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Chapter 1
Prologue
He was sitting at his desk when the telephone rang.
"McClain."
"We have a problem," came the voice on the other end. "The new consultant you hired...Patterson...he's a spy."
McClain sighed, then cursed to himself.
"Who's he work for?"
"Some government think tank," answered the voice. "He's a threat to our operation."
McClain sighed again. "Do what you have to do."
The connection was broken with a click. The man who had just been talking with McClain glared over his desk at the handcuffed American standing in front of him, unsuccessfully trying to free himself from the tight clutches of the young security officer.
"Shall I eliminate him?" asked the officer.
The man hesitated for only a moment. "Not yet," he reasoned. "Let's keep him alive for now. Once the IMF figures out he's missing, he will send the best of the best to his rescue." The man smiled evilly. "Then I'll finally get to take down the mighty Jim Phelps."