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“He was anxious to test the water saave him”

“And?” McKee leaned forward, her face a tightly wound spring

“There’s no reason to worry, Mother There were zero concentrations of our biological products Richards thinks Pitt just took some water from the loch”

“He knows so, or else he wouldn’t be here”

“Professor Nakamura indicated that he’d received all the El Salvador water sariculture scientist They were recovered froerous”

“How long are they staying?”

“Even though the seminar ends to with the World Bank director Both are new this year, and represent very influential positions I thought we could work the two of theether”

“Very well,” McKee said “But keep a close eye on Mr Pitt If he approaches the lab again, kill him on the spot”

“That may jeopardize our influence with his wife”

McKee’s eyes burned with malice “Then we’ll just have to amplify the treatment”

The door opened, and Riki Sadler stepped in holding a cup of tea, which she presented to McKee She sat down beside her

“Mother, I just received a call from the NUMA pair that disrupted our tomb recovery operation in A to stir her mother’s temper

“I thought they were dead”

“I did as well There was no sign of them when I left the dive site in Lake Nasser I don’t kno they survived”

“They proved to be quite an annoyance in Egypt”