Silver, Lead, and the Cost of Power in New York City Part 2

This part 2 of a fictional political sci-fi thriller.

The tires on the old Nissan Maxima screeched as they barreled down the sweeping curves of the Taconic Parkway, the car gripping the road for dear life. Fox, knuckles white on the steering wheel, was mesmerized by the breathtaking lakes at the bottom of the steep mountain ridgelines. Towering cliffs of jagged rock erupted from behind thick evergreen fore…