She was waiting, reading the Times article about the famous TV Anchors kidnapped sons. Iris, what would you do if someone kidnapped one, or two, of your children? What would you? She was discovering advantages to Kyles answering questions with questions. I dont have children. Gee, try adoption. The smart mouth was hers. He followed. What would you do, Ms. Stuart? How embarrassing! One week with the Junta and she gets caught on the steps of HQ by the reporter everyone avoids. Feeling warm and squishy about her twins, she stopped, turned and stared: he knew she had childrenwell-guarded infoknew there were two and could guess they were twins. The warm squishy metamorphosed into green-ice. Well? He said. Is he bothering you? Yes. The reply was automatic although Iris had not heard her husbands approach. The Whatever I had to! was to herself. Reynards hostile eyes followed the reporters retreat. The man disappeared from UN radar.
Part I PRE-TRIAL Vol. 1 The time: about 2030, not much has changed except UN reorganization and creation of the Junta, a group of five, their power envied by world leaders, and others. The face of terrorism has shifted so when Kyle Bremmer, Junta spokesperson says, Whats to do with this new breed of terrorist? and Iris Stuart quips, Capture one and ask him. thats what they do. Iris was joking. Caustic Sean Fitzgerald, ex-IRA becomes a UN employee, coming with a contract out on him and a price on his head. Kyle claims hes the best strategist alive. Do they trust him? Good grief, no! Does Sean care? Hell no. Does he do what they want? Whew, he does. Does anyone like his mountain warlord friend Alexander Zachariah? Heaven forbid. Do they care? Hardly. Are they good terrorist trackers? Oh, yes. Anyone know who fathered Iriss twins; Sean will do the research. Did Rutledge, Iriss husband, die in the fiery crash or is he off making clones?
PART III TRIAL BY COMBAT Seans list of things to do before going into space: 1. Avoid being overbearingly happy. 2. Keep tabs on NASA & Holbrook. 3. Tell the kids were going. 4. Find the Rose before she kills again. 5. Entertain, royally, hardnosed UN Reps during tunnel trip. 6. Get Kyles opinion on # of kids for pilot groups. (Tunnels & Space) 7. Check on those bloody cave-ins. 8. Zachariah: kill or not. Iriss List of things to do before going into space: 1. Convince Sean we shouldnt go. 2. Tell Brenda to ignore Fitzgerald calls. 3. More bodyguards for kids until the Rose is neutralized. 4. Muster enthusiasm for tunnel visit. 5. Dont blame Zachariah for Phyllisthe pick wasnt his. 6. Fitzgerald: divorce, forgive, shove down stairs, elevator shaft? 7. Cavern ventilated? 8. Block out 21 cavern hours.
PART III TRIAL BY COMBAT Seans list of things to do before going into space: 1. Avoid being overbearingly happy. 2. Keep tabs on NASA & Holbrook. 3. Tell the kids were going. 4. Find the Rose before she kills again. 5. Entertain, royally, hardnosed UN Reps during tunnel trip. 6. Get Kyles opinion on # of kids for pilot groups. (Tunnels & Space) 7. Check on those bloody cave-ins. 8. Zachariah: kill or not. Iriss List of things to do before going into space: 1. Convince Sean we shouldnt go. 2. Tell Brenda to ignore Fitzgerald calls. 3. More bodyguards for kids until the Rose is neutralized. 4. Muster enthusiasm for tunnel visit. 5. Dont blame Zachariah for Phyllisthe pick wasnt his. 6. Fitzgerald: divorce, forgive, shove down stairs, elevator shaft? 7. Cavern ventilated? 8. Block out 21 cavern hours.
A shroud of secrecy cloaks a new nineteenth-century sect known simply as the Saints. But that veil is about to be drawn away. Amidst the majestic beauty of 1857 Utah, the members of one secluded religious group claim to want nothing more than to practice their beliefs without persecution. Yet among them are many who engage in secret vows and brutal acts of atonement…all in the name of God. But one young woman, Hannah McClary, dares to question the truth behind the shroud. Soon Hannah and the young man she loves–Lucas Knight, who has been trained from childhood to kill on behalf of the Church–find themselves fighting for their very lives. As a group of unwary pioneer families marches into Utah toward a tragic confrontation with the Saints at a place called Mountain Meadows, Hannah and Lucas are thrust into the most difficult conflict of all–a battle for truth and justice–even as they are learning for the first time about unconditional love, acceptance, and forgiveness.…
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