Every time Pryce saw asign for an exit, he almost took it to head straight back to London. But he knew Bronsky would somehow know about Dame Felicity’s burial and would not be pleased if Pryce didn’t go.
Pryce couldn’t even use the excuse that the burial was restricted to a select few, as an announcement at the end of the service proclaimed all were welcome to attend.
Which once more meant the MI6 analyst had no choice in the matter.
He stopped just outside the open gate to Dame Felicity’s estate, his anxiety whirling in his chest like a tornado.
The loud honk of a car horn jerked him out of his stupor. A BMW was stopped right behind him, with two more vehicles slowing behind it.
He gave a little wave of apology, took a deep breath, then drove through the gate.
Stone’s phone rang again whenhe, Dino, and Lance were twenty minutes away from their destination.
“Am I on speaker?” Felicity asked.
Stone tapped theSpeakerbutton. “You are now.”
“The man who was sitting next to you is named Gordon Pryce. And I was right. He’s one of our analysts.”
“Any reason to suspect he’s the one we’re looking for?” Lance asked.
“Given the information I’ve been able to gather so far, I highly doubt he’s the one behind everything. But he could be the mole providing info to the one who is.”
“Have your people put him in an interrogation room and make him talk,” Stone suggested. “My sense is that it won’t take long to break him.”
“Right now, we’re merely projecting the possibility of his guilt. We need more than that before we confront him.”
“So, the ball’s still in your court.”
“Actually, it’s still in yours, Stone,” Felicity said.
“Why mine?” Stone said.
“Carly has an idea.”
“Hi,” Carly said. “Not just me. Jillian helped.”
“Do tell,” Lance said.
Carly laid out her plan, then said, “You’ll have to really sell it, Stone. If he suspects you’re setting him up, he might disappear, and we won’t be able to get anything out of him.”
“Thanks for the confidence,” Stone said.
“Why are you thanking me?”
Stone forgot how literal she could be. “I meant I’ll do my best.”
“I know you will. What I don’t understand is why you thanked me.”
“I’ll explain it to you later,” Felicity said.
“But why can’t—” Felicity must have silently conveyed something to Carly, because instead of finishing her question, Carly said, “Fine.”
“Are you all still there?” Felicity asked.
“Yes, and starting to regret it,” Stone said.
Ignoring the comment, Felicity said, “Of course, the plan depends on Pryce showing up at the burial. If he doesn’t, then as Stone said, the ballwillbe in my court.”
