I'm terribly sorry for the long wait but I completely lost my train of thought on this. Still not sure about this chapter but thought I ought to post something after such a gap between chapters.
CHAPTER SIX
'Harry we have a problem,' Malcolm called over to Harry from his desk where he sat looking through internet sites, 'there's been a threat against the American Embassy.'
'How serious? Do we know how valid this source is?' Harry was instantly by Malcolm's side
'If it is valid then it's serious, we have a date, a motive and a weapon. Whoever has made the threat feels they have been slighted by the American Government. Something about targeting innocent civilians. It's in Hebrew and I've run it through a translator which admittedly isn't the most accurate of things but I wanted to make sure it was a valid threat before asking for a linguist. Harry I think this threat is real.'
'Ok, Ruth I want you to do some digging, find out who is in the Embassy and if they could be a target; I don't want us in there unless it's absolutely necessary. Tariq, Malcolm I want to know who has gone in and out of that building in the last 24 hours, check their backgrounds, everything. Ros, Jo, I want a reason for us to be in that building if it comes to that. I don't want the Americans to know they've been targeted on our soil. If we need to get everyone out we set off the fire alarms or tell them there's a gas leak or something. This does not go to the press.'
Jo voiced the question everyone was thinking, 'Harry, what about Lucas and Adam? We can't just leave them out there.'
'Jo I'm sorry but at the moment this bomb threat is our priority. If they were here they'd do the same thing. We have no lead at the moment and the quicker we neutralise this threat the quicker we can get back to Adam and Lucas.' Harry headed back to his office.
Jo was about to argue but Ros cut in. 'Jo I want you working with me on this but until something flags up keep looking for them. As soon as we get something I want you back with me, got that?'
'Thank you Ros.'
Ros ignored the comment instead answering her phone as it rang. For once Ros was lost for words as she heard what the voice on the end of the line said. She recollected her thoughts and walked over to Malcolm before saying a few words and leaving her phone with him then headed towards Harry's office.
'What?' Harry stared at her incredulously, 'He told you to leave him?'
'That's what he said.'
'And you're sure it was Lucas?'
'Yes, the number was his and it was his voice, I've given Malcolm my phone to see if he can trace the number.
'Do you think it was said under duress? I can't think of a good enough reason why Lucas would tell you to stop looking for him. Not after Russia.'
'Harry I think we have to take into consideration that only four people knew where that meet was. One of them is dead, two are God knows where and the last is me. Someone talked about this meeting. It could be Lucas but then he only went last minute when I couldn't which means the finger's pointed at Adam. As to whether it was said under duress, he's spent eight years in a Russian prison. He knows what to say and how to say it in order to stay on the good side of whoever he's with. If he wanted us to know it was said under duress we would know it was said under duress.'
'Right so we now have something to go on but I'm afraid it still takes a back seat.'
'We understand Harry; they'd do the same if it was us.'
It's not the longest chapter in the world I know but after re-writing it several times it's the best I've come up with.
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