Chapter 25

“Look,” Smith said, and they looked at the screen. Marlow was bringing out a small bag and handing it to one of his goons, who took it and proceeded to the meeting room again.

“Damn,” Teddy swore impatiently.

“Seems like we’re waiting it out again,” Martin shrugged and spoke into his communication system.

“Beta 2? Over?” he called out.

“Beta 2 in position, over,” the reply came to his earphones, a microscopic thing clipped right behind his ears and curving to hang a little above his earlobes.

“Any situation?” he asked.

“Nothing, sir. Over.”

“Over and out,” he replied and clicked in the small pod behind his ears.

“Beta 1? Over?”

“Beta 1 in position, over,” came the brisk report.

“Any situation?” he asked.

“No situations, sir.”

“Over and out,” he said and ended that link too.

The van remained quiet for a few more minutes, Flick still typing and clicking away on his laptop, Teddy fumbling with his vest and sw