Entries by Prof. McCarthy

Red Lines, Part 6

By Chris McCarthy The conclusion finds Leo facing decisions good and bad… The Suburban speeds on the tarmac. Private jets line the runway to the left of the vehicle. To the right, a fifteen foot concrete wall reaches into the sky.  Leo looks behind him then ducks, just as a man fires a gun out […]

Red Lines, Part 5

By Chris McCarthy Leo finds himself at gunpoint in the back of a Suburban heading for the airport with more than one surprise ahead… The sound of the Suburban doors shutting reverberates off the concrete walls and floor, accentuating the emptiness of the large parking structure-like space. Leaning against the concrete in an alcove created […]

Red Lines, Part 4

By Chris McCarthy Leo gets the girls to what seems to be a safe place, and then things take a turn for the worse… Leo drives the van out of the small parking lot and from this vantage point sees why Jack and his team chose it. It’s well hidden and poorly lit. You could […]

Exponential Threat, Part 4

By Chris McCarthy The conclusion of our story finds our heroes saved by something unexpected by everyone but Chase… CRAACK. Another fist pounds into the door, leaving another huge indentation. Lisa looks at the marks in the steel door and her mouth drops. She looks at Ambassador Trong with a look of disgust.  “You had […]

Exponential Threat, Part 3

By Chris McCarthy Things go from bad to worse as Trong and his team threaten Amanda, Chase and everyone else… Lisa looks on curiously as Winston stares at the blue glow emitting from his right hand. They lock eyes and Lisa tilts her head slightly. Winston registers that she’s asking him if he’s going to […]

Red Lines, Part 3

By Chris McCarthy Leo is in anaphylactic shock. The cop recovers and the girls escape. The chase is on… Leo feels the cold of the kitchen down in his bones as he looks up at the large Russian man standing above him. Despite his fear, he looks directly down the barrel of the gun then […]