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As soon as he walked in the door he turned on the news. The Channel 5 pretty blonde news anchor greeted her audience with a big smile and a wink.<\/p>\n
“Today marked the first day under new airport security regulations and reports are that for the first time in years there were minimal flight delays and flights in and out of most major airports went smoothly thanks to streamlined security that enabled passengers to move more quickly through security checkpoints.”<\/em><\/p>\n He sat down and waited. They said little at work, just that a flight to Indianapolis International had crashed as it was circling to land. It was Flight #535, the one he had checked passengers through at Kennedy. That\u2019s all they knew, they said at the time.<\/p>\n He tried to remember what the man looked like. Young, dark hair, trim, blue puffy jacket and dark pants. He\u2019d pointed him out to another security worker. \u201cWhat do you think of that guy?\u201d he\u2019d asked.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat about him?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know, it\u2019s just a feeling. He\u2019s been walking around the whole time.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSuspicious?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWell, no, but\u2026”<\/p>\n \u201cThen just keep an eye on him. Where\u2019s he going?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIndianapolis.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t worry about it,\u201d his buddy said. \u201cIt\u2019s not like it\u2019s Dulles or LAX. Or here. You\u2019re just asking for trouble if you pull him aside and put him through inspection.\u201d<\/p>\n That was true. He\u2019d be accused of profiling. The briefing they\u2019d had on the new regulations made that clear. And while nobody said it yet, he knew they\u2019d be laying off a good part of the staff. Didn\u2019t need so many agents with the machines no longer in use for every passenger. Don\u2019t give trouble to kids nor little old ladies, they said. Just keep a sharp eye for suspicious behavior. If you question somebody, you\u2019d better have damn good cause.<\/p>\n He waited through the commercial. Turned the volume up two steps higher. The news lady came back on with a serious expression.<\/p>\n “In other news, Flight #535 from New York to Indianapolis crashed just short of landing. All 140 passengers and crew aboard are believed dead. They cite pilot error as the probable cause or a bird striking an engine. Update at eleven.”<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Word Count:\u00a0 370 As soon as he walked in the door he turned on the news. The Channel 5 pretty blonde news anchor greeted her audience with a big smile and a wink. “Today marked the first day under new … Continue reading