Fifteen minutes later I loaded Jess into the car with some hastily packed clothes and toiletries and we took off. I was keenly aware of the pictures so I kept checking the rearview mirror to make sure we weren't being followed. I'm not an action movie star or a trained spy but I'm pretty sure we weren't. Some of the roads were long and deserted. Good place for an ambush I thought but at least I'd see them coming. I was also confident the BMW Alpina B7 could outperform most other vehicles on the road if it came down to it. In a couple of hours, we'd be at Obsidian....