The Dali Diaries (The Ballashiels Mysteries Book 2) by Stewart Ferris

Author:Stewart Ferris [Ferris, Stewart]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: The Dali Diaries
Publisher: Accent Press
Published: 2017-07-26T18:30:00+00:00

TUESDAY 7TH MAY 2013

Flushing Meadows appeared drab and ordinary to Rocco, just a slab of parkland sandwiched between the highways and hardly a suitable site for a time capsule that was supposed to benefit the people of the future. His disappointment didn’t result from jet-lag or any other form of tiredness, for he had been pampered throughout his flight and had arrived refreshed and inquisitive. Rather, the almost childlike obsession and enthusiasm with which he approached matters of conspiracy and mystery – coupled with a variety of free cocktails – had served to elevate this unusual mission to a fantasy, a fairy tale quest, and now, facing the cold reality of something rather ordinary, he was temporarily deflated, returned to the corporeal state of rational scientist.

He strolled to the tatty wall of plywood panels that screened the New York State Pavilion, located the site entrance and rattled the lock. No one was operating the tunnelling equipment he could see through the gap in the gates.

Rocco felt a hand tapping him on the shoulder.

‘Coolsville Catalonia! What are you doing here?’ asked Charlie.

Rocco turned round to see someone very different from the young, rotund man he had been expecting. The bulk was still there, but it was wrapped stylishly in a dark suit, capped with a menacing black tie and sunglasses.

‘Charlie? What happened to you? You look like some kind of government agent!’

‘That’s what everyone thinks. Managed to get permission to dig here. Except I used the wrong machines and now I’m waiting for a drill.’

‘Did the old man say why he wants you to dig up that time capsule?’ asked Rocco.

‘Kinda. Something to do with that Dalí dude. The old man thinks Dalí put something into the capsule that wasn’t recorded in the official list of stuff.’

‘What kind of thing, Charlie? Did he say what it was?’

‘No. Just said that Dalí was working on another exhibit for the World’s Fair and would have had access to the capsule. If there’s something inside it that Dalí put there, the old man needs it.’

‘Why?’

Charlie shrugged.

‘There’s a connection,’ said Rocco. ‘Dalí painted the word Keo in the cave, and Keo is another time capsule. Dalí interfered with this time capsule too. This is as close to proving my theory as you can get.’

‘What theory?’ asked Charlie.

‘The Keo satellite gets launched. It’s been delayed for years, but it’s due for blast-off in a few days from Guiana Space Centre. The people of the future receive the time capsule inside it. They respond to the request to send a message back in time confirming receipt. Only the message arrives early and Dalí sees it. If Dalí wanted to reply to that message, what options does he have?’

‘His paintings?’ suggested Charlie.

‘Maybe. But a more secure method is to infiltrate another time capsule. The Westinghouse capsule is Dalí’s opportunity to send his own message to the people who were on the receiving end of Keo. Does that make sense?’

Charlie shook his head before asking, ‘Why bother?’

‘Dalí appreciated the sense of wonder in conversing with the unborn generations of a future world,’ suggested Rocco.

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