Chapter 14 - Escaping the Trap
Following the brazen courthouse ambush, the Department of Justice ordered an immediate relocation of all key witnesses and evidence.
Prosecutor Thomas Reed, Chloe, and Evelyn were transferred to an undisclosed underground bunker beneath a military installation in Virginia.
The bunker was protected by two-foot-thick steel doors, anti-aircraft missile batteries, and elite Delta Force perimeter guards.
Inside the secure war room, Agent Vance reviewed satellite tracking data showing the black SUV fleeing toward a private airfield.
"They're heading for a private charter flight out of Dulles International Airport bound for Zurich," Agent Vance reported.
"We have air interceptors in the air right now; they won't make it past US airspace," Thomas Reed stated with grim satisfaction.
Evelyn sat quietly in the corner of the briefing room, staring down at her handcuffed wrists with a defeated expression.
"If you want immunity, tell us where Victor Sterling keeps his master cryptographic backup key," Detective Miller urged her calmly.
Evelyn looked up slowly, realizing her only chance at survival was helping the federal government dismantle the monster from within.
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"It's not in New York, and it's not in Zurich," Evelyn whispered, leaning forward over the table. "It's stored inside his private yacht."
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