Chapter 15
Plunging headlong into an operation such as the one they were putting in motion by sending their agent and Khalid into an open confrontation with Samuel, didn’t agree with Fred Gibson at all. There was something wrong with this deal. Moreover, a few minutes ago the call from Sadir served to reignite his foreboding. In nothing short than open blackmail, Sadir had suggested sending Talya to Australia in order for the FBI to shred the cold case file of the murder of Al-Nadir and his companion, Salaman Abib, on the trawler. Agent Mark Gilford and Talya had been forced to kill two men on that fishing boat when they were hunting Agent Slimane down in Florida.
If he agreed to this, Fred could see Talya—an invalid—being killed along with Khalid the moment Samuel would have them in hi
