CHAPTER 13
JED ASSEMBLED THE satellite equipment while the medical team wrote up the report. By the time they’d sent it to the White House committee and the CDC, the evening had slipped by and part of the night too. Flavia and her team were guests of Dr. Abadi, and they headed to the other side of town while Jed crawled upstairs.
He snatched a few hours’ sleep, only to be woken by ringing. With jet lag, his body had no idea what time it was, where he’d fallen asleep, or what language to speak when he snatched up the phone.
English was usually a safe bet. “Hello?”
“Well, Harker, you sure find trouble easily.”
James. “Just one of my incredible number of skills.”
“I’ve read the report. Is it as bad as it suggests?”
“Worse.” Jed took a deep breath to compose himself. “The inside of that
