Sunday, September 7
Getting Results: Part 1c – Ambush
Hammer’s cistron beeped.
“Yes? Okay. Yes. Thank you for contacting me first. You did the right thing.”
“Who was that?” asked Jim-Bean.
“Masters. I’m surprised he called us at all given what you said to him.”
“They didn’t listen to me,” said Jim-Bean with a shrug. “They could have saved more lives by downing those choppers. Would be doing the world a service if you ask me; a few less GNN news crew would make the world a better place.”
Hammer just stared at him. “You’re a cold hearted bastard, you know that?”
“Hey,” said Jim-Bean. “I worked in the SAS, remember? You don’t get there by hugging teddy bears.” He rolled his eyes. “What did the chief tell you?”
“The Centex used to create the C-4 was the same Centex used in the bombing of a U.S. military base. I ran fingerprints from one of the fingers found in the wreckage, and it turns out it’s a match for an illegal who recently entered the country.
The police followed up with their own contacts and discovered that the man's other compatriots are still living in a run-down apartment complex.”
“Great,” Jim-Bean strode toward the Honda Civic. “Let’s go.”
"There's just one problem," said Hammer. "Tucker was in Masters’ office when he found out and took off out of like a bat out of hell."
“I’ll drive fast,” said Jim-Bean with a smirk. [MORE]
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