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door. Someone was yelling questions at Jamal and his family.
    â€œThe fire escape leads to our room,” Lionel said.
    Quickly they took the stairs to the roof and climbed down the fire escape. Judd opened the window easily and climbed inside. Lionel and Sam followed, closing the window before any locusts could get inside.
    Lionel put the trapped locust under a mattress and sat on it. Judd put a finger to his lips and opened the door slightly. Jamal, his wife, and Nada sat with their backs to Judd, their hands cuffed behind them. The GC officer paced in front of them, barking questions Jamal didn’t answer.
    â€œI know this guy,” Judd whispered to Sam and Lionel. “He was with your dad when they questioned me.”
    â€œDeputy Commander Woodruff,” Sam said. “He’s pretty tough.”
    Judd listened closely. Two other GC officers were in the apartment.
    â€œWe know you have illegally housed people who are against the Global Community,” Woodruff said. “We know from inside sources that you have spoken out against Potentate Carpathia and the Supreme Pontiff.”
    â€œWe have only spoken the truth,” Jamal muttered.
    Deputy Commander Woodruff leaned close. “Then tell us the truth about where Rabbi Ben-Judah is hiding.”
    As Judd listened, he noticed something familiar about Woodruff’s voice. Judd was sure he had met the man before the questioning. But where?
    Jamal and the others remained silent. The deputy commander sighed and walked across the room. Another officer spoke and called attention to the locusts outside.
    â€œSince you know so much about the future, you must know a way we can avoid these ghastly creatures.”
    â€œI do,” Nada said.
    â€œTell me.”
    Nada sat straight in her chair. “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.”
    Deputy Commander Woodruff slapped her. Jamal struggled to get up, but the man pushed him back, sending his chair to the floor. Jamal’s arms were pinned behind him. He screamed in pain and opened his eyes, looking directly at Judd.
    Judd put a finger to his lips.
    â€œShut up!” Woodruff said.
    Suddenly, Judd remembered where he had heard Woodruff’s voice. A chill went up his spine. Judd knew exactly what he had to do.

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    JUDD motioned to Lionel for the locust. Lionel slid off the bed and pulled the shirt from beneath the mattress. The locust screeched and tried to click its wings. Judd held it tightly and listened as Deputy Commander Woodruff told the two GC officers to check the first floor and see if the locusts were still there.
    â€œGood thing we didn’t stay in the hall,” Lionel whispered.
    Judd told Lionel and Sam to stay out of sight from the door. If they needed to run, he’d give the signal.
    Woodruff approached Jamal and hovered over him. “Tell us what you know about Ben-Judah and we will free you. Keep playing games and I’ll be forced to act. First against your wife, then your daughter.”
    Judd fumed. When Woodruff yelled, Judd pieced the clues together about the man. Judd had vowed revenge against him.
    â€œYou can’t treat us like this,” Jamal protested. “The Global Community would not allow—”
    â€œDo you see any witnesses?” the deputy commander said. “Either you tell me what I want to know or—”
    Judd opened the door. “There are witnesses. Just like there were witnesses when you killed those two in Tel Aviv.”
    Woodruff turned, surprised. “What are you talking about? Who are you?” Woodruff yelled for the other officers.
    Judd took a step into the room. “I was on the phone when you killed my friends Taylor and Hasina. You said they resisted arrest and you were forced to kill them. You lied.”
    â€œJudd, get out of here!” Nada yelled.
    â€œJudd?” Woodruff said, reaching for his gun. “That wasn’t the name you gave at the