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know
what was going on Wolf?” Mozart asked in a low voice so no one around would
overhear. They all knew if they’d taken a drink most likely everyone on the
plane would be dead—them included. It was a sobering thought, but nothing they
hadn’t been through before.
Wolf shook his
head. “I didn’t. It was Caroline.”
“Who?” Abe asked
confused.
“The woman
sitting next to me. The brunette.”
“The one who
gave us the messages,” Mozart offered with certainty.
Wolf nodded. “She’s
a chemist and smelled something off with the ice. She wouldn’t let me drink my orange
juice.”
The men were
quiet and digested what Wolf said, realizing they owed their lives to the woman.
While they were used to using whatever they had to in order to be successful,
none of them could remember a time when a civilian woman’s actions had unequivocally
saved their lives.
The threesome
continued to discuss what had happened. Abe and Mozart had also seen the effect
the drinks had on the other passengers and were biding their time until Wolf
was ready to move. They’d instinctively known Wolf would take the terrorist in
the cockpit out since he was closest to the front, just as the others would
take out the remaining men.
“What happened
to the third man while you were taking care of the other two?” Wolf asked.
“He was in the
aisle fighting with that woman,” Mozart answered. “I took care of him and went
up to assist you. You know the rest, she was up front and you asked her to get
the co-pilot.”
“Was she hurt?”
Wolf asked Mozart, regretting he hadn’t been able to talk to Caroline after
everything had started happening.
“I don’t think
so. I asked if she was okay when I went to the back, she nodded, but I didn’t
get to talk to her after that.” Mozart replied nonchalantly.
“What do you
think she said to the Feds?” Abe asked quietly. They knew they hadn’t done
anything wrong, but at the same time, they didn’t want to be the subject of the
media’s attention either. They had a job they had to do in a couple of weeks
and media attention wouldn’t be good.
“I have no idea,
but they didn’t come in asking us more questions, and there was no media when
we checked in,” Mozart said thoughtfully.
“About that…did
you guys sense anything weird about the Feds that interviewed us?” Wolf asked
his teammates.
“Yeah, I was
going to bring that up. They seemed more interested in how we knew what was
going down than about who the terrorists were or how they managed to get those
knives on board.” Abe had spoken, but all three men knew something was off.
Mozart added his
say as well. “It’s obviously important to know how we found out about their
hijacking attempt, but it’s also very strange they didn’t spend as much time
trying to figure out how it was all planned.”
“I’ll talk to the
commander when we land in Norfolk. Tell him our concerns and see what he can
figure out. It’s horrible timing with our upcoming mission though. We don’t
have time to look into it ourselves. Besides there’s no way the Feds will talk
to us about it. We’ll have to leave it in the commander’s hands.” Wolf was
frustrated. They were missing something, but he didn’t know what. If they were
back at the base, they’d be able to spend more time trying to figure it out. Wolf
had been so looking forward to this vacation, and now he didn’t think he’d be
able to enjoy it. He’d do what he could from Virginia to look into it though.
His gut was screaming at him, there’s no way he could drop it.
The men heard a
commotion at the bar. They looked over and saw a couple of the women from the
plane and two of the businessmen. They were laughing loudly and had obviously
imbibed a few too many alcoholic beverages. Obviously this was the hotel the
airlines had sent them to after they were allowed to leave the airport. The
SEALs had been quietly offered a free room after they’d talked to
what was going on Wolf?” Mozart asked in a low voice so no one around would
overhear. They all knew if they’d taken a drink most likely everyone on the
plane would be dead—them included. It was a sobering thought, but nothing they
hadn’t been through before.
Wolf shook his
head. “I didn’t. It was Caroline.”
“Who?” Abe asked
confused.
“The woman
sitting next to me. The brunette.”
“The one who
gave us the messages,” Mozart offered with certainty.
Wolf nodded. “She’s
a chemist and smelled something off with the ice. She wouldn’t let me drink my orange
juice.”
The men were
quiet and digested what Wolf said, realizing they owed their lives to the woman.
While they were used to using whatever they had to in order to be successful,
none of them could remember a time when a civilian woman’s actions had unequivocally
saved their lives.
The threesome
continued to discuss what had happened. Abe and Mozart had also seen the effect
the drinks had on the other passengers and were biding their time until Wolf
was ready to move. They’d instinctively known Wolf would take the terrorist in
the cockpit out since he was closest to the front, just as the others would
take out the remaining men.
“What happened
to the third man while you were taking care of the other two?” Wolf asked.
“He was in the
aisle fighting with that woman,” Mozart answered. “I took care of him and went
up to assist you. You know the rest, she was up front and you asked her to get
the co-pilot.”
“Was she hurt?”
Wolf asked Mozart, regretting he hadn’t been able to talk to Caroline after
everything had started happening.
“I don’t think
so. I asked if she was okay when I went to the back, she nodded, but I didn’t
get to talk to her after that.” Mozart replied nonchalantly.
“What do you
think she said to the Feds?” Abe asked quietly. They knew they hadn’t done
anything wrong, but at the same time, they didn’t want to be the subject of the
media’s attention either. They had a job they had to do in a couple of weeks
and media attention wouldn’t be good.
“I have no idea,
but they didn’t come in asking us more questions, and there was no media when
we checked in,” Mozart said thoughtfully.
“About that…did
you guys sense anything weird about the Feds that interviewed us?” Wolf asked
his teammates.
“Yeah, I was
going to bring that up. They seemed more interested in how we knew what was
going down than about who the terrorists were or how they managed to get those
knives on board.” Abe had spoken, but all three men knew something was off.
Mozart added his
say as well. “It’s obviously important to know how we found out about their
hijacking attempt, but it’s also very strange they didn’t spend as much time
trying to figure out how it was all planned.”
“I’ll talk to the
commander when we land in Norfolk. Tell him our concerns and see what he can
figure out. It’s horrible timing with our upcoming mission though. We don’t
have time to look into it ourselves. Besides there’s no way the Feds will talk
to us about it. We’ll have to leave it in the commander’s hands.” Wolf was
frustrated. They were missing something, but he didn’t know what. If they were
back at the base, they’d be able to spend more time trying to figure it out. Wolf
had been so looking forward to this vacation, and now he didn’t think he’d be
able to enjoy it. He’d do what he could from Virginia to look into it though.
His gut was screaming at him, there’s no way he could drop it.
The men heard a
commotion at the bar. They looked over and saw a couple of the women from the
plane and two of the businessmen. They were laughing loudly and had obviously
imbibed a few too many alcoholic beverages. Obviously this was the hotel the
airlines had sent them to after they were allowed to leave the airport. The
SEALs had been quietly offered a free room after they’d talked to
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