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out what this is all about!" she yelled above the noise. She grabbed Jenny's hand and pulled her toward one of the guards who had just appeared on the scene. "Pardon! Qu'est ce qui se passe?" she asked him.
The gendarme answered her in French. Hildy turned white as her knees started to give way.
"Hildy!" Jenny shook her to keep her from fainting. "Hildy, what did he say?"
Hildy held on to Jenny. Her voice shook as she spoke. "No! No! This can't be happening! I can't believe he'd go this far!"
"What? Tell me!"
Hildy grabbed Jenny's hand and headed for the nearest exit. "Jenny! Hurry!" she yelled. "They're evacuating the building!"
As they ran out to the street, the sound of the sirens was deafening. They looked frantically for a cab, but the drivers had all taken off, fearing another explosion. They were parked farther down the street, watching for passengers who, by this time, were swarming out of the terminal. Hildy and Jenny were in the front of the line, and flagged down the first one.
"La Grande Veue Hotel," Jenny told the driver as they got in.
A shocked, speechless Hildy sat in the cab staring off into space.
Jenny looked at her, waiting for an explanation. Her patience finally ran out. "Hildy, what did the man say?" She waited. "Hildy! Are you going to tell me what happened or not?" she demanded.
Hildy sat motionless, trying to grasp the situation, still reluctant to believe it. "Jenny - " she swallowed hard - "there was a bomb in the luggage rack right in back of us! It exploded a few minutes after we got off the plane!" She could barely get her breath as she continued. "If it hadn’t been for the tail wind that blew us into Paris early, the bomb would have gone off before we landed, and we'd all be dead!"
"What?!" Jenny gulped. "Do they know who did it? I mean, has anyone claimed responsibility?"
Hildy shook her head. "They have no idea, but I do. How could he?"
"Oh!" Jenny gasped. "You think it was Greg?"
"Jenny, I know he'd stop at nothing to keep me from talking! He knows I won't keep still forever." She shuddered as her eyes widened with horror. "Jenny - - he tried to kill me!"
Jenny shivered. "Are you sure it wasn't Ken's doing?"
Hildy was surprised. "What would Ken gain by killing you? You haven't signed anything yet. Besides, he didn't know where we were going."
"But, Hildy! Neither did Greg!"
"Jenny -- " Hildy hesitated, wishing she could spare her from what she feared was only too true. But she had to tell her. There was no other way. "I didn't want to worry you, but just as we were boarding the plane I saw Greg. He was sitting in a corner of the waiting room looking around. Oh, I'm sure he didn't recognize me. I don't know if he found out about Paris or not, but he's tracked me down every other place I've been, and I have an awful feeling he's done it again. He stands to gain everything with me out of the way."
"Hildy - - you'd better tell Peter Graff about this. We might all be in danger," she warned her.
Hildy nodded in resignation. "I'll probably lose my job if I do, but I have to, don't I? I have no choice. Jenny, he's doing it again." Her eyes filled with tears. "He's ruining my career. And he almost took my life!"
Jenny stared at Hildy. "Are you sure it was Greg? How do you know it wasn't someone else? What about your disguise? I think you’re forgetting - - "
"It's too much of a coincidence that the bomb was right behind us", Hildy interrupted. "It had to be deliberately planted. I'm sure Greg was looking for me at the airport. Even if he didn't recognize me, my real name is on the passenger list in the computer. I wouldn't be surprised if he hired a detective to find me."
Jenny was shocked. "Do you really think he'd go that far?" "Yes, I do. Jenny, you weren't there when Greg threatened me that night in Boston. If you could have seen the look in his eyes, you'd know he'd stop at nothing to keep me from exposing him. He said he'd see me dead first! And he knows that as soon as
The gendarme answered her in French. Hildy turned white as her knees started to give way.
"Hildy!" Jenny shook her to keep her from fainting. "Hildy, what did he say?"
Hildy held on to Jenny. Her voice shook as she spoke. "No! No! This can't be happening! I can't believe he'd go this far!"
"What? Tell me!"
Hildy grabbed Jenny's hand and headed for the nearest exit. "Jenny! Hurry!" she yelled. "They're evacuating the building!"
As they ran out to the street, the sound of the sirens was deafening. They looked frantically for a cab, but the drivers had all taken off, fearing another explosion. They were parked farther down the street, watching for passengers who, by this time, were swarming out of the terminal. Hildy and Jenny were in the front of the line, and flagged down the first one.
"La Grande Veue Hotel," Jenny told the driver as they got in.
A shocked, speechless Hildy sat in the cab staring off into space.
Jenny looked at her, waiting for an explanation. Her patience finally ran out. "Hildy, what did the man say?" She waited. "Hildy! Are you going to tell me what happened or not?" she demanded.
Hildy sat motionless, trying to grasp the situation, still reluctant to believe it. "Jenny - " she swallowed hard - "there was a bomb in the luggage rack right in back of us! It exploded a few minutes after we got off the plane!" She could barely get her breath as she continued. "If it hadn’t been for the tail wind that blew us into Paris early, the bomb would have gone off before we landed, and we'd all be dead!"
"What?!" Jenny gulped. "Do they know who did it? I mean, has anyone claimed responsibility?"
Hildy shook her head. "They have no idea, but I do. How could he?"
"Oh!" Jenny gasped. "You think it was Greg?"
"Jenny, I know he'd stop at nothing to keep me from talking! He knows I won't keep still forever." She shuddered as her eyes widened with horror. "Jenny - - he tried to kill me!"
Jenny shivered. "Are you sure it wasn't Ken's doing?"
Hildy was surprised. "What would Ken gain by killing you? You haven't signed anything yet. Besides, he didn't know where we were going."
"But, Hildy! Neither did Greg!"
"Jenny -- " Hildy hesitated, wishing she could spare her from what she feared was only too true. But she had to tell her. There was no other way. "I didn't want to worry you, but just as we were boarding the plane I saw Greg. He was sitting in a corner of the waiting room looking around. Oh, I'm sure he didn't recognize me. I don't know if he found out about Paris or not, but he's tracked me down every other place I've been, and I have an awful feeling he's done it again. He stands to gain everything with me out of the way."
"Hildy - - you'd better tell Peter Graff about this. We might all be in danger," she warned her.
Hildy nodded in resignation. "I'll probably lose my job if I do, but I have to, don't I? I have no choice. Jenny, he's doing it again." Her eyes filled with tears. "He's ruining my career. And he almost took my life!"
Jenny stared at Hildy. "Are you sure it was Greg? How do you know it wasn't someone else? What about your disguise? I think you’re forgetting - - "
"It's too much of a coincidence that the bomb was right behind us", Hildy interrupted. "It had to be deliberately planted. I'm sure Greg was looking for me at the airport. Even if he didn't recognize me, my real name is on the passenger list in the computer. I wouldn't be surprised if he hired a detective to find me."
Jenny was shocked. "Do you really think he'd go that far?" "Yes, I do. Jenny, you weren't there when Greg threatened me that night in Boston. If you could have seen the look in his eyes, you'd know he'd stop at nothing to keep me from exposing him. He said he'd see me dead first! And he knows that as soon as
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