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The Doomsday Conspiracy :: Sheldon Sidney
Страница: 42 из 213If word of the idents, as we refer to them, leakedout, it would be a worldwide disaster.”
“You don’t think it would be better to prepare people and …?”
“Commander, in 1938, a young actor named Orson Welles staged a radio broadcast called War of the Worlds, about aliens invading the earth. Within minutes, there was panic in cities all over America. An hysterical population tried to flee from the imaginary invaders. The telephone lines were jammed, the highways were clogged. People were killed. There was total chaos. No, we have to be prepared for the aliens before we go public with this. We want you to find those witnesses for their own protection, so we can keep this under control.”
Robert found that he was perspiring. “Yes. I … I understand.”
“Good. I gather you’ve talked to one of the witnesses?”
“I’ve found two of them.”
“Their names?”
“Hans Beckerman – he was the driver of the tour bus. He lives in Kappel …”
“And the second?”
“Fritz Mandel. He owns his own garage in Bern. He was the mechanic who towed the car of a third witness.”
“The name of that witness?”
“I don’t have it yet. I’m working on it. Would you like me to speak with them about not discussing this UFO business with anyone?”
“Negative. Your assignment is simply to locate the witnesses. After that, we’ll let their respective governments deal with them. Have you learned how many witnesses there are?”
“Yes. Seven passengers plus the driver, the mechanic and a passing motorist.”
“You must locate them all. Each and every one of the ten witnesses who saw the crash. Understood?”
“Yes, General.”
Robert replaced the receiver, his mind in a whirl. UFOs were real. The aliens were enemies. It was a horrifying thought.
Suddenly the uneasy feeling Robert had had earlier returned in full force. General Hilliard had given him this assignment, but they had not told him everything. What else were they holding back?
The Avis rental car company is located at 44 Rue de Lausanne, in the heart of Geneva. Robert stormed into the office and approached a woman behind the desk.
“May I help you?”
Robert slammed down the piece of paper with the licence number of the Renault written on it. “You rented this car out last week. I want the name of the person who rented it.” His voice was angry.
The clerk drew back. “I’m sorry, we are not permitted to give out that information.
“You don’t think it would be better to prepare people and …?”
“Commander, in 1938, a young actor named Orson Welles staged a radio broadcast called War of the Worlds, about aliens invading the earth. Within minutes, there was panic in cities all over America. An hysterical population tried to flee from the imaginary invaders. The telephone lines were jammed, the highways were clogged. People were killed. There was total chaos. No, we have to be prepared for the aliens before we go public with this. We want you to find those witnesses for their own protection, so we can keep this under control.”
Robert found that he was perspiring. “Yes. I … I understand.”
“Good. I gather you’ve talked to one of the witnesses?”
“I’ve found two of them.”
“Their names?”
“Hans Beckerman – he was the driver of the tour bus. He lives in Kappel …”
“And the second?”
“Fritz Mandel. He owns his own garage in Bern. He was the mechanic who towed the car of a third witness.”
“The name of that witness?”
“I don’t have it yet. I’m working on it. Would you like me to speak with them about not discussing this UFO business with anyone?”
“Negative. Your assignment is simply to locate the witnesses. After that, we’ll let their respective governments deal with them. Have you learned how many witnesses there are?”
“Yes. Seven passengers plus the driver, the mechanic and a passing motorist.”
“You must locate them all. Each and every one of the ten witnesses who saw the crash. Understood?”
“Yes, General.”
Robert replaced the receiver, his mind in a whirl. UFOs were real. The aliens were enemies. It was a horrifying thought.
Suddenly the uneasy feeling Robert had had earlier returned in full force. General Hilliard had given him this assignment, but they had not told him everything. What else were they holding back?
The Avis rental car company is located at 44 Rue de Lausanne, in the heart of Geneva. Robert stormed into the office and approached a woman behind the desk.
“May I help you?”
Robert slammed down the piece of paper with the licence number of the Renault written on it. “You rented this car out last week. I want the name of the person who rented it.” His voice was angry.
The clerk drew back. “I’m sorry, we are not permitted to give out that information.