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so high. Killing a friendly and ordering the Bruins death. He ll never make
it to the Perpetual Forest with those on his conscience.
 I really don t think he cares, Vinnie who is he?
 Nick, he said slowly and with infinite sadness.  Nick& Demetrios.
 Demetrios? repeated Jack incredulously.  The head of NS-4? Danvers s
superior? A bear?
Vinnie took the book out of Jack s hands, flicked to the picture section in
the middle and showed him a group portrait taken at the opening of QuangTech
in the sixties. Standing between Pobble and Bisky-Batt was a short bear. While
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everyone in the photograph was smiling, the bear just glared sullenly into the
camera.
 Demetrios, said Vinnie, tapping the picture with a claw.  He s slippery and
ambitious and for many years has been the poster bear for what ursines can
achieve, even in this human-dominated world. Ever wonder why no one gets to
see the boss of NS-4? Well, now you know.
This new piece of information whirled in Jack s head. Demetrios the fourth
bear. He was in with QuangTech from the beginning and must have known all
about McGuffin s work with cuclear energy. As head of NS-4, he was best placed
to guard the nascent technology until Goldilocks got wind of it and was about
to go public. If she did, then thermocuclear energy in the public domain would
net Demetrios, Bisky-Batt and QuangTech the sum total of zip the secret had to
be protectedat all costs.
Jack pulled out his phone and called Briggs. He needed to have him arrest
Demetrios and then have some officers sent over to the Quangle-Wangle s
facility to do the same to Bisky-Batt and seize all the QuangTech files. But,
unsurprisingly, Briggs didn t quite see it that way.
 You re certifiably insane, he told Jack unkindly,  and the only thing I
want to hear from you is that you re surrendering. If you re not out of the
Bob Southey in an hour, we re going to storm the building.
 Can we make a deal? Jack asked, ever hopeful.
 No, replied Briggs.
Jack hung up and then dialed Mary.
 It s Jack.
 Is it true about Ash? she asked.  That s he s& dead?
" Deflated would be a better term. He was a true hero and saved us all, and
he asked me to tell you that he would  pluck the stars from the sky for you. "
There was a momentary silence from Mary.  Thanks, Jack, I appreciate it. He
was a fine officer, and a good friend.
 He was, agreed Jack, adding in a more urgent tone,  But it s not over yet.
Mr. Demetrios is the fourth bear, and Briggs isn t exactly pro-Spratt at
present. What s going on out there?
 You were right, she replied.  McGuffinwas watching. I m with him now, and
he has the Alpha-Pickle he cut from Fuchsia s champion. He s confirmed that
it s the last vestige of the strain without it, thermocuclear power is nothing
more than unverifiable pseudoscience. McGuffin says it s all got horribly out
of hand, and although limitless free energy is a positive step, the idea that
any nation that possesses an average-size greenhouse and a trowel can have a
nuclear capability is a bit of a downer despite the truly spectacular
fireballs, which he says he ll miss.
Jack breathed a huge sigh of relief.  That sfantastic news. With McGuffin in
custody, we can convince Briggs of my innocence and put Demetrios in the
clink.
 Not really, said Mary.  You see, I found McGuffin and then NS-4 foundme.
Agent Danvers is holding us both and she wants to speak to you.
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 Hello, Spratt? said Agent Danvers with an unpleasant sneer as she came on
the line.  I suggest you get over to SommeWorld as soon as possible. You want
answers? You ll get them there. Mary says good-bye.
And the phone went dead.
 Bollocks! muttered Jack. He snapped his phone shut and turned to Vinnie.
 Bartholomew is to give himself up in twenty minutes.
 And you?
 I need to get to SommeWorld. Can you get me past the three hundred or so
armed officers who are surrounding the building?
Vinnie flashed him a smile.
 Do I shit in the woods?
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