The Liberty Intrigue
Page 37
by Tom Grace
Down on the main floor, Palmer picked up the black trash bag and slipped out the back door into the alley. He followed a meandering course away from the building and dumped the trash bag in a pile of refuse awaiting the 5:00 a.m. garbage collection. He heard a low dull rumble as he neared the subway station, and then saw a bright flash as flames leaped skyward from the top floor of the Heartland building.