Colonel Peter Challinor threatens to wipe out hundreds, possibly thousands, of residents on the Isle of Man using the most toxic nerve agent ever synthesized.
Hugh Bottomley arrives from the Ministry of Defence in London to help out where he can. But Sparky knows Bottomley’s past, and it is one that Bottomley wouldn’t like the public to be made aware of.
Colonel Peter Challinor threatens to wipe out hundreds, possibly thousands, of residents on the Isle of Man using the most toxic nerve agent ever synthesized. The hunt is on to find him and stop him, but time is short and there are plenty of places to hide. Hugh Bottomley arrives from the Ministry of Defence in London to help out where he can. But Sparky knows Bottomley’s past, and it is one that Bottomley wouldn’t like the public to be made aware of. Meanwhile, house-to-house enquiries turn up more than a toxic nerve agent, and the arrival of Rolien van der Laan does nothing to simplify an increasingly complex situation. It’s bound to end in tears.
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“So now,” Challinor continued, looking down at the floor, “I am condemned to a slow death from toxin build up that causes brain tumours and will eventually cause kidney failure and, then cardiac arrest. But not cardiac arrest like a decent heart attack. Oh no; cardiac arrest because the heart is dissolving. It’s a bit like falling out of an airplane at thirty thousand feet and you know it’s going to take a full two or three minutes before your body explodes like a water-filled balloon when it hits the ground. There’s nothing you can do about it and you can only pray that the end will come quickly.” He looked up at Sparky. “So what would you prefer - a bullet in the head or wait a couple of minutes and die of asphyxiation?”
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