She finally timed her speed just right and barely made itthrough a yellow light before it turned red. She looked in the rearviewmirror and laughed."We...l girls, time to go home. We just lost our new best friends and Idon't think we'll be seeing them again until tomorrow."It was then that the penny dropped. Sofia was going to make the guysfollowing us miss the signal and give ourselves a minute head start,home. Mission accomplished. Sofia pushed down on the accelerator andmoved quickly away. . In spite of that, as with all the women in his family, he considered her to be extraordinarily beautiful. He both envied and pitied the man who ended up with her as his wife. His life would be constantly heaven and hell, probably both at the same time!"Hello, Makro," he said cheerfully. "How did everything go at the palace? Well, I hope. Didn't think you'd be back quite so soon."She just stood there, her eyes, black as her hair, boring holes into him. If anything, her frown deepened, something. “These are web searches. I found them but haven’t had time to read them. I brought my laptop. Periodically, we’ll be going through towns with Wi-Fi we can tap into.”She pointed to a backpack in back. At their first opportunity, she got the laptop, fired it up, and connected the Wi-Fi from a coffee shop across the street. Annie typed in the first search result and got a Wikipedia page on canine mating. Bobbi was watching her as they were parked at the curb. Annie opened another tab and typed in. My conclusion was, that if I couldn't find him, he was dead. I said as much to Mr. Smith."I was afraid of that, but I wasn't sure," he muttered to himself."He a terrorist, or criminal?" I asked curiously."I'm afraid that what he is, or was, is classified. Thanks for trying though, I appreciate it," Smith said, while putting his photo away.He got up and left the room leaving me to my own devices. I made my way to the office I had been assigned. Eric had been seconded to another team, and was out.