Chapter 33‘WAKE UP, BUDDY.’
‘What’s up, Mac?’
‘You are, Colonel. General Crystal is on a secure line.’
Jim looked at his watch, zero-six hundred.
‘Morning, Will.’
‘Morning depends on what part of the world you’re in.’
‘True enough.’
‘Assume you are all rested up after a couple hours sleep. The sergeant said everyone partied last night.’
‘What’s up?’
‘Hospital doc in Rio de Janeiro called WHO, claiming he has a patient with smallpox.’
‘Are we talking major or minor?’
‘Good question. WHO contacted one of their staff near Rio. He doesn’t believe it. He said the guy is ignorant of the differences in chickenpox, or just a misdiagnosis for monkeypox or Meningococcemia. CIA monitored the calls and sent them up to Bertrand. The WHO doc was dismissive. We need to take a look. The doctor
