Chapter 70
6:45 PM CEST Day two of 1260 Tel Aviv, Israel - Mossad Headquarters
Director Meyer Branlin of Mossad looked over at General Ben Gladdins of the Israeli Air Force and asked him, “Are they rerouted back into our airspace?”
“Yes. Two of our fighters intercepted their private jet around two-hundred miles off our coast in the Mediterranean and we are escorting them to Ramat David Air Base. We chose that one so that the western press does not overwhelm us at Ben Gurion.”
“How did you find out they were in Israel?” Branlin asked.
“We got a communication from Washington, D.C., from the Attorney General’s office. They had tracked them from New York to here. They thought originally they were going to Tel Aviv, but evidently, they had used a private airstrip in Zefa near the Jordanian border.”
“What were they doing out in the middle of nowhere, do we know?”
“No we don’t. All we know for sure is that they took a two-hour drive into the desert and the driver waited in the truck for several hours while they went up into the hills. They came back, the driver took them to the airstrip, and they took off. Once again, we received the information and dispatched the fighters to bring the plane in. In addition, we found a man dead at the airstrip. All we know is he was a contract security guard from New York, but was here in Israel legally. I’m not sure why he was there or who killed him.”
“We’ll try and find out who he was and why he was killed. It does not make sense. Now, regarding this Jack person, what do you think we should do with him? I am not sure that bringing them here is such a good idea. There are rumors that this person is hands off for everyone, but then of course, that usually only applies to the westerners, not us.”
“I think we should find out where they went and why. Then we can hold them based on illegal entry into our country until we find out those answers. From there, we can make a decision about them.”
“You keep saying them. Who else is on that plane?”
“A woman named Veronica. She is actually an Israeli citizen who lives in America most of the time. At one time, she was one of our best agents, but she resigned several years ago and moved to the States. It appears she went into private security consulting in and around D.C. and New York. We never paid much attention to her in the past, because the work she did had nothing to do with our security and she knew very few secrets about us. I think the man killed was working for her firm.”
“Alright, let’s keep this low and out of the press. Moreover, try not to make this an international incident. Let us find out what we can, scare them a little and see what we get. I have a feeling we should have just let them go back to the States. But, since the communication came from Washington, we need to follow through.
“On another note, since they are here, supposedly Jack has a special document with him. Our friend who does business with us would like the originals. If he has it, copy it, and only give back the copy, so I can forward the original to our associate. He wants to analyze the contents, paper, and ink.”