Rail Control Centres (RCC)
Following
the
deadly
VX
gas
attack
by
the
Avenging
Lions
,
killing
the
British
Prime
Minister,
French
President
and
scores
of
other
people,
at
the
opening
ceremony
of
the
new
Channel
Freight
tunnel.
Matt
Jensen
and
Lisette
Bouche,
joined
by
the
UK
and
French counter-terrorism officers, are trying to piece together what happened!
Commander
Lawrence
Paxton
(Head
of
Scotland
Yard’s
Counter
Terrorism
Command
)
walked
over
to
Matt.
“Can
we
get
access
to
all
the
CCTV
recordings
for
the
rail
and
service tunnels and ventilation plant areas, for the past five days?”
* * *
Stephen
Barkley
(Senior
Scientist)
helped
the
two
train
drivers,
Dereck
and
Norman,
to
get into their HazMat suits.
Dereck
scowled
at
Stephen
“These
don’t
leak,
do
they
mate?”
said
Dereck,
shooting
a
worried look at his friend Norman.
“No, we’ve tested and sterilised them, you’ll be quite safe,” said Stephen, laughing.
“Yeh!
Okay,
but
what’s
this
breathing
apparatus
kit?
Not
worn
one
of
these
contraptions before! I mean if it runs out of air, I’ll suffocate, won’t I?”
Cabinet Office, 70 Whitehall, London - 2 Weeks Later
The
Cabinet
Office
Briefing
Room
‘A’
(
COBR
),
was
crowded
with
senior
commanders-in-chief
from
several
UK
and
French
security and intelligence agencies. They stood around, in several groups, conversing.
Matt
and
Lisette
wandered
over
and
sat
down
next
to
an
old
colleague
he’d
worked
with
many
years
ago
in
Naval
Intelligence.
The
chatter
suddenly
went
quiet
as
Angela
Dryden
(
Deputy
Prime
Minister)
and
Rosemary
Harding
(Home
Secretary)
entered the room, taking their seats in the middle of the long conference table.
“Please be seated Ladies and Gentlemen.”
Matt noticed the Deputy Prime minister, looked weary and anxious.
“Good
morning
ladies
and
gentlemen,
thank
you
for
coming
at
such
short
notice.
May
I
also
offer
a
special
welcome
to
Monsieur Dupro from the French intelligence service,” said Angela.
Dupro nodded his head, “Merci Madam”
“I’ve
asked
the
Home
Secretary,
Rosemary,
to
conduct
this
meeting,
as
she
has
general
background
knowledge
of
the
incident.”
“Thank
you,
Deputy
Prime
Minister,”
said
Rosemary.
“As
you
all
know
two
weeks
ago,
we
suffered
a
horrific
terrorist
attack,
using
deadly
poisonous
nerve
gas,
at
the
opening
ceremony
of
the
new
Channel
Freight
Tunnel.
Tragically,
our
Prime Minister and, the French President was among the many people killed.”
Kismayo, Somalia
Tarabi
Osman
glanced
down
at
his
mobile
phone
as
it
started
ringing.
Recognising
Khalid’s
photo,
he
lifted
it
to
his
ear
“Khalid, Salaam Alaykum.”
“Alaykum Salaam,” said Khalid in reply.
Tarabi
leaned
back
in
the
passenger
seat
of
his
Toyota
Hilux
pick-up.
“This
is
a
surprise,
Khalid.
How
are
things
over
there in England?”
“We have a problem—that’s why I needed to call you.”
Tarabi detected a note of anxiety in Khalid’s voice. “What kind of problem?”
“I’ve
discovered
that
your
brother
Daleel,
Taagir
and,
the
other
three
were
all
betrayed
by
Jabir
Al
Masri.
He
sent
his
assassin to murder them. They then tipped off the police with their hotel location.”
Tarabi’s
face
tightened.
He
gestured
wildly
to
his
driver
Hameed,
to
pull
the
car
over.
“Daleel
was
murdered!
why?”
He
exclaimed. “Who was this assassin?”
The Hunt is on