Mark Three by John Hindmarsh

Author:John Hindmarsh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rexon Press
Published: 2017-01-13T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

After Maeve’s call, Mark sat for a moment, deep in thought. He had accepted responsibility for Cerberus UK, without fully determining what that entailed. He called DI Goodwin.

“Yes, Mark?”

“I’ve some news. Maeve Donnelly called me. Schmidt’s helicopter crashed and he’s in critical condition.”

“That’s shocking. Do you have any details on his condition? Do they know what caused the crash?”

“I’ve no news on his condition. This happened at ten a.m., Washington time. The authorities suspect someone fired a missile at it. Maeve’s meeting with the President tomorrow. She thinks he’ll want her to manage Cerberus US while Schmidt’s out of action.”

“I hope he survives. Donnelly’ll do a good job. She headed the FBI until sometime last year, if I recall?”

“Maeve was director of the FBI for a long time. She was kidnapped last year and some of her people were killed or injured. She decided she needed to do something else. She’s been managing Schmidt’s analytic team for nearly a year now. Maeve knows everything, and if she doesn’t, she can usually find out. Before she was appointed director, she held several positions in private and public legal areas.”

“I’d like to meet her some time. It sounds as though she has an interesting background.”

“There’s more. Maeve asked if I’d take responsibility for Cerberus UK and I said yes.”

“A drastic way to make your decision.”

“Yes, it is. Also, my home in New Hampshire was attacked earlier this morning. It was burned to the ground.”

“Is everything happening today? Did they think you were there? You and Schmidt both, in the one day. That’s not a coincidence.”

“That’s what we think as well. I’ve a video I’ll send you as an FYI. Some kind of militia group was involved. Six of them will be in the hospital for some time, recovering from gunshot wounds.”

“They were shot? Who did that?”

Mark decided not to disclose details. “I have some security, just in case. While the attackers were arrested, we don’t know yet who’s behind the attack. The point is, Maeve and I both think the break-in here, the raid on my home, and now the attack on Schmidt are all linked. I’d like to visit with the people you arrested yesterday. I may be able to discover what they were trying to do.”

“Unofficially, of course.”

“Of course. I’ll bring Gabrielle, if I may?”

“What? Why?”

“I’d prefer to demonstrate, if you want to join us. I’d like to interview those agents as soon as possible. Can you arrange it for me?”

“Expect a car in an hour.”

Mark transferred a copy of the video file to Goodwin and went searching for his crew. He discovered them in the lounge, enjoying scones, strawberry jam, and cream again. He put on a disappointed face. “Where’s mine?”

Niland pointed at half a scone in the center of the table. “You can have whatever is left.”

Mark updated the group while he ate the half scone, liberally smeared with the remnants of the cream and strawberry jam. “Maeve said she’ll keep us informed about Schmidt’s condition. She’s going to run Cerberus US while Schmidt is recovering.

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