Chapter 32

“Ethan will take care of that for you,”Watson said.“The cars we’ve provided were once used to carry orange juice from Florida to the northeast,and their refrigerationunits were monitored by satellite.We’ve managed to disconnect the satellite controls and modify the refrigeration units so they can be turned off and on manually.Each car has its own built-in tank containing enough fuel oil for the trip north.”

“That sounds good,”Claire said,“so let’s get down to business.We agreed on a gold bar in exchange for the fuel.It has Credit Suisse information stamped on it,but if that isn’t satisfactory,do you have some means of assaying it?”

“I certainly do,”Watson said,“but may I see it,first?”

“Absolutely,”Claire said,and opened a bag she’d set on the ground.“Can you give me a hand,Josh?”

“Sure,”Josh said.He reached into the bag,lifted a heavy object from it,and set it on the table.