The sleek missile sailed over the Potomac. The drone gained altitude to clear the rear of the Lincoln Memorial. Chris assumed it was programed to explode over the speaker platform, sending a rain of death down on the senator and surrounding crowd. And to kill his sister. Surrounding the Neoclassical marble tribute to the country’s 16th president are 36 Doric columns standing 44 feet tall. Etched into the frieze above the colonnade are the names of the 36 states in the Union when Lincoln died.
