The First Commandment by Brad Thor

Author:Brad Thor
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Mystery, Assassins, Suspense, Terrorists, Intelligence Officers, Political, Harvath, General, Scot (Fictitious Character), Suspense Fiction, Espionage, Thrillers, Politics, Fiction, Thriller, Adult
ISBN: 9781416543800
Publisher: Pocket
Published: 2007-01-01T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 64

When the door to his room opened, Harvath was surprised to see who was on the other side of it.

Before he could open his mouth, the man raised his Taser and pointed it at Harvath’s chest. He threw a pair of handcuffs at him and said, “Your right wrist to the bed frame, now.”

When Harvath hesitated, the man yelled, “Now!”

Harvath did as he was told.

With his prisoner secure, the man holstered his weapon, turned to the guard at the door, and nodded.

Once the guard had closed the door and the man with the Taser heard the click of the lock, he threw Harvath the keys to the handcuffs. “We’ve only got fifteen minutes of talk time while the surveillance servers are rebooted.”

“What the hell is going on here?” asked Harvath as he removed the handcuff from around his wrist and threw the keys back to Rick Morrell.

Morrell was a CIA paramilitary operative whom Harvath had worked with on several occasions in the past. After a considerably rocky start to their relationship, they had developed a professional respect for each other and even a friendship. Harvath didn’t know if his being here was a good thing or a bad thing. In the intelligence world, friendships were all too often subverted for matters of national security. Harvath hadn’t forgotten that President Rutledge wanted him for treason. He’d have to tread very carefully.

“You are in a shitload of trouble. You know that?” replied Morrell.

Harvath did know it and he didn’t need Rick Morrell or anyone else reminding him of it. “You’d have done the same thing in my situation.”

Morrell nodded. “That still doesn’t make my job any easier.”

Harvath didn’t like the sound of that. “Exactly what is your job?”

“By order of the president, I have been charged with stopping you from taking any further steps in relation to the attacks on Tracy Hastings, your mother, and the U. S. Ski Team.”

“So, the president does believe the ski team attack was by the same person?”

“Yes, he does,” said Morrell. “They found a note at the scene matching ones from the other two attacks.”

“Then what’s the problem?”

“The problem is that the president wants you out of the picture.”

“I’ve got every right to-” began Harvath, but Morrell interrupted him.

“You don’t have any rights. Jack Rutledge is the president of the United States. When he tells you to do something, you do it.”

“That’s not good enough.”

“Well, it’s going to have to be,” said Morrell.

Harvath looked at him with disbelief. “Jesus, you are an asshole. You know that? A minute ago you agreed that you would have done the same thing in my position.”

“And I meant it.”

“So what’s your fucking problem?”

“My problem is that I and the other five members of my Omega Team on the other side of that door have been ordered to take you out if you refuse to cooperate.”

The response took Harvath by surprise.

“Dead or alive,” said Morrell as he read the expression on Harvath’s face.

Harvath had felt betrayed when the president had first turned on him, but now there were no words to describe what he was feeling.

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