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CHAPTER FIFTEEN
ARMONK, NEW YORK
The total worth of multimillionaire Theodore Ca he publicized Personal friends and trusted business associates were the only ones privy to the elaborate art gallery he’d built as an adjunct wing to his twenty-acre estate, just thirty-five miles north of Manhattan
His collection ranged fro back to the French Renaissance to those created by the world’s greatest Ie His tastes were eclectic, and his paintings were arranged according to style, each grouping tucked in alcoves all their own His security systeenius to crack it
The arh to try
They’d chosen the time for their hit after the family’s routine had been scrutinized for weeks From there, it was an easy decision to make
It was a drizzly October dawn Saturday ers were up Not that it mattered The Campbell estate was set so far back from the road that the manor itself was virtually invisible
Adhering to their Saturdaycustom, Mr and Mrs Campbell were still asleep, as were e of the extra few hours of rest that ca the master and mistress The only ones up and about were the butler, the cook, and the nanny, as supervising the Cahter and four-year-old son as they watched earlycartoons in the den
The four Black Eagles approached quietly Three hid in the bushes on either side of the entranceway, ski masks pulled over their heads and faces, weapons loaded and ready
The leader of the team marched up to the front door His police uniform was authentic
He didn’t ring the bell That would awaken the household He sih the foyer Then, he knocked—two brief, authoritative raps
Startled, the butler came to a halt, then turned and walked over to the door “Yes?” he asked through the intercom
“Police,” the leader replied, keeping his tone low and his words few to hide his accented English “Silent alar” With that, he stood tall, directly in front of the video monitor so the butler could see his uniform
The desired effect was achieved the ” The butler knehat that er
Without another word, he yanked open the door “What alarm? The security company—”