area?” Nina gazed at the map.
“If they didn’t want to attract attention, and
Lumin says it was in the middle of nowhere, what does that mean?” Kayla asked
Nina as if testing her.
Nina gazed at the map. “Underground,” she
said, her eyes darting back to her mentor.
“That’s what I think too.” Both women turned.
“This is where the New Mexico town was hit. It’s called Ramah, population three
hundred and eighty-five.”
“Population is zero, now,” Nina said
churlishly.
“It sits between two Indian reservations and
nothing but desert around it. If the lab is in Nevada, there is a reason they
used this isolated town.”
“They’re located in eastern Nevada,” the
Admiral said.
“I believe so. If you look at a map of Nevada,
and I just finished staring at one for an hour, it’s the most likely scenario.”
“Why not Arizona or Utah?” Mace asked.
“A buffer,” Nina surmised. “If you’re guilty
of murdering someone, you don’t stand beside the body. It’s human nature to put
distance between you and your target or your guilt. I checked the population
data. For the most part, Arizona and Utah’s smallest towns are still higher in
population than New Mexico.”
“Or they could have two labs,” Fox suggested.
“True. That would not be good, but it would
make sense. If one is found, the other could still deploy the virus,” Kayla
added.
The Admiral stepped up to the map. “If there
are two labs we need another squad besides DEVGRU. Who do we bring in, Petty
Officer Bale?”
“Recon specialists,” Tony answered
immediately.
“What are they?” Lumin asked.
“They do the same as Kayla, except they’re out
in the field. They explore enemy territory ahead of the main operation to
supply as much information as they can.”
“Where would you put them?” Lumin asked.
“There’s a lot of ground to cover.”
“Fox?” Tony leaned into Lumin. “He’s the best tracker on both coasts.”
Fox stared at the map for a good, long time.
“Snow White, north or south Nevada?”
“My gut tells me north, but that means
nothing,” she answered.
The Admiral stepped to Kayla’s side. “Why,
baby?”
The Admiral surprised Lumin by calling her
that.
Kayla’s gaze seemed vacant for a moment. “I’m
Dr. Carmichael. I’ve created an airborne plague, one I’m pretty sure they’re
going to release. I want to get as far away as possible. A
place where I can hop a plane to just about anywhere. If the lab is in
the north, I’d go south. I’m not certain, but I think the prevailing wind direction
in Nevada is westerly.”
All eyes in the room traveled northward on the
map waiting for Fox. “Highway 80 intersects the northern part of the states.
They’d use it to feed into secondary highways after that. We’ll need four teams
set up here, here, here and here,” Fox pointed to each location on the map.
“How many men, Fox?” Tony asked him.
“Two on each point.”
“What will you look for?” Lumin spoke her
thoughts out loud, and when Fox turned his attention on her, she said, “Sorry.”
Fox gave her a wink. “No law against thinking
out loud. We look for anything that doesn’t fit.”
“Oh,” she breathed. To her it seemed like a
needle in a haystack, but if Fox was the best, he must know how to turn the
haystack into bales and find what he was looking for.
“It may not be that difficult,” Ditz said.
“We’ll put a GPS tracking unit on you, Lumin.”
“What’s that?” she asked, edging into Tony.
“A very small chip and a transmitter,
sweetheart,” Tony explained. “We can easily hide it in your clothes or in
jewelry. Even if you disappear from our view, we’ll know where you are as long
as the satellite sees you.”
“I thought that was movie BS.”
“Look at me, Lumin,” he ordered, turning her
chin toward him. “This is important and you have to remember it. The range is
excellent, but you have to stay visible. The satellites are roaming
“If they didn’t want to attract attention, and
Lumin says it was in the middle of nowhere, what does that mean?” Kayla asked
Nina as if testing her.
Nina gazed at the map. “Underground,” she
said, her eyes darting back to her mentor.
“That’s what I think too.” Both women turned.
“This is where the New Mexico town was hit. It’s called Ramah, population three
hundred and eighty-five.”
“Population is zero, now,” Nina said
churlishly.
“It sits between two Indian reservations and
nothing but desert around it. If the lab is in Nevada, there is a reason they
used this isolated town.”
“They’re located in eastern Nevada,” the
Admiral said.
“I believe so. If you look at a map of Nevada,
and I just finished staring at one for an hour, it’s the most likely scenario.”
“Why not Arizona or Utah?” Mace asked.
“A buffer,” Nina surmised. “If you’re guilty
of murdering someone, you don’t stand beside the body. It’s human nature to put
distance between you and your target or your guilt. I checked the population
data. For the most part, Arizona and Utah’s smallest towns are still higher in
population than New Mexico.”
“Or they could have two labs,” Fox suggested.
“True. That would not be good, but it would
make sense. If one is found, the other could still deploy the virus,” Kayla
added.
The Admiral stepped up to the map. “If there
are two labs we need another squad besides DEVGRU. Who do we bring in, Petty
Officer Bale?”
“Recon specialists,” Tony answered
immediately.
“What are they?” Lumin asked.
“They do the same as Kayla, except they’re out
in the field. They explore enemy territory ahead of the main operation to
supply as much information as they can.”
“Where would you put them?” Lumin asked.
“There’s a lot of ground to cover.”
“Fox?” Tony leaned into Lumin. “He’s the best tracker on both coasts.”
Fox stared at the map for a good, long time.
“Snow White, north or south Nevada?”
“My gut tells me north, but that means
nothing,” she answered.
The Admiral stepped to Kayla’s side. “Why,
baby?”
The Admiral surprised Lumin by calling her
that.
Kayla’s gaze seemed vacant for a moment. “I’m
Dr. Carmichael. I’ve created an airborne plague, one I’m pretty sure they’re
going to release. I want to get as far away as possible. A
place where I can hop a plane to just about anywhere. If the lab is in
the north, I’d go south. I’m not certain, but I think the prevailing wind direction
in Nevada is westerly.”
All eyes in the room traveled northward on the
map waiting for Fox. “Highway 80 intersects the northern part of the states.
They’d use it to feed into secondary highways after that. We’ll need four teams
set up here, here, here and here,” Fox pointed to each location on the map.
“How many men, Fox?” Tony asked him.
“Two on each point.”
“What will you look for?” Lumin spoke her
thoughts out loud, and when Fox turned his attention on her, she said, “Sorry.”
Fox gave her a wink. “No law against thinking
out loud. We look for anything that doesn’t fit.”
“Oh,” she breathed. To her it seemed like a
needle in a haystack, but if Fox was the best, he must know how to turn the
haystack into bales and find what he was looking for.
“It may not be that difficult,” Ditz said.
“We’ll put a GPS tracking unit on you, Lumin.”
“What’s that?” she asked, edging into Tony.
“A very small chip and a transmitter,
sweetheart,” Tony explained. “We can easily hide it in your clothes or in
jewelry. Even if you disappear from our view, we’ll know where you are as long
as the satellite sees you.”
“I thought that was movie BS.”
“Look at me, Lumin,” he ordered, turning her
chin toward him. “This is important and you have to remember it. The range is
excellent, but you have to stay visible. The satellites are roaming
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