The Immortal Gene by Jonas Saul

Author:Jonas Saul
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: genetic engineering, police, police procedural, snake, DNA, thriller, serial killers, serial killer, scifi, Science fiction, crime thrillers, crime fiction
Publisher: Vesuvian Books
Published: 2018-07-16T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

Renovation construction on Jeffrey’s basement started earlier than expected. After meeting Megan in Tim Horton’s and making his decision to follow in his father’s footsteps, he needed to get to work right away. Stalking the Radcliffes wasn’t needed after all. That one visit cemented his presence at the Canada Day party. That was all he needed.

His wife couldn’t make it to the party, he’d tell them. She had recently left him. Walked out on him. His story would dispel any awkwardness they might feel having a man show up at the party by himself. That and the wine he would supply.

With the party arrangements secure, he realized on the drive back to Toronto that he needed to get his home ready for his new wife.

Safe Roomz Inc. came out right away and gave him a quote. Base model of four walls and a strong door—$5,000. High-tech model with cameras, monitors, generators, and sustainability for a family of four—$500,000. Basically the kind of panic room seen in the Jodie Foster movie.

Jeffrey went with a $25,000 model.

Today marked the last day of workers being in his basement. He’d been busy at work lately and needed these guys out of his house. The first of July, Canada Day, was one week away. He had taken the day off work before the party and had requested vacation time for the week after. They didn’t expect him back to work until the eighth of July.

Jeffrey followed Steve, his Safe Roomz representative, through the safe room as he pointed out the features Jeffrey had ordered and how they worked.

“You know, these things are popular in Mexico,” Steve was saying.

“Really?”

“Yeah.” Steve nodded dramatically. “What with all the kidnappings down there. Also in London. Israel too. Rich guys, worried about burglaries. You just never know.”

“What’s this?” Jeffrey asked to get Steve back on track.

“That’s where you store your non-perishables.”

“Oh. Right. Okay.” Jeffrey headed toward the thick door.

“You know,” Steve went on, “any lock is only as good as what surrounds it.”

“Agreed.”

“That’s why we have multiple locks and a reinforced frame.” Steve bent over and pointed at the locks, one by maddening one. “This electronic door can withstand the pressure of a three-hundred-pound man pounding on it incessantly. And it’s not just bulletproof. It’s machine-gun proof, too.”

“Wow.” Jeffrey minded his sarcasm. He needed to be just another customer and not someone Steve would readily remember. Not too much irksome behavior, but also not too much praise.

Steve snatched the work order off the table just outside the safe room door and scanned it.

“We didn’t add a phone and dedicated line as per your request,” he said. “But we put a power supply over there and a cellphone on charge. Cell coverage works with everything closed down.”

Jeffrey nodded and bounced from one foot to the other.

Steve set the tip of the pen in his mouth as he continued down the page. “No shatterproof glass because no windows,” he said, almost as if he was talking to himself. “Alarms, cameras, monitoring is all turned off at this point.

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