Solution to 5: The Hidden Helpers

    The hidden helpers are another way of saying the Secret Service (as hinted by the final sentence: "that's a hidden" instead of "that's a secret"). There is a key word in each paragraph which is the Secret Service codename of a US president or vice president. The number in each paragraph is an index into the last name of the political figure.

    1. Sandstorm - Rockefeller (the only Vice President here): F
    2. Volunteer - Johnson: O
    3. Rawhide - Reagan: R
    4. Lancer - Kennedy: D

    However, the answer is not Ford. Gerald Ford was another US President, and the answer is his Secret Service codename, Passkey.

PASSKEY