asked Stevens. Krax was with him, standing just behind.“Seen what?” asked Markoff.Stevens reached out and opened the vid. “It was just broadcast,” he said. “Still fresh.” They stood there together, watching it.It showed Altman before a podium at a press conference. The tickers on the bottom ran the line SCIENTIST ACCUSES MILITARY OF COVER-UP and then ALIEN LIFE CONFIRMED? Altman was describing the Marker and the expedition.“Where is this?” asked Markoff.“Washington, D.C.,” he said.“How the hell did he get to Washington, D.C.?” He turned to Stevens, who in turn looked at Krax.Krax shrugged. “Security failure,” he said. “Not my men,” he claimed. “Leftovers from Tanner.”. . . every evidence that what we are talking about is the first evidence of alien life, said Altman. But this is not something that the military should be investigating. This is something that should be investigated by scientists from all the sectors, a coalition of experts from all over the world.
