26 Home Sweet HomeProfessor Hanson arrived at Quadrant 330 on a company helicopter, having left the research centre in Chernobyl two days earlier and travelled to Finland to catch a private jet. Dr Maier retrieved his colleague’s bag from the rear of the cabin and returned to the hard top jeep parked nearby. Hanson joined Dr Maier in the front of the jeep, closing the passenger door just in time as the helicopter took off and showered them with dirt.
‘Robert, why d’you have to park so close to the landing zone - you know we’re going to get covered in s**t,’ Hanson rebuked Maier as they both watched the dust storm envelop their vehicle.
‘Sorry Tim, I don’t know what I was thinking. I trust you had a good trip though,’ Maier shouted as the roar of the departing helicopter reached a crescen
