Stuart Woods_Stone Barrington 12

They’re going to check every minute of your last four or five days, and they’re going to punch holes in your story.”
    â€œWe’ve got it covered,” Enos said.
    â€œYou think your friends are going to go on covering for you when they find out what the police want?”
    â€œSure, they will.”
    â€œNo, they’ll be dragged into a police station and told that if they lie for you, they’re accessories to multiple murders and that accessories get the same sentences as perpetrators. Haven’t you watched enough TV to know that? They’ll crack to save themselves, and when they do, you’ll find yourselves in jail, then on trial, then…”
    â€œYou wouldn’t let us lose a trial, would you Dad?” Eben asked. “Not with your legal connections.”
    â€œI can’t fix a trial,” Caleb said. “And if they have the evidence, you’ll be convicted, and you’ll spend the rest of your lives in prison.” Caleb saw that he wasn’t getting through to them. “They’ll separate you.”
    â€œWhat?” Enos asked, looking alarmed.
    â€œThey won’t let brothers serve in the same prison; they’ll put you in different places.”
    Enos looked as if he were going to cry.
    â€œYou’ve got to get out of here and tonight,” Caleb said.
    â€œHow?” Eben asked. “Where would we go? What would we do for money?”
    â€œI told you, the woman bought her way out.”
    â€œHow?”
    â€œI set up a numbered bank account in Singapore; from there you can transfer funds to any bank in the world just by going online.”
    â€œHow much did she pay?”
    â€œA million two hundred thousand dollars. It’s already in the account.” He handed them the sheets that Holly had printed. “Here’s all the information.”
    The boys held a candle over the pages and read them. “Holy shit,” they said together.
    â€œHere’s what you do: You take my boat and leave here at first light for Rockland. Once there, you take that airplane of yours and fly west, stopping only at small, out-of-the-way airports to refuel. It’ll take you a couple of days, but you’ll fly to El Paso or Laredo, on the Mexican border, in Texas. You’ll cross the border, each in a different city, and you’ll travel separately to the Mexico City airport. From there, you can fly to Brazil, which has no extradition treaty. You can open a bank account there and transfer enough funds from the Singapore account to support you for a year or so.”
    â€œThen what?”
    â€œYou’ll research where else in the world you can go, then start a small business. Even a million two won’t last forever. Take the laptop with you and the cell phone, which is a throwaway. I’ll call you from phone booths every now and then to see how you’re doing and give you advice.
    â€œThe cell phone may not work in Mexico, so buy another one, same in Brazil. Don’t linger in Mexico City. Never use your credit cards. Leave them with me. I’ll dispose of them. One of you should grow a beard, and you should both dye your hair different colors. Twins your size are too easy to spot. When you travel on trains or airplanes, never sit together; take different hotel rooms. Don’t be seen together in public until you’re safely in Brazil. Your passports are in the computer case.” He took a wad of bills from his pocket. “Here’s eight thousand dollars. That will get you to Rio, then you can draw on the Singapore account.”
    Eben took the money. “Where did you get this?”
    â€œI had a couple of thousand in the safe at the house. I’ve been cashing checks and using ATMs for a week; I knew you’d need some cash.”
    â€œSo, Dad,” Eben said, “you’ve created a paper trail. When they start looking for us, they’ll look at your bank account and see all these unusual cash withdrawals.”
    â€œI’ll handle that,” Caleb said.
    â€œAnd how are you going to handle it, Dad? You can’t explain those withdrawals; you won’t have the cash to show them. You’ll be just like our friends. You’ll crack, to save yourself, and you’ll tell them where to look for us.”
    â€œI would never tell them,” Caleb said. “You’re my sons; I would never give you up.”
    â€œRemember that time when we ran