Reckless driving

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(Day 1, 3:40pm, Tom's house)

> Jim followed the other car off the base, then turned right toward town while Leo and Martin headed back toward the highway.

The car that had been parked down the block also made a left turn, following Martin and Leo. Martin deliberately kept the speed down, in order for Leo to get a good look at the plates of the car. Leo scribbled down some notes on a pad and then told Martin to keep driving around while he called the DMV.

- "Department of motorized vehicles, Maria speaking. How may I help you?"

- "This is Special Agent Leo Jones with the FBI. I need some information on a tan LeBaron, Washington plates, registration number QTE487J."

- "One moment please. Oh - please hold."

Maria was gone for almost two minutes before she returned.

- "The only car in the country with that number is a vW Bug registred to a Mrs. Eunice Banks of Shady Pines Retirement Home in Glenville, Florida. Are you sure it's the correct number?"

- "I'm positive. OK, thanks for your cooperation. Bye."

Leo turned to Martin: "No luck with the DMV. It looks like they are using phoney plates. See if you can get rid of them."

- "No problem, if you could only guide me to the highway. I have no idea where we are."

Leo gave Martin directions and they were off.
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(Meanwhile)

- "Sir, this is Tommy with the DMV. A Leo Jones with the FBI just made an inquiry about one of your cars."

- "What did you tell him?"

- "I had Maria give him that BS line we agreed on."

- "Good. Very good. Keep me informed if anything else happens."

Thaddeus Cross III leaned back in his chair. A cruel smile spread across his face.

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Just as they entered the highway, Martin noticed a sign, warning about soft shoulder ahead. "Good", he thought, "this I can use." He accelerated to an even 90 mph.

- "You better buckle up!", he told Leo, "Don't worry, I've driven between LA and San Diego a million times during rush hour, so this is a mere walk in the park."

Martin zig-zagged between the lanes, but somehow, the pursuing car managed to keep up.

- "Let's see you beat this.", Martin said between his teeth. He slammed down on the pedal and with screaming tyres, cut in front of a huge eighteen wheeler just as it was changing lanes. The other driver tried to copy his move, but failed miserably. He sideswept the truck, bounced off a fender and veered off towards the shoulder. Hitting the loose gravel at a 100 mph caused the car to flip over like a flap-jack, landing on it's roof. It skidded for some 80 yards, before coming to an abrupt halt against a road sign.

- "Ouch!", Martin said with a smile, "That had got to hurt."

He slowed down to comply with speed regulations and headed towards the Knight's Rest Motel.
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> As they headed back to the highway, Zenya thought about Leo and Martin. If this was the persistence with which they went after the supposed decoy, then they might really be in for a fight.

> "Should we see if we can catch up to the others," Jim asked. "They might need some back-up."

As they entered the highway, they both noticed a large dust-cloud up ahead.

- "I hope they're OK.", Zenya said.

As they came closer, they saw the tan LeBaron that had been following Leo and Martin. It was lying upside down by the roadside. Outside were two men in dark suits and dark pilot glasses. One of them was tending to a nasty gash on his forehead, while the other was arguing with someone over the cell phone. Zenya tried to get a good look at them in order to recognize them later on.

- "I guess Leo and Martin has already taken care of their problem. Let's head for the motel.", Jim said.
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(Day 1, 4:25pm, Knight's Rest Motel - Room 227)

Leo and Martin both felt they wanted to wash up before meeting with Jordan and the rest. Besides, according to the desk clerk, the others hadn't checked in yet.

While Leo was in the shower, Martin figured he might as well call this Quinn fellow, to see what he wanted.

- "Randall Quinn's Office. How can I help you?"

- "This is Special Agent Reed with the FBI. Mr. Quinn left a message on my machine this morning."

- "I'll put you right through. One moment please."

- "Randall Quinn here. What's up?"

- "Hi, I'm Special Agent Martin Reed with the FBI. You left a message for me this morning."

- "Yes - I'm afraid I have bad news. Your girlfriend, Ms. Emily Hanson is missing after a plane crash over Israel a couple of hours ago."

- "Oh my God! What happened?"

- "The tower in Natanya lost radio contact with the plane shortly after take-off. After only a few minutes, they lost radar contact too. The Israeli Military found the plane on an abandoned air-strip near the Jordan border. It looks like the pilot had managed to bring the plane down safely, despite being hit by one or more Stinger missiles. Ms. Hanson, the co-pilot and two European peace negotiators have not yet been identified, but the Israeli hold little hope of finding them alive. I'm terribly sorry!"

Martin felt a cold hand around his spine. He refused to believe Emily was dead. "She can't be! Not Emily.", he thought. His cell phone fell to the floor. When Leo came out of the shower, Martin sat staring at the wall, crying...

Kind Regards,

Krister Persson

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