The Grand Wheel by Barrington J. Bayley

Author:Barrington J. Bayley
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
ISBN: 9780575102101
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group
Published: 2011-09-28T22:00:00+00:00

Two hours later Cadence said woodenly: ‘There are a lot of other excavations out back of this hotel. A lot of different sorts of stuff is kept there. I’ve seen cadre people go in and out, sometimes.’

‘Could we get in there?’

She shrugged. ‘I don’t know. Probably. I’ve been in there once, with Jerry. It’s not guarded, really. Nowhere is once you get past the hotel lobby.’

I could just tell the Legit people it’s in there and let them do their stuff, he thought. But what if it’s not there? I wouldn’t have any more credibility left.

‘How about you and me having a look around?’ he said. ‘Maybe nobody would question us if we’re together.’ Then, seeing the fear on her face, he said: ‘Show me the way there, anyway.’

She stood up, her shoulders bowed. ‘All right. Let’s go.’

Scarne felt a quiet but pleasurable sense of triumph. Cadence had gone through an emotional crisis and had come through as he had predicted.

He had to hand it to her. She was prepared to commit treason for the sake of conscience. There weren’t many people like that about, these days.

Or perhaps his revelations about Dom’s stake had scared her as much as they scared him. Apart from that, he had lied to her, admitting he intended to pass information to the Legitimacy while strenuously denying he was an agent. All he wanted, he had said, was knowledge of where the impending game was to be held. The government would then be able to prevent it from taking place, even if Dom, himself, Cadence and everyone else involved were destroyed in the process.

If only it were that simple, he thought wryly.

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