When the Dead Speak

Chapter 29

Chapter 29

"That doesn't make any sense." Sam closed the door behind them. "If Lightning strike is a North Korean term, why the lightning bolt pins?"

"Maybe they really don't have anything to do with it." Frank laid his notepad down, tossed his pen on the desk next to it. "I just wish Joe Kelly knew a little more about Hap's unit. I wish Hap's commanding officer were still alive."

Maury knocked on the door before entering. His tailored white pin-striped suit and pink shirt, a sharp contrast to his dark skin, looked right out of a Miami Vice television program. His aftershave was subtle yet pleasant.

"I've tracked down a couple of the guys in the Eighth." He handed Frank a sheet of paper with the names from Preston's unit, then left, closing the door behind him.

"Leonard Ames...wonderful..." Frank read, "died in a car accident in 1976. George Abbott is in a VA hospital in Dallas. I'll get Janet to look up the phone number, see if I can talk to Abbott." He punched the intercom on the phone.

Sam looked over at Jake. He was too quiet, ever since Frank explained the term lightning strike.

"Anything you care to share with us?" She studied his face, looking for any telltale sign of life behind those private eyes. There was an undercurrent in the air, electrical. She found herself admiring his chiseled features and rugged good looks.

"Not yet," was all he replied.

She had to force herself to pull her eyes off him to check her watch. Tim was supposed to call her after he delivered his package to her house. Without his device, she would not be able to make her trip to Preston's tonight.