Chapter Five: Langley Shakes

Sophia switched on her recorder. "Daniel. The Rourke Foundation accounts. The Nightglass payment. The ORACLE laundering chain. Talk now and you may live. Stay quiet and we leave. Ten minutes later, cleaners arrive." Price's mouth trembled. At last he opened the briefcase and removed a hard drive and a paper ledger. "I do not know everything," he said. "I know where the money went. The Nightglass payment ended in a personal trust under the code name Patriot. ORACLE test funding is currently clearing through London. Node name Helix. The next rotation point is not London." Ethan looked up. "Where?" "Dubai," Price said. "But London holds the key. Without a London director's signature, the Dubai node cannot start." Engines roared in the distance.