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“No,” Nicholas said. “Let’s hold that in reserve. Who knows how many people are on the Kohaths’ payroll.”
“Good luck getting the security system down.”
“Thanks.” He hung up and grinned at Mike. “I’ve been wanting to try this.”
Mike said, “I know you have. You and Adam both, not to mention Gray. He is going to be bummed when he finds out we used it without him. If it works,” she added.
“I looked it over. I’m about ninety percent sure. We tested it in New York, but under controlled circumstances. I think it’s worth a shot.”
“Try what?” Kitsune asked.
“I have a micro electromagnetic pulse—EMP.”
She gave him a high five. “I like a man who’s always prepared. You think a small electromagnetic pulse will knock out their security system. But what about—”
“—I’m three steps ahead of you. I have a Faraday bag to go with my micro EMP. We’ll have to put all our comms, mobiles, earwigs, everything electronic we’ll need from here on out in here.”
He dug in his leather briefcase and pulled out what looked like a large Ziploc bag, but it was opaque silver.
“All electronics in here.”
Kitsune said, “I take it this is homemade?”
“Yes, it is,” Nicholas said. “Mobile, please?”
Kitsune said, “May I see it? The device?”
Nicholas dug into his briefcase and handed her a small black box the size of a deck of cards, with a thick coil of metal around it and a small switch.
“The EMP is simple, really. We found the designs on an earlier case and made modifications. Upped the wattage, basically, so it can take out more than the closest electronics. It should work fine against an internal security system. I flip the switch and it will send out a pulse that will take everything within a hundred-yard radius offline. Be careful—you don’t want to shock your socks off.”
Kitsune said, “Sorry, I don’t have anything to put in the bag. You know I only use disposables.”
“Not a problem. You’ve still got the ingestible tracker in you, so if anything does happen to you, we’ll know where you are.”
“You do come up with elegant solutions, Nicholas.”
Mike snorted.
Kitsune watched them, smiled. “When did you two start sleeping together?”
Dead silence.
“Please, you two were already circling each other when we had our little adventure with the Koh-i-Noor. It’s good, and I mean that. Life is too short, too fragile, to only look to the future. A lesson it took me long enough to learn. While you guys are in the house taming the lion and lioness, I’ll find Grant and get him out. You ready?”
“How do you plan to get him out?”
“Back the way I came in, through the tunnels.”
Mike nodded. “We’ll keep them busy and occupied long enough for you to get in and get out. I don’t think we’ll be able to buy you more than an hour. I’ll figure out some way to get to the basement door and let you in.”
Nicholas turned in his seat. “In case you do get lost, or we can’t get to you, we need a plan for getting you out of there.”
“I will leave you a trail of bread crumbs. You set off your EMP, talk to the crazy twins, try not to let them kill you. And, Mike, I’ll expect you at the basement door.”
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
The Bermuda Triangle
