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Philip Jamek. Not only was Jamek a proven danger to the world, but Harvath had
made a vow to his fallen comrades that he wouldnтАЩt rest until every last person
responsible for their deaths was brought to justice.
Harvath and Sammy Cheng watched as a waitress approached Lee and set a drink
on the table in front of him. She said a few words, and he reached into his pocket to
retrieve a tip. When the waitress left, Lee played with his chips for a few moments
and then pretended to cough into his hand as he relayed instructions over the tiny
microphone sewn into his sleeve.
тАЬJamek just made contact,тАЭ Sammy Cheng whispered to Harvath as he picked up the
information over his earpiece.
Scot kept his eyes on the table. тАЬThe waitress who brought him the drink,тАЭ he said.
тАЬHe must be close.тАЭ
тАЬClose, or he gave the waitress the message and told her to wait ten minutes before
delivering it.тАЭ
тАЬNo, heтАЩs definitely nearby. HeтАЩs going to watch to make sure LeeтАЩs alone.тАЭ
тАЬHe wonтАЩt be standing outside in this weather. Either heтАЩs got a car waiting or heтАЩs
already caught one of the last taxis to the Hotel Lisboa.тАЭ
тАЬThe Hotel Lisboa? HeтАЩs moving the meet again?тАЭ asked Harvath.
Cheng nodded his head. Jamek had already switched the agreed-to meeting place
several times that day, making it nearly impossible for a trap to be set. Harvath felt as
if he were on a whirlwind tour of the region. They had already ridden the Star Ferry
from Hong Kong to Kowloon and back, had suffered two hours of rain in Hong
KongтАЩs Wanchai District, had gone up and down the Peak Tram, and had arrived at
Hong KongтАЩs Jetfoil terminal just in time to catch the last high-speed boat to Macau.
Moving the game over to Macau was an additionally ingenious twist, as it took Hong
Kong law-enforcement officers, which members of the SDU were, out of their
jurisdiction. As crafty as this move was, Cheng had seen it coming and had gotten
permission for his team to pursue Jamek into Macau. The only problem had been
that the rest of the team, following behind in two nondescript vans, had been dressed
in full tactical gear. They had had no time to change into plain clothes before the last
Jetfoil departed and had to be left behind.
As Lee got up from his table and made his way toward the cashierтАЩs cage with his
chips, Harvath reflected on how masterfully Jamek had managed to whittle their team
of over fifteen operatives down to only three. In addition to the storm, something
else was brewing, and Harvath had a bad feeling about how it was going to play out.


3
President Jack RutledgeтАЩs National Security Council was waiting for him with a
mixture of cautious apprehension and professional unease when he entered the
secure conference room beneath the White House known as the situation room.
Being called in at such an ungodly hour and on a weekend had everyone on edge.
тАЬPlease be seated,тАЭ said the president as he took his place at the head of the long
cherry-wood table. тАЬThank you for coming in so early and on a Saturday.
тАЬAs you all know, the fallout from the terrorist attack on the ProphetтАЩs Mosque in
Medina has been every bit as bad as we feared it would be. The Israelis are
experiencing a surge in homicide bombings, and imams and mullahs throughout the
Islamic world are encouraging additional retaliation. And, just as we had anticipated,
the rhetoric has been ratcheted up by Muslim extremists who are now calling for
attacks on the United States because of our support for Israel.