Chapter 163

The four families were facing a major crisis, and time was running out. With the backup computers in China and Israel destroyed, the only working computer containing all their vital information was located in Queens, New York. They were aware that come Thursday morning, they would be served with arrest and search warrants, and this address would be at the top of the list. The printer was working overtime, transferring data onto removable disk drives, tapes, and printouts. If the Feds or local police ever got their hands on any of this information, not only would their lives be in jeopardy, but their livelihoods as well.

Each truck shipment was rigged with explosives and incendiary devices, ensuring complete destruction of their contents if necessary. The drivers, all carefully chosen, held control over these devices, capable of setting them off in any manner they saw fit. A timed failsafe mechanism was in place to ensure compliance; failure to act would result in detonation. W