Chapter Eighteen
Confrontation
Heavy mist fell on the windshield, but they couldn"t employ the wipers to clear it. The car had to appear empty and not attract any attention. Occasionally, Fasha reached over and wiped the inside of the glass with a paper napkin, which helped some.
Hackenberry called roll at twelve-thirty and one-thirty. When their two-thirty call came around, Tully in Fourteen neglected to respond. Hackenberry called again, yet the air remained silent.
Jahar thumbed the toggle. "We"re half a block away. Maybe he"s answering the call of nature."
"Tully knows to check in on the half-hour," Hackenberry replied.
"I"ll get back in ten." He hung up the mike and double-checked to make sure the interior ceiling light was still covered, then started to get out of the car. Fash
