From what she could see, the road was clear of snow for its entire seventy-seven-kilometer route between Bakhchysarais’ke and Yalta.On the real-time...satellite image, she saw the silver convertible heading southeast, passing the tourist information center just prior to where the highway began climbing through the mountain pass and approached the first of the treacherous curves. It had been estimated that she would have approximately five minutes from this point to acquire the satellite signal. ‘That’s enough!’ The leader of the police contingent had drawn a very impressive looking hand gun from the holster under his oversized jacket and had it levelled at the nearest of the two. The crowd cringed back leaving a corridor at least three metres wide either side of him as if they had little faith in his marksmanship. ‘OK! Grab your bags and follow me!’ ‘But Commissioner, That’s the problem. We can’t find our bags.’ ‘Where are your baggage checks?’ They produced the cardboard slips from. John made a little speech before the food was served in which the kids were welcomed to the world of adults. Again, he cautioned them about not acting unusual outside of their home, but he otherwise let that part slide. When he finished, Harriet jumped up to kiss him, and Jack stood for an adult-style handshake.After dinner, John helped clear the table while Jack and Harriet hurried to THEIR bedroom. Once they were upstairs in the bedroom, all pretense of decorum was cast aside, and they. Working for Nick Coyle these last few years had only served to reinforce that pride. She trusted Nick implicitly and wanted to be an extension of his will as much as it was possible for a person to do so for another. She recognized how easily this desire could be seen as a pathology by others, but it was a pathology that made her uniquely qualified for her job and generated a lot of income for some very powerful people, so no one seriously questioned it.She knew Nick had some issues with his.