Something primal and ancient tugged at Jack’s insides, that inner-beast that now lived inside him, and pulled him along like a cat chasing prey. He ...orgot about Mrs. Pavala, about Mary, about all the stupid shit that didn’t matter then. For the moment, he was a predator.They soon found themselves in a cross section of road, warehouses, factories, dipping ramps of asphalt that lead into garage doors. The rats were pouring down one of the ramps and under a barely-opened garage door. Then the air. "Every single man under my command died because of a series of irresponsible orders by President Atkinson, and I won't remain silent about it anymore."The entire pressroom fell into a stunned silence. The members of the administration seemed to be equally as stunned, their mouths hanging open in shock. This is not what they expected. Before they could recover, Whitacre continued."The base was set up and equipped on an old storage facility on the direct orders of the president. I was informed. “And of course, I am a girl with talents and business experience and expertise so they do not have me wasting my time scrubbing floors all day any more. I have prospects. The only problem is Daddy. So here I am, talking to the Feds at the Embassy, telling them that I am just fine with a new job, and I am just fine. And, doing all I can to keep Daddy off my back. If the Feds wrap up my case and stop looking for me, he might stop making your life difficult and then the police will not be asking. But it's just not fair! Think of the ... you know." She dropped her voice to a very quiet whisper. "The blue balls! During his examination, shouldn't they at least have a sexy nurse 'examine' his penis and take a sperm sample with her mouth or something? Where's Nurse Akami when we really need her?"Suzanne looked around carefully. "Mind your language. The walls have ears."Susan nodded, and then added, "By the way, Olga told me that Christine is quote 'head over heels in love with Alan' unquote..