The location turned out to be an abandoned research facility in the mountains of Norway. When Barry arrived, he found a man who looked identical to the version of his father he had been dealing with, but with subtle differences. This version of his father was thinner, with more gray in his hair, and his eyes held a different kind of intelligence.
"My name is Thomas," the clone said. "Like him, I'm a clone of the original Thomas Chen. But unlike him, I was created with specific modifications to make me more independent. More capable of deviation from programming. They created me as a failsafe in case the primary clone became unreliable."
"How many of you are there?" Barry asked.
"At least three," Thomas said. "That I know of. Possibly more in cryogenic storage that I haven't discovered.
