Chapter 269

“Yes!” called Senator Chatham finally as everyone turned their attention to her. “I know who he is and I can absolutely vouch for him. He went on the trip as a favor to me when the school called and asked if I could supply a chaperone to replace one that was unable to attend.”

“We’ll need some ID, like his social or something so we can get him out,” stated the FBI agent. “Steve Smith is an extremely common name. Can you tell us anything about him, maybe a photograph or something that’ll help us determine whether it’s likely that he’s involved in any illegal activity today. No offense Senator, but we need to know exactly who and what we have on that bus. If you vouch for him, he’s most likely an upstanding citizen, but we need to make certain. Our people are going over every name and running all sorts of security checks on them. Can you tell us anything else about Mr. Steve Smith to help us get a handle on him?” prodded the agent.

“Yes, his real name in US Navy Lieutenant