20 Chapter 20

Dylan followed Webb, while Smith and Jones fell in behind them, making him feel like a prisoner on his way to his execution. After leaving the IE Global office building, they crossed a small grassy area and then went down between two banks of warehouses to one at the end.

Webb opened the only door on that side, using a keypad. Stepping inside, he beckoned for Dylan to join him. There was a scanner—it reminded Dylan of the ones at airports—a foot in front of the door. Now I’m in deep shit. It’ll pick up the earbud and my watch and—

“Take off anything metal, and empty your pockets.” A man dressed in fatigues said, appearing beside Webb. He held out a small plastic box. Dylan did as he was told, then walked through the scanner, every muscle tense—as much as he tried to relax them.

When he got to the other side, the man nodded, telling Webb, “He’s clean.”