Anders was saying, "What do I have to do for you?"
I told him my plan, slowly and carefully.
"One thing more," I said, as he started to go out the door. "Don't forget to bring samples of the viruses and vaccines with you ... and anything else you may think important."
"I will do that," he promised. "Goodbye and good luck, Colonel."
When the sound of his steps had faded, Blackie spoke again.
"You're taking quite a chance, Colonel. He knows enough now to ruin us all."
"Yes, I am. He is a proud man and I played on his pride as a scientist. Deep down, he probably is ashamed of having prostituted his discoveries for the purpose of murder, even though there wasn't much he could have done about it. He wants to make amends and I think he will go with us. Anyway, I could see no other way of doing it, could you?"
I looked around the circle of officers squatting on the rice mat floor. "We're with you, Doc," Makstutis said. "All the way, by heaven."
Three heads nodded in agreement.