Chapter 22
“No,” I said quietly. “I’m not using a gun. I’m calling Tom.”
Bo’s glance was chilly. “You’d better not have him bring those two cops who arrested Marla.”
“Don’t worry.”
I called; once again, Tom was not at his desk. I almost screamed with frustration, but instead left a two-sentence message on his voice mail: “The armed and dangerous person you seek is attempting to leave the country from the Furman County Airport this afternoon. We need help to catch him at Hangar C-9.”
By twelve-thirty General Bo Farquhar and I had made two stops. The first was a sporting goods store in the foothills, where the general bought a leather bomber jacket and aviator sunglasses. His prominent chin held aloft, he scanned the outerwear racks as if he owned the place, and had just stopped in to p
