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The doomsday conspiracy chapter 35: the ride along
Kiev, The Soviet UnionLike most of her countrywomen, Olga Romanchanko had become disenchanted with perestroika. In the beginning, all the promised changes that were going to happen in Mother Russia sounded so exciting. The winds of freedom were blowing through the streets, and the air was filled with hope. There were promises of fresh meat and vegetables in the shops, pretty dresses and real leather shoes and a hundred other wonderful things.But now, six years after it had all begun, bitter disillusion had set in. Goods were scarcer than ever. It was impossible to survive without the black market. There was a shortage of virtually everything, and prices had soared. The main streets were still filled with rytvina – huge potholes. There were protest marches in the streets, and crime was on the increase. Restrictions were more severe than ever. Perestroika and glasnost had begun to seem as empty as the promises of the politicians who promoted them.Olga had worked at the library in Len
The doomsday conspiracy chapter 36 : please
Robert telephoned General Milliard from his hotel room.“I found the Russian witness. Her name is Olga Romanchanko. She works in the main library in Kiev.”“I’ll have a Russian official speak to her.”FLASH MESSAGETOP SECRET ULTRANSA TO DEPUTYDIRECTOR GRUEYES ONLYCOPYONE OF (ONE) COPIESSUBJECT: OPERATION DOOMSDAY8. OLGA ROMANCHANKO – KIEVEND OF MESSAGEThat afternoon Robert was on an Aeroflot Tupolev Tu – 154 jet to Paris. When he arrived three hours and twenty-five minutes later, he transferred to an Air France flight to Washington, DC.At two a.m. Olga Romanchanko heard the squeal of brakes as a car pulled up in front of the apartment building where she lived, on Vertryk Street.The walls of the apartment were so thin that she could hear voices outside on the street. She got out of bed and looked out of the window. Two men in civilian clothes were getting out of a black Chaika, the model used by government officials. They were approaching the entrance to her apartmentbuildin
The doomsday conspiracy chapter 37: so its nearly over
Willard Stone and Monte Banks were natural enemies. They were both ruthless predators, and the jungle they prowled was the stone canyons of Wall Street, with its high-powered takeovers, leveraged buy-outs and stock deals.The first time the two men clashed was during the attempted takeover of a huge utility company. Willard Stone made the first bid, and anticipated no problem. He was so powerful, and his reputation so fearsome, that very few people dared challenge him. It was a great surprise then when he learned that a young upstart named Monte Banks was contesting his bid. Stone was forced to raise his own bid, and the ante kept going up. Willard Stone finally acquired control of the company, but at a much higher price than he had anticipated paying.Six months later, in a takeover bid for a large electronics firm, Stone was confronted again by Monte Banks. The bidding kept escalating, and this time, Banks won.When Willard Stone learned that Monte Banks intended to compete with him
The doomsday conspiracy chapter 38
LASH MESSAGETOP SECRET ULTRANSA TO DEPUTYDIRECTOR CIAEYES ONLYCOPYONE OF (ONE) COPIESSUBJECT: OPERATION DOOMSDAY9. KEVIN PARKER – WASHINGTON, DCEND OF MESSAGEWhen Kevin Parker arrived at Danny’s “P” Street Station, he found it even more crowded than it had been the evening before. The older men weredressed in conservative suits, while most of the younger men were in Levis, blazers and boots. There were a few who looked out of place, in blackleather outfits, and Parker thought that this element was disgusting. Rough trade was dangerous, and he had never gone in for that sort of bizarrebehaviour. Discretion, that had always been his motto. Discretion. The handsome young boy was not there yet, but Parker had not expected him tobe. He would make his entrance later, beautiful and fresh, when the others in the bar would be tired and sweaty. Kevin Parker walked up to the bar,ordered a drink and looked around. Television sets on the walls were playing MTV stations. Danny’s was an
The doomsday conspiracy chapter 39 : Are you sure
BudapestThe flight from Paris to Budapest on Malev Airlines took two hours and five minutes. Robert knew very little about Hungary except that during World War II it had been a partner in the Axis, and had later become a Russian satellite. Robert took the airport bus to the centre of Budapest, impressed by what he saw. The buildings were old and the architecture classic. The Parliament House on the RudolphQuay was a huge, Neo-gothic structure that dominated the city, and high on Castle Hill above the city was the Royal Palace. The streets were crowded with automobiles and shoppers.The bus stopped in front of the Hotel Duna Intercontinental. Robert walked into the lobby and approached the concierge.“Excuse me,” Robert said. “Do you speak English?”“Igan. Yes. What may I do for you?”“A friend of mine was in Budapest a few days ago, and he told me he saw a wonderful carnival. I thought as long as Iwas in town, Imight take a look at it. Can you tell me where Imight find it?”The conci
The doomsday conspiracy Chapter 40: the hunted
FLASH MESSAGETOP SECRET ULTRANSA TO DEPUTYDIRECTOR HRQEYES ONLYCOPYONE OF (ONE) COPIESSUBJECT: OPERATION DOOMSDAY10. LASLO BUSHFEKETE – SOPRONEND OF MESSAGEThey arrived in the middle of the night when the carnival was shut down. They left fifteen minutes later, as silently as they had come.Laslo Bushfekete dreamed he was standing at the entrance to the large white tent, watching the huge crowd lined up at the box office to buy their 500-forint tickets. Come right this way, folks. See the genuine body part of an alien from outer space. Not a drawing, not a photograph, but an actual part of an actual ET. Only 500 forints for the thrill of a lifetime, a sight you will never forget. And then he was in bed with Marika, and they were both naked, and he could feel her nipples pressing against his chest and her tongue slithering across his body and she was crawling all over him, and he got an erection, and he reached for her and his hands closed over something cold and slimy, and h
The doomsday conspiracy chapter 41: another coincidence
His first call was to Fort Smith, Canada. A distraught woman’s voice answered the telephone. “Yes?”“William Mann, please.”The voice said, tearfully, “I’m sorry. My husband is … is no longer with us.”“I don’t understand.”“He committed suicide.”Suicide? That hard-headed banker? What the hell is going on? Robert wondered. What he was thinking was inconceivable, and yet … He began making one phone call after another.“Professor Schmidt, please.”“Ach! The professor died in an explosion in his laboratory …”“I’d like to speak to Dan Wayne.”“Poor devil. His prize stallion kicked him to death last …”“Laslo Bushfekete, please.”“The carnival’s closed. Laslo is dead …”“Fritz Mandel, please.”“Fritz was killed in a freak accident …”The alarms were going full blast now.“Olga Romanchanko.”“The poor girl. And she was so young …”“I’m calling to check on Father Patrini.”“The poor soul passed away in his sleep.”“I have to speak to Kevin Parker.”“Kevin was murdered …”Dead. Every one of
The doomsday conspiracy chapter 42: another coincidence
The building was old and unprepossessing, a relic of better days. Robert had visited it many times before, on various missions. He walked down three basement steps and knocked on the door. An eye appeared at the peephole, and a moment later the door was flung open.“Roberto!” a man exclaimed. He threw his arms around Robert. “How are you, mio amico?”The speaker was a fat man in his sixties with white, unshaven stubble, thick eyebrows, yellowed teeth and several chins. He closed the door behind him and locked it.“I’m fine, Ricco.”Ricco had no second name. For a man like me, he liked to boast, one name is enough. Like Garbo. “What can I do for you today, my friend?”“I’m working on a case,” Robert said, “and I’m in a hurry. Can you fix me up with a passport?”Ricco smiled. “Is the Pope Catholic?” He waddled over to a cabinet in the corner and unlocked it. “What country would you like to be from?” Hepulled out a handful of passports with different-coloured covers, and sorted through
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