and looked into Jennifer’s bewildered, delighted face. She had slipped in behind him and sat down. “What are you doing here?”

“Ronald asked us to come. He seems nervous. Why are you here?”

“I called Ronald earlier, after I found out that there had been an incident at the Italian border.” She handed Shane a printout of a report from Reuters.

HIGH-LEVEL IRISH TERRORIST SPOTTED IN ITALY AFTER YEARS UNDERGROUND. UNSUCCESSFUL CHASE BROKEN OFF.

Shocked, Shane looked at Jennifer. “Do you think they mean Thomas? I thought he fought against the IRA!”

“I’ll give you one guess who’s behind this report,” Jennifer said with astonishing composure. “Now I understand why he didn’t want us to come and get him. If he was able to get away, then he’ll be able to make it here as well.”

“How can you be so sure of that?”

“Thomas’s old friends are used to surviving underground. They know every trick in the book.”

“I hope you’re right.”

Just then Ronald entered. He’d been soaked by the pouring rain, which only added to his agitation.

“Jennifer, Adam, this way,” he said, opening an office door and waving them inside. A moment later, Deborah joined them. Ronald slammed the door shut rather loudly.

“Jennifer, have you contacted your district attorney?”

“No, she won’t be back from Europe for another two days, but I have an appointment with her.”

“All right, we’ll need the time anyhow. I’ve hired three independent experts to work with Deborah to translate the parchments and date them precisely. When Thomas arrives with his parchment, that will be translated and dated as well. With that, and his testimony, we’ll at least have a strong motive. And given the cultural and historical dimension of this find, we should have the attention of the world.”

“Has Thomas contacted any of you?” Jennifer said as she took some notes.

“No, he hasn’t.”

Jennifer gave MacClary the Reuters report and fell back into her chair with a sigh.

“Blast!” Ronald roared. “They’re doing their absolute best to keep Thomas from getting here. Is what he’s carrying worth killing him over?”

“Ronald! He probably recognized who they were. That should be reason enough,” Jennifer said and looked at MacClary in surprise that he hadn’t realized this himself.

MacClary shook his head in bewilderment. “Yes, I’m afraid you’re right. At least he got away. That’s the most important thing.”

An elderly man in a lab coat suddenly stood in the doorway, several computer printouts in his hand. “Mr. MacClary, I think this might be of some interest to you.”

When the man looked at the others and hesitated, Ronald said, “Go ahead.

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