Walter had never been rescuing us alone.
The entire escape had been a controlled operation designed to draw Vale into the open.
Margaret dropped her weapon and raised her hands.
Vale collapsed beside the jet.
As agents surrounded him, he laughed weakly.
“You think arresting me changes anything? Virex has laboratories in twelve countries.”
Federal Prosecutor Sloan entered behind Beckett.
“And we now have your recorded confession, financial records, attempted kidnapping, and armed assault.”
Vale’s face finally changed.
Walter tapped his jacket.
A microphone was clipped beneath the collar.
Every word in the hangar had been transmitted.
Melanie began laughing and crying at the same time.
“You staged another trap.”
Walter smiled.
“Your family has a talent for them.”
Vale survived the shooting.
By morning, he was under federal guard.
Virex executives across the country were arrested. Laboratories were seized. Hidden patient records were recovered.
My parents were charged not only with my assault, but with conspiracy, fraud, unlawful imprisonment, attempted murder, and involvement in Grandpa’s death.
