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He considered his options and knew that he urgently needed to get money and the quickest way would be to contact his bank in the UK and have money transferred to him in Ibiza. He also realized that he had to block the stolen credit card and obtain a new one. He knew that a risk was involved in doing these things as his temporary shelter in Ibiza might be exposed, so he decided to wait for the money transfer and then move to a new location. He even considered travelling to London and personally collect the funds and credit card, but was worried that he would be arrested the minute he set foot on British soil. Then a new thought occurred to him — contact Paul Dooley, who Jay held responsible for his dire situation, and ask for his financial and organizational help, despite the directive to avoid contact with him. After giving the matter some further thought he decided to contact the bank to cancel the stolen credit card and block it, without disclosing his whereabouts. He decided to call Dooley and threaten him with exposure if he refused to deliver financial support. He would give Dooley an ultimatum to transfer the money within 24 hours and then leave Ibiza and find a new refuge.

The call to the bank went smoothly and after identifying himself and answering the usual "security questions" he was told that no cash had been recently drawn from his account nor any new transactions made and his request for cancellation of the credit card would be immediately honored. The call to Paul Dooley's cellphone was another matter as Paul refused to take the call from an unidentified foreign number. He then used a simple trick and called Dooley's office pretending to be a consular officer at the British Embassy in Madrid. He said that he was instructed to notify Mr. Dooley that a man called Dr. Jason Smalley requested his help as he was in a local hospital after being badly injured in a traffic accident in Ibiza. Paul said he did not know anyone called Jason Smalley but after some prompting added that if a compatriot of his was in distress, then he, as a Good Samaritan, would help. So a money transfer was arranged. Jay received the money later that afternoon and took a ferry to Palma Mallorca where he established himself in another busy tourist resort. Palma was traditionally, even from the "good old days" of Franco, a strong Nationalist stronghold and Jay was sure that he would feel comfortable there as long as he did not express his true opinion of Spaniards.

He wondered where Ollie and Andreas took the device and why there was nothing in the press and TV on the change of immigration policy he had expected. He suspected that no government would disclose that it was being blackmailed but thought there would be some low profile actions against "undesirable foreign elements". He wanted to contact Paul Dooley again and ask him about this but considering the cold shoulder he found when he tried to speak to him recently he knew that he would be rejected again. So he decided that he would use the money he received and have a good time and that when it ran out he would force Dooley to fork out some more.

June 9th, Athens

Guido took more than a week to recover from the traumatic experience of his "near execution" in the hands of the fake ISIS operatives. He had lost his appetite and as a result also a few extra kilograms, which was an unexpected, and unwanted, blessing. He was not certain whether Stavros or Panos suffered a similar fate or if Niko had been the one responsible for their situation although he suspected as much. Yet, he had a feeling that he was not the only one who had suffered the rough treatment and suspected that his torturers had followed up on the information he gave them about the two scientists. So he invited Niko to come over to his villa and bring the two scientists with him for an emergency meeting. When the three guests entered the house Guido took one look at Stavros and from his cowed expression knew that he too had been visited by the ISIS gang. He saw that Niko had a guilty expression on his face but the other scientist appeared to be completely at ease and relaxed. Guido offered them coffee and some pastries and they talked about the Golden Dawn party and its aspirations. Niko wondered what the hurry was and why Guido had mentioned an emergency but kept his thoughts to himself. When Guido thanked them for coming the three of them stood up ready to leave, but Guido asked Stavros to stay for a few minutes and dismissed the other two.

Stavros would not meet his eyes even when only the two of them remained in the room. Guido wanted to know what exactly Stavros had told the ISIS people and knew that in order to get a complete and frank account he had to make Stavros feel comfortable. He did not want to admit to Stavros that he was the one who had revealed his address to the ISIS people, so asked him if he had been under some stress recently as he looked kind of disconsolate. Stavros, who was no fool, said that Guido himself did not look well and admitted that he had received an unwelcome visit that turned into a life threatening situation. The shrewd look on Guido's face unveiled that he knew exactly what he meant and Stavros said that he would tell all if Guido did the same. Each recounted the frightening visit and intimidation and both felt somewhat relieved that they were not alone in their total acquiescence and submission. Stavros's account of the information he gave the ISIS gang was news for Guido who was not aware of the technical details of the construction of the device and knew only that building such a thing was being considered. He asked Stavros if he knew where the device was and Stavros told him that he had last seen it loaded into a standard container on a rental truck with a crane and that the truck was driven by Ollie and Andreas. When he gave Guido a description of the two Swedes, Guido said that he had met Ollie and that although he did not personally know Andreas he knew of his reputation as the organizer of the meetings in which the Astraea project was conceived. Stavros departed after they promised each other not to share the traumatic incidents with anyone else.

June 9th, Vienna

The international task force convened again in the small meeting room at the IAEA headquarters. David was still in Israel and joined them via a video conference call. He was under strict instructions not to reveal that Ollie had been spotted in Tel Aviv and was under surveillance. The discussion evolved around the plausible targets of the device and a lot of speculative ideas were presented. Naturally, the biggest concern of each participant was that his own country would be the prime target, but none could show any evidence that the device or Ollie were in their country. The European delegates reported that the excitement they had earlier sensed in the local nationalist movements had abided and thought that this may be indicative of the fact that the device was not to be used in their country. However, they all said that the state of enhanced security was to be maintained until the positive identification and capture of Ollie and the container. David felt uncomfortable about being the only one who knew that Israel was the target and that the extra security measures in Europe were a waste of money and time, but reluctantly adhered to the orders he had received and said nothing.

June 12th, Palma de Mallorca and London

The Spanish police received an anonymous call telling them that a British tourist was involved in an international plot to detonate an explosive radiation dispersion device in Barcelona. The tip off originated from a public phone in the heart of the City of London and the caller had an upper class English accent. At about the same time a similar call was placed to MI6 public relations department informing them that a UK citizen was about to be arrested in Palma for planning to use an RDD to disrupt normal life in London. The person in question was Dr. Jay Smalley a former employee of the Aldermaston Weapon Establishment (ARE). The information was forwarded to Colin Thomas who immediately got the Foreign Office to demand that Dr. Jay Smalley be extradited to the UK for crimes committed on British soil, including treason and violation of the Official Secrets Act 1989.