Even with his years in the intelligence services he did knowthat this so called anomaly had the sound characteristics of either anunderwater seismic e...vent or that of a submerged nuclear detonation. Itwasn't too hard of a guess for him or his young partner to know that itwasn't the former but the later that had caused the immediate order foran Intel satellite to change its orbit. That order had probably comefrom someone whose pay-grade was way much higher than his own, herecalled remembering. She told me her husband and in-laws have gone out of station for two days. She could not leave the kid and come to the gym.The kid slept only now. She thought of quick work out and then go back to her apartment. I continued to work on the cross trainer while she was busy cycling. Then we both winded up at the same time and came outside the gym. I told her that I am going out to get a cup of tea. She said why not come to my place.Preethi: “I do make good tasting tea.”Me: “Good. Then I am. As far as she was concerned, her boxy little vehicle only had two speeds: fast and stop. At the bottom of a long hill, and without any warning at all, she just drove off the right side of the road, and we began bouncing over dust dunes and sagebrush. The seatbelt probably saved me from grievous injury.We topped a hill and surprised a small herd of antelope lying in the grass, sending them zig-zagging off at an incredible speed. By the time we came around the foot of a hill and skidded to a. " her voice fell away."So unfortunate, but we did try to warn you. There is one small point in which you might take some satisfaction however. The client who precipitated your ordeal has been arrested for child sexual abuse and pornography. It seems someone anonymously informed the police as to his nefarious activities... I can't imagine who would do such a thing," he smiled faintly, looking to Melinda whose face remained unchanged."Marcel, what of Martin?" asked the older woman."Sadly, he no.