A Lead and a Name
Ali handed over a piece of paper to Kelly and asked her to study it. After, reading the paper, she said, “Huh. Looks like another name. It looks like ‘Williams,’ right?”
“What is the other name?” asked Ali. “It is Eckerd, I think.”
“Yes. It sounds like a company’s name, a law firm, a–”
“Yes, lawyers! I was told that there were a number of American lawyers handling the accounts for the Supreme Party. Therefore, if Omar is going to Los Angeles, it must be to meet with the lawyers!”
“Is he going to kill them, too?” she asked innocently.
“I…don’t know. Cannot say anything with certainty. I was told that only the people in New York were to be eliminated. He could just be going there to meet with them. Either way, it is our only lead and we have to make the best of it. Once we reach there, things will become clear.”
After a brief silence, he asked Kelly if she could locate the office on the GPS, and she replied that she could but would require the complete address. She suggested that she look at the pages she’d taken from Omar and see what she can find. “Don’t worry,” she added. “If I don’t find anything in the papers, I will call up my contacts for information.” Kelly got to work. After a minute, she finished with one set of papers and, finding no address, she picked up another set. Ali pushed down on the accelerator, determined to make up for lost time.
Kelly was silent as she searched Omar’s papers and Ali got lost in his thoughts. As he thought about all that had happened since their mission had begun, not even for a single minute had he regretted bringing Kelly along. He just hoped that he continued to feel that way when they reached Los Angeles.