Terror Illusion
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Mac, Jonathan and Karen were all up well before dawn next morning and by six o’clock they had loaded their bags into Mac’s Land Rover and were on their way to Fort William along the dark roads through the hills.
“I’ve got a question, Mac,” said Jonathan. “I really need to make a mental connection with that Lord Mendellson.”
“I agree,” said Mac. “He is the key link between the government and MI5 Black Ops. He will probably know more than anyone.”
“How can I find out more information about him?” said Jonathan.
“Mendellson is pretty much in the public eye. He’s a member of the cabinet and is always coming and going between Downing Street and the House of Lords. I reckon that if you look on the BBC website for him, particularly BBC News or BBC Parliament, you should find a bunch of archive footage. He’s always being interviewed on those late night news magazine programmes.”
By now, they were driving through the outskirts of Fort William and there were a few more lights.
“Keep me in touch with anything you find out. We must find out their next project as soon as we can. Don’t use mobile phones, though. Use landline phones. Much more secure. But in any case be careful what you say.”
“How about email?”
“No! Far too insecure! You can use fax, though, as long as it’s over a landline. If we are talking about an operation, perhaps we can come up with some sort of code.”
Mac pulled the Land Rover into a parking place in front of Fort William station and checked his watch. “We’ve got nearly an hour before your train leaves,” he said. “I’ll buy you breakfast at the café next door.”
It was barely light as the train pulled out of Fort William at the start of its journey to Glasgow. Jonathan and Karen were facing each other across a table.
“Well, what do you think?” said Karen as the train gathered speed.
“I think you solved my boredom problem. It actually looks quite interesting. We’ll have to see what develops.”
“I hope it’s not dangerous.”
“So do I, I’m a devout coward!”
Karen laughed. “I hope you don’t end up hating me for dragging you into this.”
“Don’t worry, it will be interesting.”