The Marine Two aircraft had been parked at Camp David for three full days and nights, departing the morning of the fourth day.
Miranda had done a quick review of the overall recording to bookmark the long gaps between activity when the recorder had switched off.
Each morning like clockwork, the three voices that Colonel McGrady had identified as the crew’s boarded the helicopter.
Miranda never had their arrival on the recording because the systems were powered off. But she could set her watch by when they powered up the helo.
“It’s their prime duty during a layover,” Colonel McGrady had explained. “Every morning at seven a.m. they have to make sure that the helicopter is ready for immediate departure in case of an emergency. They perform a full preflight. At 0703, because Tamatha’s cre
