Richard offered to come in and join them, but the two more experienced agents vetoed that idea instantly. “The house might be rigged to explode as soon as all three of us are together in one place,” Cahil explained. “I think the safest bet is for us to bring her out to the car and take her back to our hideout.”
Carrying their awkward burden between them, Cahil and Brigida took the prisoner down the stairs and out onto the street, where Richard pulled the car up to meet them.
Bundling their captive into the back seat, the agents climbed in after her and Richard sped away from the house and any possible traps it might contain. They didn’t feel truly safe, however, until they were back at their deserted factory.
As the only member of the group who spoke Illnik, the job of interrogating the
