Chapter 24
SULPHUR, LOUISIANA (Monday, Dec. 10, 2012) — The Lake Charles feint went off without a hitch. Hec set the helicopter down near the hangar, waited long enough so that someone could have hopped out and then took off again.
Mac looked down to see three agents pop out of the terminal door and start walking purposefully toward the hangar. He grinned. Hec glanced back, gave a thumbs up sign.
Twenty minutes later, Hec was landing at headquarters in Sulphur. Troy hopped out and waved them off. Hec lifted, circled around to watch Troy get to the Saturn. Suddenly, Kristy handed her headphones back to Mac. Mac put one earpiece up to his ear.
“What?” he said into the mouthpiece.
“We’ve got a problem,” Hec said, pointing to the ground. Mac crouched between the pilot and Kristy, looking
