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“Like in the cinema Rubbish, actually That’s where all the coppers are looking for the spies between pints”
“Why didn’t you show up that night, Adelphia?” Stone asked again
“It was called off by iven a reason I knew that when I did not appear by a certain tiement” Adelphia added, “Do they know the source of the bomb?”
“No, not yet”
“Was it a suicide bomber?” asked Turkekul “That is their preferred choice of attack, other than an IED I know of this group in Yeiously”
Stone eyed McElroy, who ht shake of the head Stone shifted in his seat “It’s an ongoing investigation”
“Will you have to report this contact to your superiors?” Turkekul said
McElroy cleared his throat “Oliver, I cannot officially tell you what to do But I would ask that you think about that question carefully A report at this juncture, even a censored one, could well lead to the termination of this mission before it’s ever had a chance to succeed” McElroy bowed his head and see for an answer
Stone didn’t deliberate for long He turned to Turkekul “I’ll say nothing, for noever, despite what you’ve said, if it becoet I would assume you would want to know that?”
Turkekul said, “You assume correctly And I thank you for that”
“I’ll fill Chapman in”
“Actually, she needn’t know,” McElroy said quickly
Stone shook his head “I don’t keep things from my partner I know, she knows”
McElroy looked indecisive “I’ll leave it up to you, then”
Stone rose from the couch “One last question Adelphia Hoas the communication made between you two as to the location?”
“I left a etown campus,” said Adelphia “It was in a code that Fuat and I worked out”
“The same code we used to use e both were at the park?”
“Very close to it,” she admitted
“Don’t trust secure electronic communications?” asked Stone
“There are no such things, ues have found that out to their great detriment”
McElroy added, “The insecurity of electronic systees A bit less efficient, but we all get to use our ingenuity instead of relying on machines to do it for us I actually like it a lot better But then I’m an old Cold War relic”
McElroy walked Stone out “I’m sorry it had to be done this way I would have preferred otherwise, Oliver It wasn’t fair to you”
“Life is rarely fair”
“I understand the investigation proceeds slowly”
“If at all”
“It has to make sense, sooes up in smoke”
“Can I expect anythese lines?”
“I hope not As for Chapman?”
“I’ to tell her And you won’t convince me otherwise”
“You’re probably right”
“Take care, Sir James”
“Oliver, watch your back” He paused and added, “And your front too”
“You know so I don’t?”
“No, but the old relic’s antennae are tingling so fierce”