New Earth: The Search for Justice. R.D. Ph.D. Pittman
Читать онлайн книгу.
Alex relayed what had taken place concerning the Russian agents, and what he was going to have them do, and how important it was that no one knew of their existence especially the CIA. Jeffers agreed, and said it would be of great benefit in helping to unravel all the people involved. Alex asked Elena to call her boss and set up a conference call with President Kleskova and whomever he wanted in attendance. She dialed the satellite number for Ingosich.
“This is Petrov.”
“Petrov, its Elena.”
“I don’t believe it, where are you and are you okay?”
Elena began explaining how the FBI agents and Seal teams had captured them. She detailed the conversations with Alex and how he offered to protect them from his government and any foreign governments and would never ask them to work against the Russian people. Elena spelled out what Alex wanted them to do and he was calling to set up a conference call with Kleskova to explain what had transpired and that there was nothing for his government to fear.
“General Hanken are you there?”
“Yes, I’m here.”
“General Hanken, I have heard much about you, but I could never have imagined you would be so bold as to make a call to our President to allay any fears we might have about US intentions, I congratulate you. I will strongly support your request to have Elena and Andrade assist you in the investigation of the government takeover. But, you must agree that they will be allowed to return to Russia once they have completed their mission, and that there will be no liability for any of their actions while in your control.”
“Agreed, but bear in mind Mr. Ingosich it could take several months to unravel this. I will of course fund all their operations and provide housing, food, transportation, and medical care, along with a monthly stipend to defray personal expenses.”
“Excellent, then we have an agreement General, and I will get back to you at this number in thirty minutes with details of the conference call, goodbye.”
Petrov was still reeling from the call he had just received as he dialed Kleskova’s residence.
“Petrov, why are you calling here so late?” the President, yawning, complained.
Petrov detailed his call with Elena and Alex and asked when he would like to set up the conference call.
“My God, General Hanken wants to do what with our agents?” Kleskova sat up in bed.
“I agree Mr. President, this General Hanken is a most unusual man, but Elena and Andrade both said they trusted him.”
“Petrov, get my military staff together, and your boss Bocovich, have them meet me at my office in two hours for this conference call,” the President ordered.
Sandi came in and interrupted the conversation with Jeffers, to tell Alex that the base housing officer was here to see him. Alex excused himself and went out to the den to meet with the Major.
“Hello Major I have some things I need you to handle for me, first, get those FEMA trailers up here as I asked you to do. Second, I want you to get fully furnished officers housing for my two guests, Miss Grodny and Mr. Kolna. I want you to take them to the cashiers office and get them two thousand dollars for personal expenses, also provide a base vehicle, and get them civilian id’s so they can shop at the base annex, any questions?”
“No sir, I’ll come up with some sub account to charge this to, when will they be ready to do all of this?” he asked.
“Give us three hours, then come back here to pick them up. I want no one to question anything about these arrangements, is that understood?” Alex said.
“Yes sir.”
Alex returned to the communications room to find Curt and Cynthia staring in stunned disbelief at what they saw. Curt grabbed Alex’s arm and pulled him aside.
“Dad, what in the hell are you doing, what are these people doing in our residence?”
“Curt, calm down, I have need of their assistance, they’re going to work for our government to help discover who was behind this takeover,” Alex explained calmly.
“Dad, this gal is a cold blooded killer, she should be shot as a spy,” Curt whispered.
“Curt, circumstances have changed dramatically. The old guidelines don’t apply anymore. We are in a struggle that is a lot more complicated than the threat of asteroids hitting our planet. We are talking about two nuclear armed forces in opposition to each. Both of them within one nation’s borders. I will and must use every resource at my disposal to prevent a civil war. The best way to do that is to have the other side collapse from within by eroding the support for their position. I am in the process of doing just that, so be patient, and try your best to understand what my motives are.”
“Dad, I have always trusted your judgment, you haven’t gone wrong yet. I may have to sedate Cynthia though, she’s about to come completely unglued.”
Alex stepped back into the room and looked at the clock and noted to everyone that in about one hour the conference call would start, if they wanted to grab a bite to eat or something to drink this would be a good time to do it. Somers told Elena and Andrade to come with her she wanted to make a sandwich and get a soda.
“Dr. Chenowith is it? You are married to General Hanken?” Elena asked.
“No, but I’m first in line,” she replied
“I think you may be a very lucky person, the General seems so balanced, yet he has a force about him, he’s an impressive man,” Elena allowed.
Curt was standing at the table preparing a sandwich. He just had to say something.
“If you think he is such a great person then why did you want to kill him?”
“I never intended to kill your father Curt, just you,” Elena shot back. Andrade thought here we go again.
“Hey Grodny, cool it on the talk, we don’t need to have a knockdown drag out here,” Somers warned.
“This is my fault, I apologize to Curt, it was a poor attempt at a joke,” Elena conceded.
“Apology accepted,” Curt responded and whispering to Cynthia, “at least I didn’t get my ass kicked this time.”
That seemed to break the ice for everybody as they moved around the table to fill their plates.
“We have assorted beverages of your choice on the bar help yourselves,” Sandi said.
Alex and Jeffers were engaged in conversation about the role he could play. Alex asked Jeffers to confide in his most senior agents where he stood and to be aware that he was already compromised. So he might as well stay there at the residence and direct activities from the command center. It was important that Torrance not sense any disloyalty from his agents, otherwise he would simply sequester them with all the rest of the government officials. Jeffers agreed and then asked Alex what was the deal with Elena and Andrade. Alex explained how he intended to use them. Jeffers for his part thought it was a brilliant move and Torrance wouldn’t expect that in a million years. They decided to go get something to eat with everybody else.
Alex, Jeffers, and Liz walked up to the table at about the same time the kitchen staff brought out everyone’s mixed drinks they had ordered. After finishing their sandwiches and drinks Alex asked for everyone’s attention to say a few words.
“My hope is that all of us gathered here at this table can find a way to work together as a common team. Each of us in our own right has skills that can be brought to bear on this desperate situation we find ourselves in. We have the Director of the FBI, and two extremely talented FBI agents with us. Curt is a computer and telecommunications genius, Cynthia and Liz are specialists in linguistics, and my significant other Sandi is probably the smartest woman in America. Then there is Andrade, a senior criminal inspector, and finally we come to Elena. Elena your talents are legendary