The Uluru Code by Dempsey Ernest

Author:Dempsey, Ernest
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Enclave Publishing
Published: 2016-09-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Alice Springs, Northern Territory

Australia

"Reports are coming in now that there may be as many as twelve deaths in the horrific incident that authorities are now calling a terrorist attack. Two elevators were bombed in a downtown Sydney office building earlier this evening. Experts say that these elevators had security measures built in to stop the cars in case of an emergency, but for some reason the brakes failed. Investigators are on the scene, but it's unclear when we will have any answers."

Sean and the others watched the news report with grim fascination. The television displayed dozens of police cars, several fire trucks and ambulances, and emergency crews rushing around the outside of a tall building.

"That's awful," Adriana said in a hushed tone.

The screen switched to a man in a suit with his tie slightly loosened. He had dark circles under his eyes and rubbed his head as he spoke. "I...we just adjourned a board meeting," he said, choking on some of the words. "I went back to my office to finish up some work, and I heard a loud explosion. A minute later, I heard the crash. I...I had no idea what had happened at first." The guy fought hard to keep the tears from gushing. "I can't believe they're all gone. It doesn't make any sense. Who would do something like this? Those men have families, friends. And now they're gone." He pushed the microphone away. "I'm sorry. I can't right now."

The camera went back to the reporter, a blonde woman wearing a ruffled purple blouse. "That was the company's chairman, Bernard Holmes, just minutes after the attack. We'll bring you more on this story as it develops."

"Crikey," Reece said. "Maybe Sean is onto something with his whole fear of heights thing."

Sean absently nodded.

"Whoever those terrorists were, they knew exactly where those men would be, and when they would be there," he said.

"What?" Tommy asked, still staring at the television.

"If it was a random terrorist attack, they would have hit in the middle of the day. Why bomb an elevator at night when no one is in the building?"

"I guess they knew someone was in the building."

Sean pointed at the screen. "See that?"

There were images coming in from the basement where both sets of elevator doors had exploded when the cars hit the bottom.

"Both elevators fell. Why two?"

"I don't know," Tommy shrugged. "I suppose you're going to enlighten us?"

"It's just weird, is all. Seems awfully strategic, taking out the entire board of directors of a major company like that. Not a terrorist's style."

"They attacked corporate America in 2001."

"True, but the timing of this one had to be absolutely perfect. Whoever did this knew those men would be on the elevator when they were. And they knew all of them would be there."

"Well, they missed one," Reece said. "That crying chairman sure is a lucky bloke. Good thing he's a workaholic; otherwise he'd be at the bottom of that wreckage."

Sean stood up and walked over to the blankets he'd piled on the floor in the corner.

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