Chapter 55
The following morning, the Secretary of Homeland Security rushes to meet with Margaret about an urgent matter. Seeing him at her door, she motions for him to enter.
“We have a problem, Madam President.” Out of breath, he pants. “St. Louis reports an outbreak of an unknown virus. Eight people are hospitalized and are in critical condition.”
“But … as far as we know, the Chinese didn’t visit St. Louis. Right?”
“Yes and no. We tracked each patient, and all of them attended the St. Louis Cardinals game yesterday at Busch stadium. They sat in section 451 but not in proximity to one another. However, each person would have used the same side rails to traverse the stairs. We’ve now secured footage of two cleaning staff affixing something under the stair railings three hours before
