Page 112 of The Search

“Dodsworth?”

“That’s my medical research facility in North Dakota. It’s been doing less sensitive work than Santo Camaro. As soon as Bassett gets his notes in order, he’ll be going up there to complete the project with that team.”

“You never explained how Rudzak found out about Santo Camaro. If it was top secret, how did he do it?”

“Money. He zeroed in on someone and bribed him for information.”

“Who?”

“Castleton.”

She stiffened in shock. “Castleton? Are you sure?”

“I’m sure.”

She thought about her meeting with Castleton and couldn’t recall anything suspicious about him. But looking back and knowing Logan as she did now, she could see there had been something in his attitude that wasn’t quite right. “You knew that evening we arrived.”

“Yes.”

“And you let him go?”

He didn’t answer for a moment. “No.”

After all she’d learned about Logan, she wasn’t even surprised. “Because you were afraid he’d tell Rudzak about Monty and me and spoil the surprise attack?”

“Partly. But I’d have done it anyway. He’d betrayed those people at the facility. He was responsible for their deaths. An eye for an eye. Remember?”

She slowly nodded. “Then that’s how Rudzak knows about Dodsworth?”

“What Castleton knew, Rudzak knows. The first thing I did was increase the security in all my plants and research facilities.”

“All of them? But you think he’ll target Dodsworth.”

“Probably. But who’s to say that’s the only one he’ll pick? I can’t take a chance. Besides, we know he bought enough explosives to blow up a small town.”

“Explosives,” she whispered.

“You were at Oklahoma City. You know what explosives can do.”

She knew very well. She had helped take out those pitiful babies from the wreckage. “You can’t let it happen. Why haven’t you notified ATF?”

“I have notified them and the FBI.”

“Did you tell them about Dodsworth?” She could see the answer in his face. “You didn’t tell them.”

“Not yet.”

“Call them.”

“No one will be hurt at Dodsworth.”

“How can you say that?” She could still see the tragedy at Oklahoma City before her. “You just said Rudzak has explosives.”

He shook his head. “It’s the first time we’ve had an inkling where Rudzak may strike. We may have a chance to trap him.”

“It’s too big a risk. Let ATF trap him.”

“There can’t be an obvious official presence at Dodsworth if I want to draw him. He’d regard my security people as a challenge, not a deterrent. But security is as tight as a drum there. No one could get through.”