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about them. Let’s let them handle it.”
“They haven’t moved for a while,” Jane said. “The icons were in this position last time I looked, a few days ago. They might be dead.”
“Hope so,” Frank said. “So, the issue at hand. Do we stay here, or do we go elsewhere?”
There was a murmur though the room.
“I’ll throw out an opinion,” the general said. “Unlike the recent past, we are almost certainly in a time where the enemy will be waning.”
“So you’re saying it will become less and less likely we’ll be attacked here,” Jake asked.
“Yes,” the general said. “That doesn’t mean we’re completely safe. It’s just a different circumstance than you’ve seen.”
“How many groups like us still exist?” Jerry asked.
“Quite a few, but none of the others have as large a target on their backs as this group does,” General Hogan said. “The game has changed, though, and we need to take that into consideration. Before, they wanted to get ahold of Frank, to stop their command and control system from being compromised. Now the cat is out of the bag. As I said earlier, it’s only about revenge at this point. They know they’ve lost.”
“These guys will create as much terror and mayhem as they can, though,” Jerry said.
“True,” General Hogan said. “Our society is in a different place. We’ll see terror attacks on a level we haven’t before. It will be tough, but they will diminish over time.”
“Yeah, suicide attacks aren’t a good long term solution,” Jake said, laughing. “Eventually you run out of bad guys unless there’s a way to replenish.”
“Yep,” General Hogan said.
“How about the serial killer problem?” Trish asked.
Malcolm stood. “We have more info.”
“Go on,” Frank said, leaning on the stage.
“Howard is gone. Kurt and I got our proof this morning.”
“Where is he?” Trish asked.
“On the wrong side of the Mississippi,” Malcolm said. “It’s hard to cross now because of those nuclear attacks.”
“How do you know?” Jake asked.
“Howard enlisted an old friend to run his truck stop while he’s away. Her name is Sherry. She used to be a participant in this serial killer clan. We made a deal with her this morning.”
“A deal?” Trish asked.
“Yeah,” Malcolm said.
“What’s the deal?” Frank asked.
“We told her to continue on at the truck stop as if nothing has happened, but she is to tell us each time they call.”
“Will she?” the Sheriff asked.
“Yeah, I’m sure she will,” Malcolm said. “She didn’t want to get involved with these guys again. She’s been dormant for years herself. The last person she did in was probably her husband, although that is a little hard to prove.”
“How long ago?” Trish asked. “The husband, I mean.”
“Over ten years,” Malcolm said. “She’s still guilty of a lot of bad stuff, and that works in our favor.”
“Why?” the Sheriff asked.
“Because she knows we’ve got proof of her involvement. We have those VHS tapes down in the dungeon,” Malcolm said. “When I mentioned them, she got real nervous.”
“What are you hoping to get out of this deal, other than early warning?” Terry asked.
“I’m hoping she gets a good clue on their location,” Malcolm said. “If she does, then George, Heidi, and I will go nab them before they can come back here.”
“How long are we going to withhold the dungeon from the authorities?” the Sheriff asked.
“If it were up to me, I’d keep it to ourselves until after Howard and Scotty are killed or captured,” George said.
“I agree with George on that,” Malcolm said. “Of course they’ll eventually want to investigate down there, but there’s no need to rush it.”
“What if somebody is sitting in jail for the murders?” Mary asked. “That’s why we all agreed to notify the authorities when it was safe for us to do so.”
“There were never any convictions for the crimes,” Malcolm
“They haven’t moved for a while,” Jane said. “The icons were in this position last time I looked, a few days ago. They might be dead.”
“Hope so,” Frank said. “So, the issue at hand. Do we stay here, or do we go elsewhere?”
There was a murmur though the room.
“I’ll throw out an opinion,” the general said. “Unlike the recent past, we are almost certainly in a time where the enemy will be waning.”
“So you’re saying it will become less and less likely we’ll be attacked here,” Jake asked.
“Yes,” the general said. “That doesn’t mean we’re completely safe. It’s just a different circumstance than you’ve seen.”
“How many groups like us still exist?” Jerry asked.
“Quite a few, but none of the others have as large a target on their backs as this group does,” General Hogan said. “The game has changed, though, and we need to take that into consideration. Before, they wanted to get ahold of Frank, to stop their command and control system from being compromised. Now the cat is out of the bag. As I said earlier, it’s only about revenge at this point. They know they’ve lost.”
“These guys will create as much terror and mayhem as they can, though,” Jerry said.
“True,” General Hogan said. “Our society is in a different place. We’ll see terror attacks on a level we haven’t before. It will be tough, but they will diminish over time.”
“Yeah, suicide attacks aren’t a good long term solution,” Jake said, laughing. “Eventually you run out of bad guys unless there’s a way to replenish.”
“Yep,” General Hogan said.
“How about the serial killer problem?” Trish asked.
Malcolm stood. “We have more info.”
“Go on,” Frank said, leaning on the stage.
“Howard is gone. Kurt and I got our proof this morning.”
“Where is he?” Trish asked.
“On the wrong side of the Mississippi,” Malcolm said. “It’s hard to cross now because of those nuclear attacks.”
“How do you know?” Jake asked.
“Howard enlisted an old friend to run his truck stop while he’s away. Her name is Sherry. She used to be a participant in this serial killer clan. We made a deal with her this morning.”
“A deal?” Trish asked.
“Yeah,” Malcolm said.
“What’s the deal?” Frank asked.
“We told her to continue on at the truck stop as if nothing has happened, but she is to tell us each time they call.”
“Will she?” the Sheriff asked.
“Yeah, I’m sure she will,” Malcolm said. “She didn’t want to get involved with these guys again. She’s been dormant for years herself. The last person she did in was probably her husband, although that is a little hard to prove.”
“How long ago?” Trish asked. “The husband, I mean.”
“Over ten years,” Malcolm said. “She’s still guilty of a lot of bad stuff, and that works in our favor.”
“Why?” the Sheriff asked.
“Because she knows we’ve got proof of her involvement. We have those VHS tapes down in the dungeon,” Malcolm said. “When I mentioned them, she got real nervous.”
“What are you hoping to get out of this deal, other than early warning?” Terry asked.
“I’m hoping she gets a good clue on their location,” Malcolm said. “If she does, then George, Heidi, and I will go nab them before they can come back here.”
“How long are we going to withhold the dungeon from the authorities?” the Sheriff asked.
“If it were up to me, I’d keep it to ourselves until after Howard and Scotty are killed or captured,” George said.
“I agree with George on that,” Malcolm said. “Of course they’ll eventually want to investigate down there, but there’s no need to rush it.”
“What if somebody is sitting in jail for the murders?” Mary asked. “That’s why we all agreed to notify the authorities when it was safe for us to do so.”
“There were never any convictions for the crimes,” Malcolm
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