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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Breach</strong>; From Top Secret to Maximum SecurityCompliments <strong>of</strong> http://www.192.comthe Hotel Treviso that evening, and the DS wouldn't be too happy if Ijettisoned them. While APOCALYPSE excused himself to visit thebathroom, I slipped the scrap <strong>of</strong> paper down the inside <strong>of</strong> my sock.Dealing with the other papers would have to wait.APOCALYPSE returned to his seat. `Listen, I've got to go to Milantonight to meet the mafia guys. I don't know what they want. I want youto come up with me in case there's trouble.'APOCALYPSE's invitation reeked <strong>of</strong> a trap, but the DS wanted me to fallfor it. `Yes, I got the same message last night,' I replied. `I've gotmy bag. Let's go.'Minutes later, we were speeding up the S7 superstrada towards Rome inAPOCALYPSE's hired Fiat Panda. APOCALYPSE drove in silence, deep inthought. We were nearing the centre <strong>of</strong> the capital before he turned tome. `I've got to make a phone call to my girlfriend. I'll just be aminute.' He pulled into an AGIP petrol station on the Via 20 Settembre,and left the car to make the call. I guessed that he would probably becalling the DS, alerting them that we would soon be arriving at thearrest site.Using a 500-lire coin, I partially unscrewed the trim panel from theside <strong>of</strong> the passenger footwell, stuffed the three sheets <strong>of</strong> informationon the SA-14s down the gap and had just finished screwing it backtogether when APOCALYPSE returned. `OK, everything's in order,' heannounced, 'Let's get on our way to Milan.'We navigated northwards through the busy Rome traffic and wereapproaching the entry to the A1 autostrada when we came upon acarabinieri roadblock controlling the traffic flowing on to themotorway. Four uniformed <strong>of</strong>ficers were questioning the driver <strong>of</strong> abattered Fiat 500, their dark-blue Alfa-Romeos parked alongside. As wedrew closer, one raised a white gloved hand, indicating for us to pullin. `Shit' exclaimed APOCALYPSE, a little too vehemently. We drew to ahalt just as the little Fiat accelerated away in a cloud <strong>of</strong> blueexhaust smoke.One <strong>of</strong> the carabinieri strutted over to APOCALYPSE's window, darkglasses hiding his eyes. `Documenti,' he snapped, clicking his fingers.APOCALYPSE looked at me, bemused. `He wants your driving licence andinsurance details,' I urged.`I haven't got them,' replied APOCALYPSE with a shrug <strong>of</strong> his shoulders.<strong>The</strong> carabinieri glared back. `Documenti,' he repeated, then in accentedEnglish, `Passport.'APOCALYPSE shrugged his shoulders, `I left it in my hotel,' he replied,speaking slowly and deliberately.<strong>The</strong> carabinieri beckoned to his boss who strutted over and barked out afew orders. `Chiavi,' he demanded impatiently, while the firstcarabinieri went round to the front <strong>of</strong> our car to send the registrationnumber through to their control centre. <strong>The</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficer reached through thewindow, grabbed the ignition keys and ordered us out <strong>of</strong> the car. Twopage- 58 - To purchase the original limited edition hardback version <strong>of</strong> this bookplease call 08000 192 192 or go to http://www.192.com

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