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it?тАЭ

The Air Force colonel was suddenly calm with the knowledge that he would never leave this room alive.
He was not going to give the men in the room the pleasure of seeing him squirm. His gaze touched each
man, then he lit his cigarette with steady hands. тАЬI don't know. And that's being honest. I think it's an
aide, but I can't be sure. You can test me; I won't fight the machine.тАЭ
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He was tested. He did not know the name of the man on the Joint Chiefs, and his hunch that it was a top
aide showed positive. He did not know the location of the sub, and had no further knowledge of it.

тАЬExplain it all!тАЭ General Crowe snapped. тАЬI've seen men tortured before, sonny.тАЭ He still held the .38 in
his right hand.

тАЬGeneral, I don't know much about the operation. That was deliberate on the part of the top man, or
men. Not even the men in the sub know who the architect is. Least I don't believe they do.тАЭ No one in
the room believed him. тАЬMy orders are to report what I heard here, that's all.тАЭ

тАЬHe's lying!тАЭ a master chief said.

General Crowe said, тАЬColonel, make it easy on yourself. We can do this one of several ways. We're not
savages, but the fate of the world may very well rest in this room.тАЭ

The Air Force colonel glanced at his watch. A smile tugged at one corner of his mouth. He gave the
general a Washington, D.C. phone number.

тАЬTrace it,тАЭ Driskill told Sergeant Major Rogers.

The colonel's eyes hardened.

тАЬLet's tighten up all the loose ends, Colonel. Too many ropes dangling, flapping in the breeze.тАЭ

He looked at his watch once again and said, after a slight smile and a deep breath, almost a sigh of relief,
тАЬWeтАФthose of us in the operationтАФknew that Brady would eventually put things together and go to
Fayers.тАЭ

тАЬHarold Brady of the CIA?тАЭ

тАЬYes. We had hoped he wouldn't put it together until after the elections.тАЭ He glanced at his watch.

тАЬWhy are you always lookinтАЩ at your goddamned watch?тАЭ an Air Force commando asked. тАЬYou takinтАЩ
medicine?тАЭ

тАЬHe's stalling!тАЭ a SEAL said. тАЬPlaying for time.тАЭ

The Army Ranger hit the colonel in the mouth with a short, hard right, slamming him out of his chair.
General Driskill kicked the man to his feet and shoved him back in his chair.