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.I jabbed the pilot anxiously and pointed.Sure enough, the Excalibur's nose was pointed at the long pier and it was coming out!The pilot spun our craft.I gestured at Raht with the gun and he went down the ladder.We were right in front of the Excalibur now, travelling at its speed.Raht on the ladder just ahead of thecar tried to signal Madison to stop.Madison was in such a panic, he was giving Raht no attention.I leaned out of the door, wind whipping me from the blades, to yell at Madison to stop.He was glaze-eyed.He just kept going!I fired my gun to attract his attention.Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.htmlThat did it!Madison saw us!He only had about a thousand feet to go with the dock ahead of him.The pilot was pretty good.He put Raht right beside Madison.Raht grabbed the man by the arm.Madison, the crazy fool, grabbed at his suitcase in the back!Up went the pilot!Madison and suitcase came out of the car!The vehicle was shooting forward.IT WENT OFF THE END OF THE PIER!There was a huge splash.Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.htmlThe copilot was rolling the ladder up.Raht, then Madison, came to the floor of the chopper.It circled away downriver.Cars had stopped on the Elevated Highway above, drivers unloading to go to the rail and stare.I saw the orange cab brake at the end of the traffic jam.And then I looked at my viewer."It went over!" said Bang-Bang."I saw the tail end of it as it hit the water.""The same car?" said Heller."The same car," said Bang-Bang."Was he in it?" said Heller."I couldn't tell," said Bang-Bang."The warehouse obscured it.I think that chopper was trying to arresthim for speeding and drove him into the drink.I couldn't see what it did.""I better go down," said Heller."Take the wheel." He jumped out of the cab and ran off."They'll probably find the body," said the Countess Krak."Hell-beggin' your pardon, ma'am," said Bang-Bang, "that East River is so full of gangsters that gottheirselves taken for a ride, you'd never be able to separate him out."Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html"Good riddance," said the Countess Krak."Serves him right for talking about my Jettero that way!""Yes, ma'am," said Bang-Bang, "I've noticed it don't seem healthy.There's Jet signalling from below.That means in Army language he's spotted something and is going further."I freaked.Maybe some bystander had observed the helicopter snatch."Head for the West 30th Street Heliport," I shrieked at the pilot, "clear over on the other side ofManhattan."With luck, we would make it yet.Maybe their Jesus Christ would hear me after all!Then I heard the Countess Krak's voice on her viewer."Maybe if we went over and got the yacht wecould search the East River and make sure that Madison is dead."I freaked.That yacht was my target now.I had to get there first!If I didn't, all my plans would come to an abrupt and horrible end!Chapter 6Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.htmlAs we flew, J.Walter Madison raised himself off the floorboards.Above the beat of the chopper blades, he said, "What were you shooting at?" His eyes were prettywild."Didn't you see the sniper on the roof?" I said nervously."He almost got a bead on you, but I nailedhim.""I saw him fall," said Teenie."Nose dive."I blinked.Did she just make things up or did she think she saw things that didn't happen? Maybe shewas not only a pathological liar but also a pathological walking delusion! Oh, it was a good thing I waskidnapping her!"Maybe they thought I drowned," said Madison hopefully."I'm afraid not," I said."Three Corleone gangsters were pointing at the chopper as we flew away.Theywere shaking their fists.""I saw them with my own eyes," said Teenie, her own oversized ones very round."Who's this?" said Madison, staring at Teenie."Miss Teenie Whopper, J.Walter Madison," I said.And then a cunning plan popped into my head.If Icould get them interested in each other, Teenie would leave me alone.After all, he was a very handsomeyoung man.Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html"I just graduated from college," said Teenie."He tells people I am his niece.But there's no point ingetting chummy if the Corleone mob is after you, Mr.Madison.You won't be around long enough tobother with [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]