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Chapter 66

           Thepanelhadaboutadozenlabeledbuttons:

           STUDY…KITCHEN…LAUNDRY…CELLAR…

           SowherethehelldoIhearacar?

           MASTERBEDROOM…SUNROOM…BARN…LIBRARY…

           Barn!Colletwasdownstairsinseconds,runningtowardthebackdoor,grabbingoneofhisagentsontheway.Themencrossedtherearlawnandarrivedbreathlessatthefrontofaweatheredgraybarn.Evenbeforetheyentered,Colletcouldhearthefadingsoundsofacarengine.Hedrewhisweapon,rushedin,andflickedonthelights.

           Therightsideofthebarnwasarudimentaryworkshoplawn-mowers,automotivetools,gardeningsupplies.Afamiliarintercompanelhungonthewallnearby.Oneofitsbuttonswasflippeddown,transmitting.

           GUESTBEDROOMII.

           Colletwheeled,angerbrimming.Theyluredusupstairswiththeintercom!Searchingtheothersideofthebarn,hefoundalonglineofhorsestalls.Nohorses.Apparentlytheownerpreferredadifferentkindofhorsepower;thestallshadbeenconvertedintoanimpressiveautomotiveparkingfacility.ThecollectionwasastonishingablackFerrari,apristineRolls-Royce,anantiqueAstinMartinsportscoupe,avintagePorsche356.

           Thelaststallwasempty.

           Colletranoverandsawoilstainsonthestallfloor.Theycan’tgetoffthecompound.Thedrivewayandgatewerebarricadedwithtwopatrolcarstopreventthisverysituation.

           «Sir?»Theagentpointeddownthelengthofthestalls.

           Thebarn’srearsliderwaswideopen,givingwaytoadark,muddyslopeofruggedfieldsthatstretchedoutintothenightbehindthebarn.Colletrantothedoor,tryingtoseeoutintothedarkness

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