Chapter Ten
It didn’t take as long as I had thought it might to recount the story to them — how Alex Hathaway had come to see me at my office, how Otto had commanded me to go see Paul at the Sheraton Universal. The chase by the agent in the parking garage. Our growing discovery of the conspiracy. The subjugation of Raymond Lampson. Paul’s capture.
By the time I was done, Kiki’s blue eyes — so like her sister’s — were almost as big as the saucers she hunted in the night sky. Adam similarly appeared far more excited than worried or nervous. Michael Lightfoot’s expression was grave, and as for Lance, well, he didn’t have wear much of an expression at all. Kara seemed more intrigued than anything else, although her excitement was more muted than her sister’s.
She turned to Lance. “Sec
