Peter walked over to the parked RV. “Bernadette, drive to this address, it’s a General Hospital with a helio pad. There will be a chopper there in about 45 minutes. It will take Terry to an excellent trauma facility. No questions asked. We can’t go with him or visit, but we can get telephone updates on his progress and as soon as he is fit to travel, we will pick him up. We can’t visit because I don’t want our names known.

“Is Terry awake?”

“Yes. He has a slight fever but is lucid. I’m a bit worried by the looks of an infection around the groin wound.”

“You can brief the medic on the helicopter when they pick him up. I’ll park near the entrance and be watching. Leave the RV and walk out to the street. I’ll be there. It’s probably useless but wipe off your and my prints as much as possible. I don’t think there is anything we missed transferring to the truck when we picked it up. Right?”

“I’ll look around. But believe we are good to go. See you at the hospital. Where are we going from there?”

“Back to the cabin and Jack. We’ll hold there until Terry is with us and recovered most of his strength. Okay, I need to talk to Terry.”

Peter climbed in the RV and knelt beside Terry. He looked pale but was sipping water from a canteen. He looked at Peter and said, “Some walk in the mountains. How did we do?”

“We’re the only ones left standing. The Soviet got away but bleeding a bit. He’s got a long hike ahead of him. How you feeling?”

“Not worth a damn. What’s going down?”

“My friends will be picking you up in a helicopter in about 30 minutes. And you can ride inside, not strapped on an outside stretcher. You don’t need to answer any questions from anyone about who you are or what happened, except for medical questions. Bernadette will brief the medic on the treatment you’ve had. We can talk to you on the phone when we call. You can’t call us or anyone else. You’re going to a first-class facility with high security standards. When you’re fit to go, we’ll pick you up. Relax and don’t fight the process. It will be okay. Anyway, the top guys think you’re a hero, and I couldn’t change their minds. Never mind any questions. We have to go now. See you soon.”