Chrissy turned off the road and onto
the factory grounds. The driveway passed between two buildings.
Jonathon and Stefanie rode in the back of her car while Becka parked
the other car on the street. The main building was to their left,
toward the east. It was three stories high and contained mostly
offices. The building on the right was slightly smaller. Jonathon,
Stefanie and Becka were all wearing headsets. She stopped the car at
the spot where Jonathon had told her to let him and Stefanie out. As
luck would have it, there was a dumpster there, offering them extra
cover.
“Walk as slowly as you can without
arousing suspicion,” Jonathon instructed Chrissy before he got out,
“Try to give Stef and me as much time as possible to find the other
Branković.” They quickly slipped out of the car and crept behind
the dumpster with their guns out. Chrissy continued to drive to the
back of the factory.
She stopped the car when she reached
the edge of the asphalt parking lot. She sat in the car for several
seconds, stalling for time, then opened the door and got out. She
saw the younger Branković standing in the middle of the parking lot
with Emily just as she had instructed. They were about fifty yards
away. As soon as she got out of the car, he raised his gun to
Emily's head. Chrissy took a deep breath and steeled herself. It
was going to be tough to put on a calm appearance, but she had to it.
She had to give the appearance that she was calm and controlled.
She concentrated on keeping her hands from shaking.
She took a final look around the
grounds before she proceeded. There were some smaller outbuildings
along with the two larger ones. The wall of the main building that
faced the parking lot was made of windows. She saw no signs of a
trap. She saw no signs of 'Papa' Branković. She held Becka's gun
in her hand so that it was plainly visible, took another deep breath,
and started walking...