midnight
Dave and Freddy had plenty of questions to ask , and they asked them . And Senior Lieutenant Petrovski had the correct answer for each question , plus a little bit of additional knowledge . In fact , by the time two hours had passed Dawson almost felt as though he 'd known every little detail of the Tobolsk area all his life . It was almost as though at midnight he would make a flight back to his old home town . Russian Intelligence , plus the co-operation of Russian Aviation , had not overlooked a single thing , or passed up a single bet . `` Good grief ! '' Freddy Farmer gulped impulsively when they all finally straightened up from their study of the map .