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New Scotland Yard

London

Lat = 51 degrees, 29.9 minutes North

Long = 0 degrees, 8.0 minutes West

Tuesday 19th September 1989 (same day)

Fourteen hundred hours BST

On the seventh floor, a full briefing was just about to take place with Chief superintendent Attlee in charge on his first day back at work from his recent injuries.

He looked around at the several officers seated around the table every one of them known to him; he looked at Superintendent Benson of SO-13 Anti-terrorist branch and said, “Where are we with tracing O’Rourke Colin?”

“I have officers visiting all his known haunts and associates, nothing yet but if he stays in the capital, we will find him.”

“Okay Colin, I know everyone in the room understands this man needs to be found like yesterday, every divisional and operational commander has been told that any resources you need you can have. Anyone of his associates that are brought in I want them leant on hard and I mean hard.”

He turned his gaze to one of the officers at the table and said, “Janine, what’s the final damage from these bombings?”

Chief Inspector Janine Owen was one of a small number of female officers in the Metropolitan police holding a senior rank and she replied, “Sir, total numbers dead is forty-nine, sixty-three seriously injured and eighteen minor injuries. The Wimpey bar was destroyed totally after the second blast with several other nearby properties also sustaining damage along with a dozen vehicles damaged, including emergency response vehicles at the scene.”

“How many emergency responders are included in those figures Janine?”

“Eight dead, eleven seriously injured, sir.”

Chief Superintendent Attlee thought for a moment and said, “We have to expect more atrocities from O’Rourke, and I want his photo blanketed on all the news channels ASAP, along with a request that members of the public report any suspicious activities, now let’s get to it people!”