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OVER THE PACIFIC
1910 HOURS ZONE TIME; AUGUST 30, 2006

The VP-3 Orion transport, the conversion of a war-weary naval patrol plane, churned slowly to the southeast, its propellers flickering against the sky. Its eventual destination: Hawaii and Pearl Harbor.

Inboard, Admiral Elliot Macintyre shifted position, trying to find a little comfort in the worn bucket seat. Giving it up as a lost cause, he returned his attention to the eternal backlog of paperwork in his briefcase.

A message hard copy tucked into an odd corner diverted him. It was that last one Amanda Garrett had sent him on the night of the Shanghai operation.

All sheep have been returned to the fold.

Amanda Garrett … Macintyre closed his briefcase. With the message brief still in his hand, he sank deeper into his seat. Thoughtfully, he gazed out through the small porthole at his side, studying the evening as it settled in over the sea.

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