Margarita was nonplus. She doubted what happened. Where was it? Whose hands it might be in. For all she knew was her husband might have taken it from the safe. Apart from her, only he knew the key code. He might have traded it with Wein Xin.
“Where’s your husband?”
“He’s going to Kansas City to participate in a conference with Dr Alex Cord.
That was Roger’s cue to get into action.
He got off his hands.
And at what seemed as a pounce at light speed, Roger was at Margarita’s side. And Roger’s assault surprised her, too. So much for hiss word. Margarita’s split second of hesitation was enough for Roger to turn the tables on her. He grabbed her gun hand, twisted it counterclockwise and the gun fell to her feet, on the tiled floor with a clanking …show more content…
. . in the safe. It’s at NSL.”
“What’s not here?”
“The KEG sequence.”
Chapter 21
Roger Nelson phoned Agent Winston Powell who was still in C.E. Mason’s lab, where he was scrounging about for information on C.E. Mason’s research. Agent Powell shared information about his meeting with Margarita Mason, omitting the details of the gun, but emphasizing the fact that the KEG went missing. He made Agent Powell admit that Mrs. Margarita had been instructed by the FBI—his boss—to “keep an eye” on her husband’s work to make sure it didn’t get into foreign hands.
Since Roger had bugged on C.E. Mason’s car, Agent Powell knew that C.E. Mason had gone to the Dulles International. Then tapping into the airline’s booking electronic database, they found he had made reservations to fly to the Midwest: “What in the hell for?”
“He’s en route to Kansas City.”
“We know that. But why?”
“To present a paper at a conference, his wife said.” Roger said.
“What chutzpah!” Agent Powell exclaimed: “He gotta know we’re watching him. He’s being so—”
“Cavalier?” Roger interjected.
“Yep, cavalier or something about all this,” Agent Powell agreed. “And he might be operating under the presumption you still don’t know what he’s up …show more content…
Margarita’s face turn crimson and she did a quick walkthrough of NSL to ascertain the extent of the damage. She found no further evidence of damage to the office or the lab. Repairing the broken window was inconsequential financially to NSL's budget since business insurance coverage would discharge the required expenses. If not, she could dip into NSL’s rainy-day fund to replace the window pane. Nevertheless, as a precaution, Margarita dialed 911 to report the vandalism at NSL. She did this since prudence demanded it provide a paper trail: An investigation into this incident would establish official proof of the vandalism. What’s more, for the record, she took pictures of her own of the broken window, the rock and the written note just in case she needed them at a later
“Where’s your husband?”
“He’s going to Kansas City to participate in a conference with Dr Alex Cord.
That was Roger’s cue to get into action.
He got off his hands.
And at what seemed as a pounce at light speed, Roger was at Margarita’s side. And Roger’s assault surprised her, too. So much for hiss word. Margarita’s split second of hesitation was enough for Roger to turn the tables on her. He grabbed her gun hand, twisted it counterclockwise and the gun fell to her feet, on the tiled floor with a clanking …show more content…
. . in the safe. It’s at NSL.”
“What’s not here?”
“The KEG sequence.”
Chapter 21
Roger Nelson phoned Agent Winston Powell who was still in C.E. Mason’s lab, where he was scrounging about for information on C.E. Mason’s research. Agent Powell shared information about his meeting with Margarita Mason, omitting the details of the gun, but emphasizing the fact that the KEG went missing. He made Agent Powell admit that Mrs. Margarita had been instructed by the FBI—his boss—to “keep an eye” on her husband’s work to make sure it didn’t get into foreign hands.
Since Roger had bugged on C.E. Mason’s car, Agent Powell knew that C.E. Mason had gone to the Dulles International. Then tapping into the airline’s booking electronic database, they found he had made reservations to fly to the Midwest: “What in the hell for?”
“He’s en route to Kansas City.”
“We know that. But why?”
“To present a paper at a conference, his wife said.” Roger said.
“What chutzpah!” Agent Powell exclaimed: “He gotta know we’re watching him. He’s being so—”
“Cavalier?” Roger interjected.
“Yep, cavalier or something about all this,” Agent Powell agreed. “And he might be operating under the presumption you still don’t know what he’s up …show more content…
Margarita’s face turn crimson and she did a quick walkthrough of NSL to ascertain the extent of the damage. She found no further evidence of damage to the office or the lab. Repairing the broken window was inconsequential financially to NSL's budget since business insurance coverage would discharge the required expenses. If not, she could dip into NSL’s rainy-day fund to replace the window pane. Nevertheless, as a precaution, Margarita dialed 911 to report the vandalism at NSL. She did this since prudence demanded it provide a paper trail: An investigation into this incident would establish official proof of the vandalism. What’s more, for the record, she took pictures of her own of the broken window, the rock and the written note just in case she needed them at a later