"Simon Hawke - Wizards 08 - Wizard of Lovecraft Cafe" - читать интересную книгу автора (Hawke Simon)

"It was a B.O.T. operation, sir," Gavorachek replied, looking at McGuire uneasily. He knew that tone,
and it did not bode well.

"Bullshit," said McGuire. "It was an N.Y.P.D. operation, complete with S.W.A.T. team, choppers,
sharpshooters, and a whole goddamn division. Why the hell didn't my office know anything about it?"

"Sir, I was told that Chief Morgan gave his authority—"

"Where is Chief Morgan?"

"I'm told he's on his way, sir," Gavorachek replied. "He's supposed to be coming with a Bureau
representative—"

"Right," said McGuire, impatiently interrupting him. "Meanwhile, you still haven't answered my question,
Captain. What happened here?"

"Bureau Agents Silver and Whelen were in charge of the operation, sir," Gavorachek replied. "They had
reason to believe a fugitive adept named Michael Cornwall and several of his confederates were holed up
in this penthouse—"

"Nobody 'holes up' in a penthouse," McGuire said wryly.

"Uh . . . yeah, well . . ."

"Go on."

"The building was surrounded and sharpshooters were stationed on the nearby rooftops," Gavorachek
continued. "My team was to go in first and take the stairs. Agents Silver and Whelen went up in the
elevator with a plainclothes officer disguised as a pizza delivery guy—"

"What plainclothes officer?"
"Detective Angelo, sir. He was an undercover guy the Bureau agents brought in. The whole operation
was put together very quickly. They requisitioned units left and right. Chief Morgan gave them—"

"Gave them his authority, yes, I know," McGuire said impatiently. He waved him on. "Get on with it."

"Right. Well, my men took the stairs, but we ran into a spell on the last flight up, just before we reached
the penthouse."

"What sort of spell?"

"I don't know, exactly," Gavorachek replied. "There was something slowing them down, making them
struggle for every step they took, but it was nothing they could see. And then there was the knight—"

"The what?"

"The knight," Gavorachek said. "Guy all dressed in armor, with a shield and a sword—"

"You're kidding."