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“Or never but he said and I quote ‘Connor, have a safe trip.’ Not a lot to go on, but it was enough to set off a few alarms. According to the case debriefing you thought Doyle knew more than he was letting on didn’t you?”
Anton nodded. “It seemed odd to me at the time that we were all being sent on a simple assignment.”
“Did he know any of the Russians at the facility?”
“No, but he seemed to be close to the girl Hannah.”
“Yes so I understood from all the reports. Were you aware of his abilities?”
“Abilities?” Anton sat forward his voice growing softer.
“Yes. In the early days all case managers were tested for any psi related abilities. Doyle tested high on precognition.”
“And you tested high on?”
Matt laughed, “Paranoia.”
“Are you?”
“Hey just because they don’t appear to be out to get me doesn’t mean they’re not out to get me. Besides, Elsinger made a peculiar notation to the case file. The team that Peter headed in the aftermath showed no organic traces despite the fact we should have been able to identify not only the myladon and the parasites but there should have been evidence of at least three or four bodies.”
“But there was nothing, as soon as we stabilized Cooper’s condition Peter, Ray and I headed back to the site along with a full forensic team. We found no organic traces at all. The investigation report concluded that the bodies and evidence were vaporised in the explosions.”
“Or that the evidence had been removed prior to the explosion.” Matt added carefully watching Anton’s face. He wanted to trust, to believe but Anton himself had been compromised. Since liberating Katherine he’d taken many months to recover and now only worked at Central Lab in an advisory capacity. Praeger was uncertain as to what Anton had to agree to in order to keep Katherine with him.
“And Elsinger’s note relates to?”
“He closed any further investigations into Doyle’s ‘disappearance’ indefinitely.”
“I assume he thought that the matter was closed and didn’t need to waste resources.”
“Logically that’s what I would assume as well, however about two weeks ago I had lunch with an old buddy of mine who made some curious remarks.”
“Who?”
“A long time ago before I became Case Manager as a favour to Frank I did work for the government. One of my friends is still in the service. He’s an Air Force Colonel with a history of black ops.”
“You were doing Frank a favour?”
“Long long story, but yes, and it’s no longer relevant.”
“So what did he have to say?”
“You know Area 51 is no myth.”
“Yes. I visited there a few years ago.”
“Yeah, so did I. What they didn’t tell you in the tour briefing was that they were experimenting with DNA and genetics. Most of the work had been done with bugs.”
“Bugs?”
“Genetic reconstitution of material to create or recreate a new species, to breed out certain imperfections or weaknesses.”
“We napalmed an area in the Ozark Mountains a couple of years ago because some giant fleas mutated after a meteor broke up in the atmosphere. A lot of people died including a team of NASA scientists and a couple of people from our own team.”
“I read the file. Seems the Area 51 guys are into all sorts of fun things. Including nanite technology.”
Anton’s head snapped up. “Doyle was on a case on SHC in Montana, Peter said that there were nanites in the blood and all samples even the ones in Central Lab were compromised.”
“You see where this is heading. Now some of those experiments included the altering of the DNA of certain leeches, making them aggressive and changing their life cycle so that they could live and breed outside of the host, is this sounding familiar?”
Anton went pale.
“From an outside perspective everything looks fine, unless of course you understand the OSIR protocol’s to expedite matters in order to maintain a situation. If you tilt that glass by a fraction with that knowledge.” Matt smiled.
“You get a different angle.” Anton finished. “Even if Elsinger set us up what can we do about it? What you’re talking about is wholesale manipulation from the government and military.”
“Yes but I strongly suspect that the private sector is also involved, companies like Diginite, and that Elsinger’s records wouldn’t stand up to an audit. It would appear that there is a great deal of backroom politics going on. Kelly was convinced of Elsigner’s guilt over Doyle’s death and several other members of the OSIR. In one of his less drunken fits he claimed that the OSIR was nothing more than a manner to legitimize their cock-ups.”
“Kelly was delusional most of the time Matt-we both know that. However after the Egress assignment it took months before you were aware that I was back, and only then because Rollins got a note to Peter.”
“And since then you’ve elected not to go back out into the field.”
Anton smiled. “I’m getting too old Matt, and now I have Katherine back I really don’t want to wander all over the planet.”
Matt laughed. “Can’t help it if we miss you out there. Still you’re at Central and that’s a help.”
“I’m worried about Peter.”
“So am I, however financially he’ll be fine. Doyle’s will was settled today word is it’s worth millions.”
“Millions?”
“Doyle inherited a large sum when his father died, which he invested wisely. Peter was the only beneficiary.”
“Which means he doesn’t have to work and he probably won’t.” Anton peered over his glasses.
“I know. This day just keeps on giving.” Matt’s smile did not hide his disquiet.
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