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“Yeah, but you look like you are,” shot back Reuben

Caleb scowled “I look like I a Neanderthal?”

Reuben moaned and put a pillow over his face Fro me a beer, for Chrissakes Or better yet, a Playboy”

While Annabelle went in search of a vase for the flowers, Stone turned to Caleb “I received your list of events co up at Lafayette Park I wanted to see you about it”

Reuben took the pillow off his face and said, “Where are you going with that?”

Stone quickly explained things to him and added, “But there are a lot of events”

“There are,” agreed Caleb “But I’ve been doing so and I’ve been able to narrow it down” He pulled some slips of paper from his pocket and laid them out on the end of the bed as Stone leaned over to see them

Caleb explained, “I started with the assuo to all the trouble at Lafayette Park”

“Agreed,” said Stone

Annabelle came back into the room with the flowers in a vase, set it down on a counter and joined them

“There are five events that I think fall into that category,” continued Caleb “They all occur within the next e rally Then an antitax protest Lots of people and lots of potential casualties at each one of those Next, the president is giving a speech to honor the soldiers killed in the wars in the Middle East, along with the French president”

Reuben piped up, “That gets my vote Two leaders with one pop And all that stuff happened at the park when the British pri after the EU”

Stone said, “Go on, Caleb, and finish the list”

Caleb continued, “Fourth, there’s a world hunger protest And last a deainst nuclear weapons”

“I’o with quality over quantity,” said Reuben “You take out a couple heads of state over killing lots of ordinary citizens”

Annabelle shook her head “Not necessarily It depends on who’s behind the plot If it’s soe is a crock, those events could have been the targets”

Stone said, “I doubt the Russians are all that interested in our tax policies”

“The Russians!” exclaimed Caleb “They’re behind this?”

Stone ignored his friend’s query and said thoughtfully, “I wonder how far away one would have to be to remotely detonate a bomb buried in the earth? And, second, hoould the bombers knohere the podium would be situated with the heads of state? I know they place the stages in different spots Sometie to them in that event”

Reuben said, “I’d ask Alex If it turns out the stage was going to be set up near the Jackson statue then I think that confirms there’s a spy”

Stone replied, “I think you’re right”

Annabelle said, “I’ll call hiether later anyway”

Caleb added, “And I have to get back to work”

“So do I,” said Stone

“And what aboutfun while I’m stuck in here”

At that moment an attendant came in with Reuben’s lunch She put the tray in front of hiy etables, a doughy roll and a sippy cup hat looked like pee in it

Reuben whiet me the hell out of here”

“As soon as possible, Reuben, I promise,” said Stone as he hurried out