EXTRACT: CH 54 Foetal

The FLIR displayed an image of the woman approaching Martin’s car, in varying colours depicting levels of heat. It zoomed in. Her body was perfectly silhouetted in blue, beneath her mink coat. Her chest was a warmer colour, although her hands were gloved her finger tips were ice blue.  She leaned into the car window for a second. The zoom had her profile in view. There was a bulge on her belly. A finer zoom showed another little person curled inside her, fully formed. Only Ravi watched, the rest of the team’s were focused on the biometrics and search data. Then she stepped back from the car and folded her arms. The software tracking system deconstructed her image and began its automatic online search. Almost instantly the screen flashed.

“We have a match,” said Danny. “It’s … it's Anya Kolenski … Russian model … born Moscow … 1989 ... been living in Vilnius since 2009 … that’s it … nothing else … she’s clean …”

“Oh, that’s funny,” said TK. “She’s kicking the car door… ha ha,” he chuckled. “Now she’s shouting at him … They're having a lovers tiff … Oh … She’s gone inside … Ravi, he’s on the move again.”