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Ike pointed a finger. "Look there. Hand me that

magnifying glass, Jersey." He grinned at

her. "You appoint yourself General Raines's

personal bodyguard, half-pint?"

"He hasn't complained yet," she fired back.

Grinning, Ike studied the picture. He compared the

picture to a detailed map of the city. "On top

of the Solow Building, Ben. That's a man and a

woman, both of them neatly dressed and both of them

armed. Take a look."

Ben bent over the picture, using the glass for

magnification. But he only briefly studied the

man and woman. He moved the magnifying

glass upward, north, into Central Park, past the

Pond, carefully studying the area. "Gardens.

Gardens all over the place, and damn well

tended. Look how clean it is, people. From

Fifty-second at ... ah ..." He checked the

city map. "... Madison, all the way over and

including Columbus Avenue. Then north all the

way up to ... ah ... Seventy-second

Street. Nearly spotless. What the hell is
going on here?"

"Who do you suppose they are, Gene?" the woman

asked the man.