IN LESS THAN twenty minutes, a black Suburban parked in front, and Mel Zack and two other agents hopped out. After a careful scan of the neighborhood, the door opened. Surrounding the president, they all came up the steps. I held the storm door open.
IN LESS THAN“Come in. But what"s with all the security? This is Riverboro.”
“That"s why I wanted to talk with you. Hi, Fritz. Glad you"re home. I"m going to need your help.”
Jane asked, “What"s happened?”
The president turned on my TV. The news reported that a North Korean, warhead-topped missile had exploded over Hawaii. “We don"t know if the explosion was intentional or an accident. We need to stop a response until we know. Jim Beech called. The military is on the move. As a result, the Russians have heightened their defense alerts and a
