Chapter 115: The Virgin And The Masters, Part 26, The Escape

MICHAEL

James watches his screen, compares it to the map with Charlotte´s pins, markings and annotations. His tone is acerbic. "She´s set herself up as bait, and she´s making herself highly visible, to them and to us. The Police will be able to see any car that follows her while she´s in the area. But that´s only going to last while she´s somewhere with road cameras. There´s a few on the highways, but mainly they fade off as you leave the City."

"She´s doing a helluva speed," I comment.

"Is she normally a fast driver?" asks Richard.

"No, very much the slow and careful type usually. Her car was chosen for economy and reliability, not for racing."

Is she being pursued?

My stomach tightens...

"Where is she now?" asks Francis.

"Well away from the City now, and off the main highways... no more cameras."

Two of the points have stopped moving. Of the others, three are following matching trails, two are on different trajectories.

"One of the static signals is the one for he