‘Sorry about that,’ said the general. He knew JT was Jim and Heather’s friend. However, that wasn’t his immediate concern. The possible bio-threat was.
‘Here’s the situation. A phone conversation was partially overheard by someone apparently reliable to the FBI. We know the call came from someone asking about an antibiotic-resistant microbe. The only other mention was the University of Washington.’
‘Who was the conversation with?’
‘Dr. Wally Banks at MIT. Good experimentalist according to Barbara Milton.’
‘I remember meeting him a long time ago and have read his papers on cloning techniques,’ said Jim.
‘Just wanted to give you a heads up. Might be nothing, but with Dr. Banks involved, we have to give it some credibility. Haven’t had any problems on our home soil for a while. Keep in t
