Page 106 of Stuart Woods' Golden Hour

“I wonder where he’s going?” Vesna asked.

They watched the dot travel west, along the south side of Tiergarten park.

When their train arrived, they hopped on board and continued to monitor Braun’s progress. It wasn’t long before the dot stopped and didn’t budge for well over a minute. When it did begin moving again, it only traveled a block anda half and then stopped again. They watched for it to take off again, but it remained where it was.

“I think it’s parked,” Vesna said.

Teddy nodded and pointed at the building where the vehicle had first stopped.

“My guess is that Braun went inside here, and his driver’s waiting for him to come out.”

He glanced up from his phone and checked the Berlin transportation map on the wall of the train. “If memory serves, our next stop intersects with a U-Bahn line that passes through that area.”

“I believe you’re right.”

“Interested in a little adventure?”

“I assume that’s rhetorical.”

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Teddy and Vesna strolled downthe block, talking like two colleagues on a lunch break.

As they passed the parked Mercedes-Maybach, Teddy glanced at its license plate and gave Vesna a nod, letting her know it was Braun’s car.

They continued walking until they passed the building where they presumed Braun was, then stopped at a bus stop nearby like they were commuters waiting for their ride.

While Teddy kept an eye on the building’s entrance, Vesna monitored the tracking app.

Three buses came and went before she said, “It’s moving. Looks like it’s going around the block. ETA two minutes.”

At the building, a group of people exited and headed down the sidewalk in Teddy and Vesna’s direction. For a handful of seconds, they blocked his view of the entrance. When the last of them moved out of the way, Braun was standing outside with two men.

Teddy took several pictures of him as he conversed with his companions.

“Coming around now,” Vesna reported. “Ten seconds.”

The Maybach stopped in front of the building. Braun shook hands with the men and then headed to it. As soon as he was inside, the sedan pulled into traffic.

“Back to the safe house?” Vesna suggested.

Teddy’s goal in coming here had been to get eyes on Braun, so their little side quest was a success. He checked the time. Kevin should be arriving at the apartment within the hour.

“Sounds like a plan,” he said.

They started walking to the U-Bahn station but hadn’t even made it a block before Vesna said, “Hold on.”

“What is it?”

She was looking at the tracking app. “Braun just stopped in front of Ristorante Cumberland. That’s only two blocks from here.”

They both watched her screen to see if Braun’s vehicle had only been caught in traffic. After half a minute, the car moved again. Then, like it had earlier, it stopped a second time.

“I’m suddenly feeling hungry,” Teddy said. “How about you?”

“Famished.”

“Italian?”

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