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The Third Option :: Flynn Vince
Страница: 14 из 267Hagenmiller had already been warned twice and had promised he would personally make sure it didn't happen again. Despite the warnings and the promise, he was still willing to sell highly sensitive equipment to a person who was the world's number one sponsor of terrorism and who had sworn to wipe America off the face of the planet if given the chance. Hagenmiller had rolled the dice, and he was about to lose. President Hayes gave Kennedy the go-ahead. He had one requirement, however. With something as delicate as this, he wanted Mitch Rapp to be on the ground calling the shots. Kennedy's phone rang, and she picked it up.
«Everything is in place.»
She recognized the voice as Rapp's. «Give me a quick update.»
Rapp ran down the checklist of developments and explained the final touches they had added to the plan. Kennedy listened and asked very few questions.
When Rapp was done, he asked, «If I miss him tonight, will I get another chance?»
«I doubt it. The second TRT is in place by the warehouse. As soon as the tangos show up, they will anonymously alert the German authorities and then follow until an arrest is made. Once that happens, the cat will be out of the bag on Hagenmiller, and there will be too many eyes watching him.»
«Yeah, I agree.» The TRT that Kennedy was referring to was a tactical reconnaissance team. They were the ones who had discovered the theft that was to occur at eleven P.M. Rapp knew that they were in place, but they did not know that Rapp was in the country.
Rapp said, «You need to alert us if the tangos move on the warehouse before eleven. The timing on this is crucial. We can't be pulling up to Hagenmiller's at the same time the police are on the phone telling him that he's been robbed. He expects to hear from the authorities tonight, and for the element of surprise, it's best that we are the first people to contact him.»
«Understood.» There was a moment of silence, and then Kennedy asked, «What's your gut telling you on this one?»
Rapp gripped the handset and looked around the small bedroom, not sure if Kennedy was asking for the sake of asking or if she really wanted to know. Rapp replied tentatively. «I'm not sure. I would have liked a little more time to prep, but that's usually the case.»
Rapp didn't sound like his confident self, and Kennedy picked up on it. «If it doesn't look good, don't force it.»
«I know.»
«No one back here is going to second-guess you.»
Rapp laughed quietly. «That's never worried me before, why would it now?»
«You know what I mean. Just be careful.»
«I always am.» He was on autopilot.
«Everything is in place.»
She recognized the voice as Rapp's. «Give me a quick update.»
Rapp ran down the checklist of developments and explained the final touches they had added to the plan. Kennedy listened and asked very few questions.
When Rapp was done, he asked, «If I miss him tonight, will I get another chance?»
«I doubt it. The second TRT is in place by the warehouse. As soon as the tangos show up, they will anonymously alert the German authorities and then follow until an arrest is made. Once that happens, the cat will be out of the bag on Hagenmiller, and there will be too many eyes watching him.»
«Yeah, I agree.» The TRT that Kennedy was referring to was a tactical reconnaissance team. They were the ones who had discovered the theft that was to occur at eleven P.M. Rapp knew that they were in place, but they did not know that Rapp was in the country.
Rapp said, «You need to alert us if the tangos move on the warehouse before eleven. The timing on this is crucial. We can't be pulling up to Hagenmiller's at the same time the police are on the phone telling him that he's been robbed. He expects to hear from the authorities tonight, and for the element of surprise, it's best that we are the first people to contact him.»
«Understood.» There was a moment of silence, and then Kennedy asked, «What's your gut telling you on this one?»
Rapp gripped the handset and looked around the small bedroom, not sure if Kennedy was asking for the sake of asking or if she really wanted to know. Rapp replied tentatively. «I'm not sure. I would have liked a little more time to prep, but that's usually the case.»
Rapp didn't sound like his confident self, and Kennedy picked up on it. «If it doesn't look good, don't force it.»
«I know.»
«No one back here is going to second-guess you.»
Rapp laughed quietly. «That's never worried me before, why would it now?»
«You know what I mean. Just be careful.»
«I always am.» He was on autopilot.