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“ W e g o up to Alas k a w i t h e v e r y th i n g w e g ot andbo a rd this ship, s e nd in t heMa r ines a nd the A ir F o r c e . The C I A g o e s c r a z y .H e l l , th i s willbe a llthe c onfi r mat i on th e y n ee d. Th e y ’ ll g o a ft e r the g irl, if t h e y d on’t a lr ea d y h a ve h e r, a n d th e ym a y b e c los e r or l u c kier a ndg e t t o h e r fi r st.I s a ywe g o in qu i e tl y . Don ’ t t ip our h a n d . M a keitlook as thou g h w e ’ renotthe l ea st b i t c on ce r n e d a bout L a wr e n c eor L o. S hut down th i s invest i g a t i on in t o L o a nd L a w re n c eunt i l we g e t our h a nds on the g irlor c onfi r m h e r d e a th . ”
J ohnson thou g ht foramo m e nt t h e n looked a t S tanl e y .
“ Your c a l l , Ro g e r,” S tan l e y s a id.
“ Don e ,” J ohnson pi c k e dup his phone to c a llhis s ec r e t a r y a nd S tanl e yp i c k e d uphis ce l l phone a nd dia l e d his o f fi c e.
“ I ’ve e- mailed y o u r o f fi c e s with the o r d e rsIth i nk weshould is s u e ,”Tom s a id. “All y ou h a veto do i s tell y our pe ople to f o r w a r d the m , Dir e c tor S t a nl e y . ” S tanl e ylooked a t Tom. “ I ’ v e madeasp e c ial e- mail f o r y our o f f iceinAn c ho ra ge a skingt h e m t o g ive m e f ull c oop e r a t i on. I ’ d a ppr e c i a te it i f y o u ’ d s e ethat it g e ts s e nt out r i g ht a w a y .”
The e- mails w e resentm i nutes lat e r a nd the F BI a nd C I A inv e st i g a t i ons w e reo f fi c i a l l y shut down. J ohnson hungup the phone a ft e r his l a st conv e rs a t i o n .
“ Tom, I ’ll seethat y oug e t a c o p yof w h a t S tanl e y a nd m y p e ople h a v eso f a r. W h a t’s y o urplan a nd w h a t do y o u n ee d f r om us ? ”
Tom p a used, a s tho u g h th i nkingof w h a t t o b e g inwith. I n f ac t, hew a s r e l ie v e d th i s had wo r k e d. H ekn e w th e y w ould have c r ac k e d th i s w hole op e r a t i on wideo p e nwith i n ad a y .
“ W eg e t a n A r m y S p ec i a l F o rce sT ea mto m ove t ow a rd the c r a sh s i te A S A P .Th e r e ’s a unitouts i deof A n c horag e . W ea ther ’ s c le a rin g . T h e y ’llg e t t h e rela t eton i g h tor ea r l yto m o r row morning a nd b e g in d i g g i ngout t he c r a s h . W einf o rm theAttorn e yG e n e r a lofAl a ska, b e ca u s eof the ma f ia invo l v e ment, t h a twew a nt h i s pe o ple a nd the lo ca l l a w, in c lud i n gth i s S h e ri f f K e l l e r, to s ta yout of this. The F BIwillh a ndle thein v e st i g a t i on a n d, o f c our s e, sh a re a n y th i n gweg e t with t h e m.I f l yin t o An c hora g eton i g ht wi t h a c o u ple ofour g u y s with F A A b ac k g roun d s. I ’ll use m y F B I I D. T h e y ’ll u se F AA I D s. B e t t yis a r ra n g i n g a llth i s . W eb a sic a ll yw a nt L a w r e n c e a nd a n ydo c umen t a t i on shem a yh a vewith her, r i gh t ? ”
“ Th a t’s r i g ht. W ew a nt t he g irl . ” J ohnson a nsw e r e d.
“ W e l l , she ’ s oneof th r e eth i n g s. On e ,sh e ’s d ea d s ome w h e re n e a r th a t p l a n e . Mitch e l l , the e y e witness, s a id so m e onesurviv e d a nd w a lk e d a w a y f rom the c r a sh. S hewould n ’t h a ve last e d longin t h a t envi r o nment. W hich b r in g s up tw o , theChineseh a ve h e r , but wh e r e ?Theon l y th i ngth e yh a v ethe r eis t h a t r e s e a r c h b o a t , a nd ith a sn’t moved. Bet t y c h e c k e d th i s morning.
Th e yw e r e g r a n t e d aonew ee k e x tens i on on their r e s ea r c h p e rmit. L e a vi n gthr ee , the on l yoth e r a nsw er , s h e ’s a l i ve a ndw e l l , pro ba b l ywith Mi t c h e l l . W h y ?Ih a v eno id e a . M a y beMitch e l l ’s c onn ec tedwith t heChines e . I f sh e ’s d ea d , the a r m ywill f ind he r . I f sh e ’s w i t h the Chinesew e ’ r e a lr ea d y s c r e w e d , butIth i nk that ’ s not l i k e l y .
“ W e g o up to Alas k a w i t h e v e r y th i n g w e g ot andbo a rd this ship, s e nd in t heMa r ines a nd the A ir F o r c e . The C I A g o e s c r a z y .H e l l , th i s willbe a llthe c onfi r mat i on th e y n ee d. Th e y ’ ll g o a ft e r the g irl, if t h e y d on’t a lr ea d y h a ve h e r, a n d th e ym a y b e c los e r or l u c kier a ndg e t t o h e r fi r st.I s a ywe g o in qu i e tl y . Don ’ t t ip our h a n d . M a keitlook as thou g h w e ’ renotthe l ea st b i t c on ce r n e d a bout L a wr e n c eor L o. S hut down th i s invest i g a t i on in t o L o a nd L a w re n c eunt i l we g e t our h a nds on the g irlor c onfi r m h e r d e a th . ”
J ohnson thou g ht foramo m e nt t h e n looked a t S tanl e y .
“ Your c a l l , Ro g e r,” S tan l e y s a id.
“ Don e ,” J ohnson pi c k e dup his phone to c a llhis s ec r e t a r y a nd S tanl e yp i c k e d uphis ce l l phone a nd dia l e d his o f fi c e.
“ I ’ve e- mailed y o u r o f fi c e s with the o r d e rsIth i nk weshould is s u e ,”Tom s a id. “All y ou h a veto do i s tell y our pe ople to f o r w a r d the m , Dir e c tor S t a nl e y . ” S tanl e ylooked a t Tom. “ I ’ v e madeasp e c ial e- mail f o r y our o f f iceinAn c ho ra ge a skingt h e m t o g ive m e f ull c oop e r a t i on. I ’ d a ppr e c i a te it i f y o u ’ d s e ethat it g e ts s e nt out r i g ht a w a y .”
The e- mails w e resentm i nutes lat e r a nd the F BI a nd C I A inv e st i g a t i ons w e reo f fi c i a l l y shut down. J ohnson hungup the phone a ft e r his l a st conv e rs a t i o n .
“ Tom, I ’ll seethat y oug e t a c o p yof w h a t S tanl e y a nd m y p e ople h a v eso f a r. W h a t’s y o urplan a nd w h a t do y o u n ee d f r om us ? ”
Tom p a used, a s tho u g h th i nkingof w h a t t o b e g inwith. I n f ac t, hew a s r e l ie v e d th i s had wo r k e d. H ekn e w th e y w ould have c r ac k e d th i s w hole op e r a t i on wideo p e nwith i n ad a y .
“ W eg e t a n A r m y S p ec i a l F o rce sT ea mto m ove t ow a rd the c r a sh s i te A S A P .Th e r e ’s a unitouts i deof A n c horag e . W ea ther ’ s c le a rin g . T h e y ’llg e t t h e rela t eton i g h tor ea r l yto m o r row morning a nd b e g in d i g g i ngout t he c r a s h . W einf o rm theAttorn e yG e n e r a lofAl a ska, b e ca u s eof the ma f ia invo l v e ment, t h a twew a nt h i s pe o ple a nd the lo ca l l a w, in c lud i n gth i s S h e ri f f K e l l e r, to s ta yout of this. The F BIwillh a ndle thein v e st i g a t i on a n d, o f c our s e, sh a re a n y th i n gweg e t with t h e m.I f l yin t o An c hora g eton i g ht wi t h a c o u ple ofour g u y s with F A A b ac k g roun d s. I ’ll use m y F B I I D. T h e y ’ll u se F AA I D s. B e t t yis a r ra n g i n g a llth i s . W eb a sic a ll yw a nt L a w r e n c e a nd a n ydo c umen t a t i on shem a yh a vewith her, r i gh t ? ”
“ Th a t’s r i g ht. W ew a nt t he g irl . ” J ohnson a nsw e r e d.
“ W e l l , she ’ s oneof th r e eth i n g s. On e ,sh e ’s d ea d s ome w h e re n e a r th a t p l a n e . Mitch e l l , the e y e witness, s a id so m e onesurviv e d a nd w a lk e d a w a y f rom the c r a sh. S hewould n ’t h a ve last e d longin t h a t envi r o nment. W hich b r in g s up tw o , theChineseh a ve h e r , but wh e r e ?Theon l y th i ngth e yh a v ethe r eis t h a t r e s e a r c h b o a t , a nd ith a sn’t moved. Bet t y c h e c k e d th i s morning.
Th e yw e r e g r a n t e d aonew ee k e x tens i on on their r e s ea r c h p e rmit. L e a vi n gthr ee , the on l yoth e r a nsw er , s h e ’s a l i ve a ndw e l l , pro ba b l ywith Mi t c h e l l . W h y ?Ih a v eno id e a . M a y beMitch e l l ’s c onn ec tedwith t heChines e . I f sh e ’s d ea d , the a r m ywill f ind he r . I f sh e ’s w i t h the Chinesew e ’ r e a lr ea d y s c r e w e d , butIth i nk that ’ s not l i k e l y .
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