Chapter 52
2:21 a.m.
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner - Washington, DC
Luke spotted Ed Newsam leaning up against the wall of the building, his M4 rifle cradled in his arms.
The building was four stories tall, with a glass front. It was located just outside the half-mile radiation evacuation zone around the White House. The streets were entirely deserted. It looked like most people had decided that a half mile wasn’t nearly far enough.
Luke let the car roll to a stop on the sidewalk in front of the building.
“What now?” Susan said.
“Now you get out. You stay with Ed, Chuck, and Walter inside that building. No matter what happens, or who comes, you stay with them. Stay as close as you can to Ed. Chuck and Walter are very good, but Ed is a killing machine. Okay?”
“Okay.”
“Then le
