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make a run for
the house in a fast car, grab the kids by force and escape to a safe house.
They had had to watch the gates for two days before being able to confirm the
viability of that plan. It was ruled out. The gates revealed two issues.
Firstly, there were in fact two sets of gates. A small area behind the main
gates revealed another gate which was closed. Any
vehicle entering the premises had to wait for the first gate to close before
the second gate would open. The second issue was the gates themselves. They
were more like vault doors than gates, even a bulldozer would not get through
them.
    The next option was ruled out even more quickly - the use of a
helicopter to infiltrate the grounds. The estate was close to the UK’s nuclear
warhead storage facility and was a strictly enforced no-fly-zone .
The Kennedys’ helicopters were the only civilian aircraft permitted to fly
within the area. Any other aircraft would immediately be challenged and shot
down if it did not comply with instructions to leave the area. Following recent
terrorist events, the UK had enforced a strict ‘shoot first, ask questions
later’ policy when national security was at risk. None of Conor’s team were suicidal.
    That left them with one final option, infiltration from the Loch.
The Estate stood on the edge of Loch Lomond and had over 2 miles of shoreline.
However, no boat could get closer than 200 yards from the shoreline due to
thick wire netting protruding above the water-line barring access. The only
entry and exit point for boats was via a similar system to the one operated at
the main gates, a primary and secondary gate. The water was also littered with
sensors and the shoreline was covered by as many cameras .
So that option was also ruled out. This job was looking impossible. Conor was
beginning worry , seriously worry .  
    He stared at the buildings just behind the shoreline. That was
the only place from which the whole estate could be seen. The driveway from the
main gate was over three miles long and the houses could not be seen from any
point along the wall. He zoomed in on the main house and wondered what would
happen if they just went for it. The pay day could be huge.
If a man could spend the money Donald had on security, how much would he pay to
save the lives of his kids?
    It suddenly came to him, there was one thing missing from the
estate. How could he not have noticed it? He scanned the buildings again, the Main
House, the Lodge House, the Guest House and the gymnasium. He couldn’t believe
it. He even checked the helipad, nothing.
    “Guys?” he began to sound positive again.
    “Yeah,” they answered. Kevin and Ryan had accompanied him on the
boat trip.
      “Have you noticed
anything missing?”
    “Don’t think so. That place is tighter than Fort Knox,” replied
Kevin.
    “Maybe and maybe not. Fort Knox has one very important feature
this place doesn’t have.”
    “What?” asked Ryan.
    “Guards with guns. Or any guards for that matter,” he said
triumphantly.
    They both grabbed their binoculars and scanned the grounds. Conor was right. During their surveillance of the estate
they had not spotted a single guard. They had been so caught up in the
incredible security system that they had failed to notice the lack of the most
obvious. It couldn’t be that simple they thought. OK, the alarms would go off
but the alarms were only as good as the police who responded to them. A couple
of country coppers were no match for them.
    “Let’s get back. We’ve got a raid to plan,” said Conor as he continued to scan the grounds for guards.
    Kevin spun his seat back round and threw the throttle to full
power. The boat powered away and would soon have them back to camp.

 
 

 
 
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    Rachel hit the intercom button.
    “Tom! Lela! It’s time for lunch! Come on! We’re all waiting for
you!” she shouted.
    A minute later, Lela buzzed back to let her know they were on
their way up.