Dead of Night - Part 11
by Ada Woods
Christian, are you there yet?
Yes, sir. Our transport just pulled in.
This place is like a fortress.
It IS a fortress.
Impenetrable and self-sustainable.
How many of these facilities are there?
Two dozen.
So… if they each house a hundred thousand people…
Then roughly 1.2 million will survive this?
1.2 million true-blooded Americans. Yes.
I would have loved for Ada to have been one of them.
I have good news then.
She’s alive?
And in processing now. I took her there myself.
You left her there?!
Are you questioning me, boy?
I’m sorry, sir. It’s just that…
isn’t she too important?
She is.
But that’s hardly common knowledge.
If I don’t put her through protocols, it’ll bring unwanted attention.
And risk exposing the group.
I understand, dad.
Right now, her father is telling anyone who’ll listen that he’s innocent.
Fortunately, there are very few people who have access to him.
Does Colonel Woods know you set him up?
I don’t think he believes I’d ever betray him.
Even for this country.
He’s loyal that way.
He must suspect something since you didn’t bring Ada to Dallas.
I’ll know soon enough.
They’ve agreed to let me talk to him.
What are you gonna say?
That Ada will be safe
if he confesses to causing this disaster.
Will he do it?
I’ll make sure he knows I have her.
How did you get her to come in?
I promised to take her to him.
Will you?
Of course not.
But she doesn’t know that.
In the meantime, I’m putting her on the next transport to the facility you just pulled into.
I need you to keep an eye on her and keep her in the fold.
Understood?
Yes, sir.
Good. Because if this falls apart…
She’ll be our only leverage.
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