Important Notice! Please Read!
This story was written before the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The story includes as a major plot element the deliberate destruction of an important public building, and the subsequent deaths of a great many people. No disrespect is intended to anyone who died or lost a loved one in the actual disaster -- an event far more tragic than anything I could possibly invent.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3