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say I’m honest and reliable. I know that because two of them are cousins.”
“Thank you,” said Remi. “Should we call when we’re ready or will you wait for us?”
“I’ll wait here.”
A bellman was already carrying their suitcases to the front desk. They registered and went up to their room.
Sam sat on the bed and began to look at Google maps on his iPad. Remi whispered, “What are you looking for?”
“The field. We know that sooner or later, the kidnappers will take Albrecht to his find so he can show them where he’s dug.”
“Can you see where it is on the map?”
“I’m trying. It was on the east side of the Tisza River, north of the Mura River. I remember it in relation to the place where the two meet. He used that to orient his chart.”
“I’ve got something you want,” she said. “When we were in the lab and asked Albrecht if we could share the details with Selma, I took a picture of the chart with my phone so she’d know the spot we were referring to.” She took out her phone and showed him the picture of the chart.
He kissed her cheek. “Perfect.” He used his phone to call Selma and put her on speaker.
“Selma here. Fire away.”
“Hi, Selma. Did you get the drawing of a site from Remi last night?”
“Yes. I assume that’s the site Albrecht’s been working on?”
“That’s right,” Sam said. “He said it would be fine to bring you in on this, so Remi sent it right away. The problem is that last night the reason Albrecht didn’t come to dinner was that he was kidnapped from the lab in Berlin. The police have been watching plane and train stations, but I’m afraid these people got Albrecht out of Germany before we reported it.”
“Was it those people from Consolidated Enterprises?”
“I’m not sure. I can’t see that group of people doing something that would put them in a foreign prison for life. But the cops are detaining them for a while to be sure, which is fine with us.”
“Are you in Szeged now?”
“We are.”
“I used the computer to match the shape of the drawing to the shapes of the world’s rivers to find out where Albrecht had been digging. I knew you’d be going to the find.”
“Now we really have to,” said Remi. “Nobody would grab Albrecht for ransom. He’s not rich, just smart. They must want him to take them to his discovery and probably tell them all about it.”
“What can I do to help?”
Sam said, “First, e-mail me a conventional road map with Albrecht’s site marked on it.”
“I’ll have it for you in a minute.”
“And abducting professors isn’t something every criminal does. We need to know who is interested in the archaeology of this area, both legitimate and not.”
“I’ll see if Interpol will tell us who has been dealing in smuggled artifacts from Hungary, and the rest of Central Europe, lately. I’ll also check with museum curators and antiquities dealers. If I got the date right, it was 450 C.E. ?”
“That’s right,” Sam said. “And one more thing.” He took out the card the cabdriver had given him. “I’d like you to check out a driver in Szeged named Tibor Lazar. He was waiting for a fare outside the train station when we arrived and he speaks English like the average Londoner. See if he’s too good to be true.”
“I’m on it. Another question for Interpol.”
“Thanks,” said Remi. “Meanwhile, we’ll be here trying to draw attention to ourselves.”
“Is that the best idea?”
“At the moment, it doesn’t have much competition,” Remi said. “If we do what Albrecht did, maybe we’ll get a reaction from the same people who noticed him.”
“Let’s hope it’s not the same reaction,” said Selma. “I’ll get this information to you as soon as I have it. The map is already on your iPad with the site marked. Good-bye.”
Sam turned off his iPad. Remi said, “Ready to face the tour?”
“Eager.”
They went outside to where Tibor was sitting in his cab. He
“Thank you,” said Remi. “Should we call when we’re ready or will you wait for us?”
“I’ll wait here.”
A bellman was already carrying their suitcases to the front desk. They registered and went up to their room.
Sam sat on the bed and began to look at Google maps on his iPad. Remi whispered, “What are you looking for?”
“The field. We know that sooner or later, the kidnappers will take Albrecht to his find so he can show them where he’s dug.”
“Can you see where it is on the map?”
“I’m trying. It was on the east side of the Tisza River, north of the Mura River. I remember it in relation to the place where the two meet. He used that to orient his chart.”
“I’ve got something you want,” she said. “When we were in the lab and asked Albrecht if we could share the details with Selma, I took a picture of the chart with my phone so she’d know the spot we were referring to.” She took out her phone and showed him the picture of the chart.
He kissed her cheek. “Perfect.” He used his phone to call Selma and put her on speaker.
“Selma here. Fire away.”
“Hi, Selma. Did you get the drawing of a site from Remi last night?”
“Yes. I assume that’s the site Albrecht’s been working on?”
“That’s right,” Sam said. “He said it would be fine to bring you in on this, so Remi sent it right away. The problem is that last night the reason Albrecht didn’t come to dinner was that he was kidnapped from the lab in Berlin. The police have been watching plane and train stations, but I’m afraid these people got Albrecht out of Germany before we reported it.”
“Was it those people from Consolidated Enterprises?”
“I’m not sure. I can’t see that group of people doing something that would put them in a foreign prison for life. But the cops are detaining them for a while to be sure, which is fine with us.”
“Are you in Szeged now?”
“We are.”
“I used the computer to match the shape of the drawing to the shapes of the world’s rivers to find out where Albrecht had been digging. I knew you’d be going to the find.”
“Now we really have to,” said Remi. “Nobody would grab Albrecht for ransom. He’s not rich, just smart. They must want him to take them to his discovery and probably tell them all about it.”
“What can I do to help?”
Sam said, “First, e-mail me a conventional road map with Albrecht’s site marked on it.”
“I’ll have it for you in a minute.”
“And abducting professors isn’t something every criminal does. We need to know who is interested in the archaeology of this area, both legitimate and not.”
“I’ll see if Interpol will tell us who has been dealing in smuggled artifacts from Hungary, and the rest of Central Europe, lately. I’ll also check with museum curators and antiquities dealers. If I got the date right, it was 450 C.E. ?”
“That’s right,” Sam said. “And one more thing.” He took out the card the cabdriver had given him. “I’d like you to check out a driver in Szeged named Tibor Lazar. He was waiting for a fare outside the train station when we arrived and he speaks English like the average Londoner. See if he’s too good to be true.”
“I’m on it. Another question for Interpol.”
“Thanks,” said Remi. “Meanwhile, we’ll be here trying to draw attention to ourselves.”
“Is that the best idea?”
“At the moment, it doesn’t have much competition,” Remi said. “If we do what Albrecht did, maybe we’ll get a reaction from the same people who noticed him.”
“Let’s hope it’s not the same reaction,” said Selma. “I’ll get this information to you as soon as I have it. The map is already on your iPad with the site marked. Good-bye.”
Sam turned off his iPad. Remi said, “Ready to face the tour?”
“Eager.”
They went outside to where Tibor was sitting in his cab. He
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