"Not at all. I'd be disappointed if you didn't ask for explanations."
There was one other question in Rick's mind. "How do you know we weren't followed back to Spindrift?"
Steve chuckled. "You had two cars on your tail. They'd have picked up anyone who tried to follow Tom. What's more, our men at the airport identified every plane that took off from the vicinity of Washington for two hours after your departure."
Rick said sheepishly, "Sorry, Steve."
"Forget it. I'll be in touch with you, Rick."
Steve was right, of course. JANIG was on the job and would plug any loose holes. And once Marks arrived, Spindrift would be the only base the JANIG men had to cover. That would make it simpler. Rick decided he might as well put the matter out of his mind.
Barby, Jan, and Scotty were waiting for him on the front porch.
Scotty asked, "What gives?"
"Steve says to forget it."
Jan frowned, her pretty face worried. "Barby told me about these odd hunches you sometimes get. Aren't they ever wrong?"