Resurgence by Peter Hoole

Author:Peter Hoole [Hoole, Peter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Peter B. Hoole
Published: 2019-11-30T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter twenty-Seven

Jace looked forlorn in the backseat.

“How was he killed?” asked Darcy, trying to sound as sympathetic as she could.

“Car accident.” replied Jace, “Or that’s what the report said?”

“You don’t believe it?” asked Caleb.

“Not even a little bit. Damon was a perfectionist. In every aspect of his job, he always made sure that it was done perfectly. Then to have the report say that he lost control and drove into a wall??? Bullshit.”

“So, what do you think happened?”

“I’m not sure. I had a bit of a look into it, but couldn’t find anything to dispute it.”

“How can you be sure it wasn’t an accident?”

Jace considered his response, “Just a gut thing... I guess. I don’t know about your experience, Captain, but to me – if something walks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck... then it’s probably a fucking duck.”

Caleb could sense Jace was getting angry about the conversation, so Caleb reassured him, “We believe you Jace. After the last couple of days, hell I’m willing to believe anything until I get proof.”

Jace became quiet.

Caleb decided to stop the conversation and give Jace some time to settle.

“How far out are we, babe?” he asked Darcy.

Darcy had the tablets sitting on her lap. As they drove, she tried to find as much information as she could. But, as had previously happened, she found herself constantly blocked from most of the tablet by something call Endeavour Access Only.

She reopened the mapping program, judged that they were about an hour and a half at their current speed. There was nothing on the road or in front of them that would indicate the speed would be hampered, so she relayed the information to Caleb.

Caleb asked her about what else she had found.

“I keep getting the same warning...” she said, having previously told Caleb of the restrictions on her access, “I’m a bit worried to be honest.”

“Why’s that?” Caleb asked, becoming concerned that she was concerned.

“What if we get there and we can’t get any other information. If we keep getting blocked by the access restriction...”

Caleb pondered her question.

“I’m sure we’ll find... something. I’m not sure what it will be, but we’ll find it. And even if we don’t it’s not like Haven’s the only option. Dunleavy and the others are going back state-side. Hopefully they get support and head to Minot. That should do the trick.”

Darcy seemed a little comforted. She did not like resolutions to be out of her control, but there was little she could do about it.

As Caleb drove, the road blended into itself. Where once he looked at the lush, green trees with enthusiasm, he now longed for them to be gone. He was eager to get back to Haven, and to find out what he could do to bring down the Colonials.

After about another twenty minutes, the phone rang.

Once again, Darcy answered it. After putting it on loudspeaker, Darcy again placed it on the centre console.

“Cap? Can you hear me?”

The familiar voice of Murphy resonated through the handset.

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