side. Mick helped Mr. Midas to his office and keyed the intercom. The detective asked Miss Heelclicker to immediately summon Bufford.
Shoeshiner arrived quickly and was aghast at King's appearance. "What – " Bufford began.
Mick cut the vice president's query short with, "King needs you, Bufford, more than the time he was shut in that gym locker." Bufford instantly understood and nodded. Without another word, Lieutenant Mick Loneshark marched out of the throne room.
In the helicopter, Adam was laughing at his own appellations. "I am Adam Midas! Ha ha! I am the great American hero! Ha ha ha ha! I am Icarus flying into the sun, but my wings are made of metal not wax. They will never melt! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!" The schizophrenic insanity of Adam Midas had reached its zenith, and that was the moment the avionics failed.
