Chapter 53

           «MonsieurVernet!»ThenightmanageroftheDepositoryBankofZurichfeltrelievedtohearthebankpresident’svoiceonthephone.«Wheredidyougo,sir?Thepolicearehere,everyoneiswaitingforyou!»

           «Ihavealittleproblem,»thebankpresidentsaid,soundingdistressed.«Ineedyourhelprightaway.»

           Youhavemorethanalittleproblem,themanagerthought.ThepolicehadentirelysurroundedthebankandwerethreateningtohavetheDCPJcaptainhimselfshowupwiththewarrantthebankhaddemanded.«HowcanIhelpyou,sir?»«Armoredtrucknumberthree.Ineedtofindit.»Puzzled,themanagercheckedhisdeliveryschedule.«It’shere.Downstairsattheloadingdock.»«Actually,no.Thetruckwasstolenbythetwoindividualsthepolicearetracking.»«What?Howdidtheydriveout?»

           «Ican’tgointothespecificsonthephone,butwehaveasituationherethatcouldpotentiallybeextremelyunfortunateforthebank.»

           «Whatdoyouneedmetodo,sir?»

           «I’dlikeyoutoactivatethetruck’semergencytransponder.»

           Thenightmanager’seyesmovedtotheLoJackcontrolboxacrosstheroom.Likemanyarmoredcars,eachofthebank’struckshadbeenequippedwitharadio-controlledhomingdevice,whichcouldbeactivatedremotelyfromthebank.Themanagerhadonlyusedtheemergencysystemonce,afterahijacking,andithadworkedflawlessly–locatingthetruckandtransmittingthecoordinatestotheauthoritiesautomatically.Tonight,however,themanagerhadtheimpressionthepresidentwashopingforabitmoreprudence