February 16, 2015, CharlestonOnly blocks from AHD Headquarters at Harborview Inn on Two Vendue Range, Tom sits in his room staring at the laptop. Inadvertently, his eyes catch the date on the bottom right of the computer, February 16, 2015. Two months have passed since he left his home in Vermont. Only concerned with his mission, time is slipping by without measurable impact. Smugly, he ponders fear set in motion at AHD, but he"s not done yet.
Four envelopes lay neatly in a row on the desk—three addressed to the Alcott estate and one to the Constellation at Northstar Hotel in Tahoe. Each contains a message more fearful than the first. He takes a razor, slits his index finger, and smears blood on each note. With the message, he places a particular token inside each envelope. What"s a tempo
