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though, you’d better have a credit card number Bourne unlocked the gate and rushed to the patrol car as the siren-alarm was
activated back at the house—activated and then instantly shut offThe remaining brother had
apparently found Cactus
“What the hell was that?” yelled the young policeman
“Forget it!” screamed Jason, jumping into the car and yanking an all too familiar patrol phone
out of its cradleHe gave Alex’s number in Virginia to the police switchboard and kept repeating
the phrase: “It’s an emergency, it’s an emergency!”
“Yes?” answered Conklin, acknowledging the police operator
“It’s me!”
“What happened?”
“Too involved to go intoWhat’s the emergency?”
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“I’ve got you a private jet out of the Reston airport
“Reston? That’s north of here—”
“The field in Manassas doesn’t have the equipmentI’m sending a car for you
“Why?”
“TranquilityMarie and the kids are okay; they’re okay! She’s in charge
“What the hell does that mean?”
“Get to Reston and I’ll tell you
“I want more!”
“The Jackal’s flying in today
“Jesus Christ!”
“Wrap things up there and wait for the car
“I’ll take this one!”
“No! Not unless you want to blow everythingHe’ll get back in a hurry
“There’s one brother left—only one, AlexI killed the other two—I was responsibleDo what you have to do
“Goddamn you, I can’tSomeone’s got to be here and I won’t be!”
“You’re rightThere’s too much to keep under wraps out there and you’ve got to be in
MontserratI’ll drive out with the car and take your place
“Alex, tell me what happened on Tranquility!”
“The old