Lorence nodded.
The four of them went to Lorence's office and Jack climbed back into
the elaborate harness.
Lorence bustled around him, making adjustments carefully. "We want to
gauge this thing to the minute, you know," he explained. "No mistakes."
"I appreciate the care," Jack said. He held tightly to his satchel.
"We owe you a tremendous debt of gratitude," Karson said. "A debt that
no satchel of gold could ever repay. You've done us a great service.
You're a hero, Jack. A savior of humanity. We'd never have beaten
Lugert without you."
"Ready to go," Lorence said. He threw the switch.
Time began to swirl around the killer from the past. As 2531 started
to fade away from him he grinned for the last time and said, "Imagine
that. Me, a hero! I like that, Me, John Dillinger--a savior of
humanity!"
And then he was gone.