Professor Holcomb could scarcely contain his excitement as he watched the black minivan approach the temporary facility that was essentially a trailer park. At last, one of the aliens was within his grasp!
And yet he sensed right away that something was amiss.
'Where are the other two?' he asked, curtly.
One of his aides, who sat at a computer console, pointed at something on the screen. 'According to the GPS, the other two are still in Anaheim.'
'What the hell's taking them so long?'
His aide shrugged. 'We don't know. We haven't been able to raise them.'
Holcomb swore under his breath. 'Well, find out! They should have returned together.'
Yelina was thankful for one thing- her captors hadn't thought to check through her coat's many pockets. Having regained some movement, she reached deep into a pocket and retrieved something. She thought of digging out her Swiss army knife and cutting her bonds, but some instinct changed her mind. Instead, she dug out something that under the circumstances was far more useful- her brand-new cell phone