Chapter 28Drake sat in his throne-like chair overlooking the entrance lobby of the Security Building. He compared the time on his wristwatch with that on the lobby wall clock. The wall clock read: 11:53 p.m. His wristwatch read the same, nearly to the second. And the digital clock in the corner of the computer screen was likewise identical.
Despite Drake's apparent satisfaction with the flawless synchronicity of clocks, he found himself restless. He looked up at the perforated ceiling tiles and then turned his attention to the rotating surveillance screens. Like before, he picked up the wireless remote and started scrolling through the cameras, beginning with the patrol zones around the perimeter fence. Shooting through them in a descending sequence, he started with Patrol Four and counte
