Chapter
7
Detective
Hubble had just finished lunch, when he arrived at his desk to find a
cable requesting all info regarding a certain “Etienne DuBois.”
The man in question claimed Canadian allegiance, but Canada had no
record. Mr. DuBois had been detained leaving the Swedish Embassy in
Berlin, with the memory card from a digital camera, containing
pictures of two Embassy employees. It was the work of 7 minutes to
ascertain that one of the employees was the signals officer, and the
other his boss on the clandestine side of Embassy operations.
Interpol
would definitely be interested, but Hubble would need picture
identification of Mr. DuBois, before he would open Interpol files to
the German policeman. His message was met with an odd response. Mr.
DuBois had been cleared of all charges, and the matter was closed.
The German officer went on to add, on a personal note, that Mr.
DuBois had merely been drunk and disorderly, and the cable request
for information had been the work of an overzealous orderly –
kindly disregard.
Detective
Hubble thanked him, and dismissed the matter from his mind. His
son's seventh birthday would arrive before the weekend, and he had to
find a clown for the birthday party.
