The Golden Path (A Tom Wagner Adventure Book 4) by M.C. Roberts & R.F. Maclay

Author:M.C. Roberts & R.F. Maclay [Roberts, M.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-14T22:00:00+00:00

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Office of Prison Administration, Geneva, Switzerland

A black Audi A8 sedan and an armored police van, both with Dutch license plates, rolled along the Chemin des Corbilletes and, at the junction with the Chemin des Coudriers, turned at the traffic circle into the parking lot of the F-shaped brick building. The prison was located in a surprisingly nice part of the city, surrounded by parks, well-tended gardens, modern office buildings, an embassy, and a cultural center—not the kind of places one would normally associate with a prison. The passenger door of the A8 opened. A man in a black suit and sunglasses climbed out and opened the rear door, and an elderly woman, elegant in a dark-gray business outfit, stepped out of the back. Flanked by two men in dark suits, she made her way to the prison entrance.

At the first security checkpoint, the woman and the two men escorting her showed their identification papers.

“Bonjour. I am Antonia Bolovatto, from Europol headquarters in the Hague,” she said in flawless French. “I would like to speak to Warden Lanchet.”

The man checked the woman’s papers in his computer, making the necessary confirmations: Antonia Bolovatto, Deputy Director of Europol’s Organized and White Collar Crime division. The officer reached for the telephone and informed the warden of her arrival, and the electronic door latch buzzed. “You’re in luck. He’s still in the building. Take the elevator to the second floor. Warden Lanchet’s assistant will meet you there.”

Passing through additional security points, Antonia Bolovatto was soon seated in the warden’s office. She came straight to the point.

“I’m here because of a Red Notice concerning a Hellen de Mey and a François Cloutard. I am here to transfer both prisoners to Europol headquarters. Cloutard is an international art smuggler, a man we’ve been after for years. Madame de Mey is working with him, and we have reason to suspect she is connected to the man behind the incident at the WHO conference.”

Bolovatto handed Lanchet the file. He leafed through it, raising his eyebrows repeatedly and nodding. Beside the warden’s desk, a bank of twenty-five monitors displayed the most important sections of the prison. One of them showed the parking area, and it was this monitor that Lanchet now pointed to.

“I see I don’t need to provide you with a vehicle.”

Bolovatto shook her head. “I would like to take both prisoners for interrogation as soon as possible.”

“Of course, of course,” the warden said, scanning the transfer papers again. He pressed a button on his desk telephone. “Stephanie, bring me a transfer form, please.”

Lanchet smiled at Bolovatto. “Every time the same old paperwork.”

“Every ‘i’ dotted and every ‘t’ crossed,” said Bolovatto.

A few minutes later, Bolovatto was back in the parking area. She watched as Cloutard and Hellen were led out to the armored van. A prison guard removed their handcuffs, and Bolovatto personally snapped new cuffs on. Then she opened the back of the van. Hellen glanced fearfully at Cloutard, who also seemed nervous, and they both climbed inside.

“We’re innocent,” Hellen blurted, her voice loud and shrill.

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