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say good-
night.
Buck knew she would race back to change, but he said, Stay with us a minute,
hon.
We need to tell Chaim something, and you may need to corroborate it with what
you have heard from your dad.
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Jerusalem tower, this is Gulfstream Alpha Tango, over.
Tower, go ahead, Alpha Tango. Initiate landing sequence.
Rayford plugged in the coordinates and put down in the busier-than-usual
airstrip.
To appear as casual as possible, he asked about it. The tower informed him
that the wealthier commuters from the big meeting at Kollek Stadium were
flying small craft to Tel Aviv for their international flights home.
Any delay on a refuel?
Negative, Alpha. You're clear.
See the choppers? Ray said as he lined up his approach.
I see one, Ken said. White with black block letters on the side.
Don't kid me.
I'm not. It's GC all right, but there's only one.
I don't like it, Ken.
Why hasn't Mac called if there's a glitch?
Rayford shook his head. I don't want to call him. He may not be where he can
talk.
But he might not know one of his birds is gone. Ever think of that?
Rayford punched in Mac's number. McCullum.
Mac! It's me. What's going on?
Yes, hello, Sergeant Fitzgerald. Of course you may proceed.
We're good to go?
No need to wait, Sergeant. That's affirmative.
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All my eggs are in your basket, Mac.
You're welcome, Sergeant. Good-bye.
Take your phone, Ken! Rayford shouted over the scream of the engines as Ritz
opened the door.
Ken smacked himself in the head and grabbed the phone out of his bag. Another
mature moment, he said. Don't leave me out there hitchhikin' now.
Don't worry. Rayford wished he had rearview mirrors on the side of the plane
so he would know when Ken got to the chopper.
Chaim Rosenzweig had never looked older to Buck. He was tired, of course. It
was late. But his wispy white hair, independent of control, haloed a grayish,
drawn face.
Buck, Tsion, and Chloe had quickly revealed to him conversations Rayford had
overheard on the Condor. Chaim appeared unable to speak after hearing that his
requests for Tsion's safety following his first TV broadcast had been laughed
at.
You realize, Chloe said, that you are the first outside person who knows
about the bugging device on that plane. We're putting lives in your"
Rosenzweig waved her off sadly. To think that Nicolae himself would say one
thing and do another, looking me in the eyes, he did, and lying. He could have
prevented the slaughter of your family, Tsion. Oh God, oh God, oh God! How
could
I have been so blind? I know you tried to tell me.
Doctor, Tsion said quickly, you and I will continue our discussion by phone
or E-
mail or in person, God willing, but we must leave now. Our sources tell us
that the
GC is planning a terrorist attack at the Temple Mount tomorrow, and we want to
be long gone by then.
Of course, Chaim said. I understand. I will have you driven to"
It's all arranged, Buck said. We need to be on the roof in ten minutes.
Of course, go. I will cover for you. Don't worry about me.
Chloe went to change, and Buck told Chaim the disposition of the key. Break
it down, he said wearily. Tools are in the utility room.
Buck! Chloe cried as she moved toward the door. You're on TV! Turn it up!
... Community forces believe videotape reveals this man as the likely killer
of a GC
guard earlier this evening at the Meeting of the Witnesses at Kollek Stadium.
He has been identified as an American, Cameron Williams, a former employee of
the
GC publishing division. Williams is reportedly staying with Rabbi Tsion
Ben-Judah at the home of Israeli Nobel Prize-winner Dr. Chaim Rosenzweig.
Supreme
Commander Leon Fortunato went on to say ...
Tsion and Buck followed Rosenzweig toward the utility room. As soon as Buck
saw where they were headed, he brushed past the old man, nipped on the light,
and grabbed a hammer, a shovel, and a concrete block. Do you have a
sledgehammer?
If you don't see it, I don't have it, Chaim said. We need to hurry. The
phone rang. That will be the GC, he said. Jonas the gateman spoke over the
intercom in
Hebrew, but Buck understood Rosenzweig and Fortunato.
Have someone bring me the phone, Rosenzweig said. I'm in the back hallway.
He turned to Buck and Tsion and gestured that they should lead the way to the
access door. When he got the cordless phone, he dismissed the valet and talked
as he followed Buck.
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Of course he's here, Leon, he said. And sound asleep. Don't even think of
invading my household in the middle of the night. You have my word he will be
here in the morning. You can question him then. I will even be happy to bring
him to you. . . . Oh, Leon, that is patent nonsense, and you know it. He is no
more a murder suspect than I am. Your man was shot by one of your own. . . .
Have you found a murder weapon? Fingerprints? Check the bullets, and they will
trace to your weapons. I have known Mr. Williams for years and have never seen
him with a weapon. I'm warning you, Leon. These are my guests, and I will not
wake them! . . .
Yes, I warned you! You are not my supreme commander. . . . Now you are
threatening me? You know my standing in this country and, may I say, with
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