Chapter six
OVER THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO — SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1140 HOURS (EST)The prime minister, Dean Stedman and Air Marshall Hugh Phillips, the Deputy Commander of the North American Air Defense, climbed into the luxury presidential DC-8 at Ottawa. All had been invited, under complete secrecy, to a meeting of the minds in Washington. Accompanying the Canadians were three American Secret Service bodyguards that the president had insisted on having aboard the aircraft.
In the air, the prime minister noticed that Stedman, in the seat next to him on the starboard side, was dozing off, his head weaving from side to side. “You’re going to give yourself whiplash, Dean,” the prime minister laughed, giving his minister a light nudge to the ribs.
“Wake me up when we land,” Stedman r
