Monday, 5 January 0530 (by Jon)

Monday, 5 Jan @ 0530hrs. Upon entering the Pentagon from the metro station Max discovered that yet again, another corridor remodeling project was underway. This time, the corridor 5, the one he used every morning to get to his office was completely blocked off. In a sigh of frustration, he mumbled, “I don’t have time for this...why can’t facility management provide better notification!” He was already late. Secretary McNamara would be expecting him at any moment to deliver the latest intelligence reporting from overnight. However, as with most Pentagon construction projects, a service door was hastily erected to allow workers into the construction area. Max decided, “I’ll go through the service door and take the corridor anyway...surely they haven’t started heavy demolition yet.”

Sure enough, the door was unlocked and the corridor appeared dimly lit all the way down the C ring. However, beyond that it was dark. To get from the C ring to the A ring, Max would have to walk in the dark and find the rear entry to his office area. As a former Boy Scott, Max was always prepared. He pull out a flash light and started down the corridor.