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not feel
vulnerable to any suspicion at this time I feel we should take
precaution and keep our distance for awhile. I will contact you
when I feel it is safe to move forward with the plan again.” I said
firmly.
    My colleagues agreed and we returned to our
everyday lives as if nothing had transpired.
     
    Several years have passed. One month ago the
assassination conspiracy reunited to continue with my mission. The
motel room in Memphis was small and dingy but today the room next
door housed the next target on my list, Martin Luther King, Jr. It
was James who made the fatal shot in Dallas over four years ago and
so it is him that I rely on today to do the same service to the
preacher man. I listened carefully as I heard the neighboring hotel
room door open. I could hear the preacher speaking in hushed tones
as he exited his room. Within seconds I heard the popping blasts of
shots fired. David and Sirhan darted toward the window to catch a
glimpse of what was happening but I restrained them. It was crucial
that we remain undetected. As the chaos commenced I led the two men
to the back of the hotel room. There was a window located in the
bathroom that led out to a small platform. I instructed them to
follow me as I exited the window onto the platform, jumped from it
onto a nearby dumpster and finally found the ground. They followed
and we ran.
     
    It was an oddly enjoyable and familiar
feeling listening to the news regarding the shooting of Martin
Luther King, Jr. I’d been following the media’s accounts of James’s
whereabouts since the killing on April 4, 1968. He had escaped in
Memphis and gone on the run. Four days after the killing he crossed
the Canadian border and fled to London using a fake passport.
    “Now what?” Sirhan wondered.
    “Now, while James has the authorities
busied, we plan our next assassination, Robert F. Kennedy.” I said
calmly. Sirhan and David eyed one another hesitantly. “Is there
something the matter gentlemen?” I challenged.
    “No!” Sirhan began defensively. “Well, it’s
just that Lee was arrested and killed and now James is on the run.
I’m just not sure…” he trailed off.
    His voice was filled with uncertainty. I
could tell his words had rattled David too. I can not afford to
lose Sirhan and David’s support right now. Not when I’m so close to
my completing my goal.
    “You’re not sure about what?” I snapped at
Sirhan.
    When all else fails intimidation works
divinely. Sirhan was literally quivering in fear.
    “N..n.n..nothing Shyam... It was nothing,
nothing at all.” he easily bent to my will.
    “Good. Go home now. I will contact both of
you when the time is right to move.” I instructed.
    They obeyed.
     
    The authorities remain hot on James’s trail.
In the mean time I took it upon myself to keep tabs on Robert
Kennedy. I soon learned that Mr. Kennedy would be in Los Angeles
during the California primary election for the Democratic
nomination in June.
    “Sirhan, I need you to pick up David and me
from LAX in the morning. I’ll fill you in on the details when we
arrive. Be there with a car by ten AM.” I commanded into the
telephone before replacing the receiver. I didn’t bother to wait
for his response.
     
    “So what’s going on Shyam?” Sirhan breathed
with anxiety as we pulled out of the airport into LA’s traffic.
“What is so urgent?”
    “Robert Kennedy is in your neck of the woods
Sirhan.” I smiled.
    He shrugged indifferently. “Oh yeah, it’s
June fourth. The California primary is tonight. So, you want to try
to take him down in front of thousands of people?” he asked
incredulously.
    “Not quite. I was thinking about after the
primary when he returns to his headquarters at The Ambassador
Hotel.” I clarified. Sirhan only nodded. He was nervous and I could
see his fear gaining a power beyond my control. He may lose his
nerve and decide not to pull the trigger. “Relax Sirhan, everything
will be fine. They still haven’t caught