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Chapter 81

           Edwardshadnotyetbeentoldwhatthechargeswere,buttheywereobviouslyserious.AttheFrenchauthorities’request,KentpolicehadorderedtheBigginHillairtrafficcontrollertoradiotheHawker’spilotandorderhimdirectlytotheterminalratherthantotheclient’shangar.Thepilothadagreed,apparentlybelievingthefar-fetchedstoryofagasleak.

           ThoughtheBritishpolicedidnotgenerallycarryweapons,thegravityofthesituationhadbroughtoutanarmedresponseteam.Now,eightpolicemenwithhandgunsstoodjustinsidetheterminalbuilding,awaitingthemomentwhentheplane’senginespowereddown.Theinstantthishappened,arunwayattendantwouldplacesafetywedgesunderthetiressotheplanecouldnolongermove.ThenthepolicewouldstepintoviewandholdtheoccupantsatbayuntiltheFrenchpolicearrivedtohandlethesituation.

           TheHawkerwaslowintheskynow,skimmingthetreetopstotheirright.SimonEdwardswentdownstairstowatchthelandingfromtarmaclevel.TheKentpolicewerepoised,justoutofsight,andthemaintenancemanwaitedwithhiswedges.Outontherunway,theHawker’snosetippedup,andthetirestoucheddowninapuffofsmoke.Theplanesettledinfordeceleration,streakingfromrighttoleftinfrontoftheterminal,itswhitehullglisteninginthewetweather.Butratherthanbrakingandturningintotheterminal,thejetcoastedcalmlypasttheaccesslaneandcontinuedontowardTeabing’shangarinthedistance.

           AllthepolicespunandstaredatEdwards.

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