Page 85 of Acting on Instinct
“I don’t think so,” Ty looked over to White. “White pretty much read her the riot act about what Kira could put in writing. She rarely uses her computer. Had they found her cell phone, they’d have our text history. So it’s good that got overlooked.”
“So after listening to your recording,” White said, “the takeaway is that they don’t want Kira, they want information from Kira about an object. Do you know what that’s about?”
“Yes,” Lynx said. “Houston—Houston is Reaper Hamilton’s service dog, and Reaper keeps her happy by doing scent training. Houston can smell hidden electronics. She alerted on the wedding album that is part of Kira’s work. We took the album to Iniquus and prioritized it in our forensicslab. They found a series of voice recordings hidden in the album’s padded cover. Those recordings were downloaded and translated. Black and Finley have decided to hand them over to the State Department in the morning.”
“Nadir has people who will torture Kira if that’s what’s necessary to get what they want,” White said. “Does Kira know about the recordings?”
“No,” Lynx said.
White shifted around, letting her gaze sweep the Seine until she focused upriver. “We’ll need to intercept the plane in Spain when they’re refueling. Can you get us permission to act on Spanish soil?”
“Finley here. The FBI is already in communication with our Spanish counterparts. We’ve already indicated that the kidnapped woman is a CIA asset and that we have a team headed their way. That’s Echo.”
“Thank you,” Ty said through gritted teeth.
“How long do we have?” White asked.
“Finley here. Five and a half hours.”
“And Nadir’s plane is flying to where after it crosses the Red Sea?” Ty asked.
“Dodoma, Tanzania,” Lynx said. “We speculated that it was to move William Davidson back to Qatar once he stabilized, but that’s not going to be the case. Christen called Gator just before we reached out to you. William Davidson is dead. He experienced a brain embolism and was declared deceased soon after he reached the hospital.”
“So maybe William’s plane gets Kira as far as Dodoma,” T-Rex said, “and Nadir plans to use his jet to fly Kira from Dodoma to Qatar. Once she’s there, she’s out of our reach.”
Ty’s fist came down on the table. “This stops in Spain.”
“Absolutely,” White said.
“Echo needs to have the lead in Spain,” T-Rex said.
“Finley here. Hey, man, I understand the sentiment, but we’re walking on eggshells right now. It’s not a good geopolitical environment for us to be a bull in a china shop. On Spanish soil, we have to ask and be humble. At least you’ll be there.”
“In our homeless clothes,” Ty muttered.
“What’s that? Black asked.
“They left Bragg in BDUs,” White said, “and I had clothes picked out to help them blend.”
“Like homeless people?” Black asked.
“Parisian homeless, so they had some style.” White quipped.
“You have your weapons?” Gator asked.
“On the Color Code jet,” White said. “France didn’t give permission to use weapons.”
“Finley and I are going to work the phones,” Black said. “I’ll leave you to Lynx and Gator. White?”
“Sir?”
“You sent off the packages you collected?”
“We’re just waiting for our mailmen. I think I see them heading up the waterway. You received my communications?”
“Excellent work. Let’s complete this mission before the focus shifts elsewhere.”
“Yes, sir,” White said as she stood. “Color Code jet is fueled and standing by for our exfil. We’ll reroute.”
