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They discussed their options on the flight from Washington to Geneva and decided Kiwi and Jacko would try to locate the whereabouts of Cooper while Wade and Crystal would pursue Professor Bart.

Wade was the only member of the group who had spent any time in Geneva and on their arrival he took them to the Old Town part of the city. Buildings in this area are known to be over one thousand years old, but Wade was not taking them on an historical tour. Rather he was seeking out the many secret tunnels. Even though Switzerland served as a neutral country throughout most major conflicts, many of its inhabitants had ensured their safety by digging interlinking tunnels as escape routes. Wade’s association with Mossad and the Jewish community, in Israel, had enabled him to learn of the tunnels and the intricate details attached.

Tiffany Hotel was a standard level establishment that offered the group anonymity. After arriving in separate taxis and the three men certain they had not been followed, they gathered in the hotel room. Using the secure link phone, Wade dialled Forest. “General, do we have anything on Bart or Cooper?”

“We have linked into the Geneva CCTV public surveillance system and Bart was last seen entering a building on Rue des Rois two hours ago. We have also received satellite imagery that shows helicopters leaving Cooper’s Seattle home approximately three hours before you and the SEAL team arrived. We have tracked the choppers to Chicago and from there two identical private jets departed twenty minutes later. One of the jets went on an elaborate deception trail and is now on route back to Chicago. The other landed in Zurich and ten minutes later a helicopter took off for Geneva. We have not been able to get a visual, but sources confirm a middled-aged European male, a middle-aged American female and a younger Asian male were seen leaving the hanger in Geneva. Unfortunately, the trail stops there,” replied Kia.

“Thanks. We’ll get back to you ASAP,” said Wade as he disconnected the line.

“Okay guys, we have no idea what’s going on and what resources they have so we stay silent unless absolutely necessary,” ordered Wade as they nodded in agreeance.

Ten minutes later, as darkness came over the city and snow started to fall; Wade and Crystal dressed in fashionable black, left the rear of the hotel. A further ten minutes later Kiwi and Jacko followed suit.