Chapter 471

The other eight members of the team roared with laughter as they prepared to leave their hotel in Saratoga Springs. They had been here for a week, and scouted the area around Patricia's home extensively. As they were driving, everyone was thinking the same thing: why hadn't they picked up any sign of another group of people tracking them.

Arnie, the teams' leader, said, "Stop for gasoline, we have to talk."

They stopped at the next service plaza and discussed the situation. Arnie asked everyone if they were so focused on the asset that they did not look to see if there were any signs of anyone else in the area.

Each one, individually, acknowledged they were a little lax in their field craft, because this looked like such an easy job. Arnie acknowledged the same failure in his own work.

He said, "People, I have just changed our plans. We are going to drive slowly, with our lights off, straight up the driveway and into the barn. Sa