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“Well, Agent Lemmon, I guess there’s not much left to say except I can’t recall the last time I saw a G-man walking around in rubber-soled combat boots. I didn’t know government issues, the official kind, trooped around with compact submachine guns in special swivel rigging beneath oversize windbreakers. To answer your questions, yes, I have a major deal in the works that could change the entire destiny of the world. My employees were just chess pieces, pawns to take the fall while I rode off into the sunset. You know what my problem is—”

“I’m not your shrink, Colonel,” Lyons interjected.

The Able Team leader was already searching for cover, aware that he and Blancanales were in a cross fire. It was something in Lake’s eyes, a look, that warned Lyons to make a scramble to save his skin.

He was in the air, flying over a couch as the Uzi appeared, like some sorcerer’s trick, in Lake’s hands.