Target and Destroy by Tom Marcus

Author:Tom Marcus [Marcus, Tom]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-02-28T17:00:00+00:00

21

In the Clearwater Security office the next day, they were discussing the logistics of the snatch. The atmosphere was tense.

‘My word, we really are flying by the seat of our pants here,’ said Mrs Allenby with a tight-lipped frown.

‘Improvisation,’ Logan said. ‘That’s the name of the game.’

Alex didn’t like his manic look. He’d been calm and rational the night before, when he’d told her about his meeting with Lucy’s sister, but she worried that in some fundamental way it had unhinged him.

‘You improvise,’ said Mrs Allenby, ‘when your plan starts unravelling. We don’t have a plan.’

Logan shrugged. ‘I hand the money over to Molloy. We follow him. He leads us to our mystery man . . .’

‘Or woman,’ Alex put in.

Logan ignored her. ‘After the handover we leave Molloy and pick up our guy, and then somewhere along the way we take him.’

‘And then?’ Mrs Allenby said.

‘There’s nowhere secure we can take him, and anyway, we don’t want to be babysitting him for any length of time – too risky – so we do it hard and fast – sling him in the back of a van.’

‘One that comes equipped with appropriate instruments of torture, I suppose,’ said Mrs Allenby.

‘We won’t need any of that,’ Logan said. ‘A gun to the head should do the trick. He’s a pro, he’ll quickly see where his best interests lie.’

Mrs Allenby looked unconvinced.

Alan had been making notes. He looked up at Logan. ‘So you’ll be in the car. Alex following on the bike. She stays with Molloy after the handover, hopefully to a meet with the target, she then stays with the target. Meanwhile you’ve transferred to the van – who’s driving that?’

‘You or Ryan. Doesn’t matter,’ Logan said. ‘Actually I want to stay in the car. The van’s going to be no use in a chase if he starts playing silly buggers. Me and Alex box him in, secure him, and you get there quick as you can and we transfer to the van. Then we get him to spill the beans.’

‘Where’s all this going to happen?’ said Mrs Allenby.

‘No way of knowing ahead of time,’ Logan said. ‘That’s where the improvisation comes in.’

Mrs Allenby turned to Alan. ‘And communication?’

‘I’ve been working on a modified version of the old A4 gear. Smaller, easier to carry. I haven’t tested it yet.’

‘You’d better do that, then. We don’t know how fast our target works, but he’s had Mr Green’s details for twenty-four hours now. He might not have a plan yet, but he’ll know whether it’s feasible and what it’s going to cost. Molloy could call to set up the meet at any time.’

‘Where are you going to get the van?’ Alex asked.

‘Nicking one would be best. And then torch it after.’

‘I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that,’ Mrs Allenby said.

‘If you need a bit of tech support, I’ve got a handy little gizmo to help with the alarm,’ Alan said.

Logan nodded. ‘Sweet.’ He looked around the table, rubbing his hands together. ‘It’s been a while since we’ve done a snatch.

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