The game is on, thought Hodges. Tonight, he would rip open the emergency pack hidden inside the mattress in his bedsit and recover the false passport and cash. Soon he would be back to his old life, and back to the action.
* * *
PARIS, FRANCE.
“And over to the left, we have the Arc de Triomphe, which is one of the most famous landmarks in Paris. It honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars…”
Miko had her tour group following her like a bunch of lost puppies. They clung to her every word and over the course of the past half a day, she had educated, informed, and amused them with her well-rehearsed patter. She was their leader for the day. They had travelled along the Seine in the coach, up past the Eiffel Tower, enjoyed a long visit to
