WEBB SIDE STORIES EPISODE 1X01
Authors: Chiara&Stefania ( webbsidestories@ciaoweb.it )
Rating: G
Disclaimers: JAG and all his characters don't belong to us... BUT... Madeleine Davenport, Ryan Bennett and all our CIA-verse are ALL OURS! :D YAY! It's good to have rights on some character! :D
Summary: What happens when a US congressman is kidnapped during his vacation in France and Clay and Maddie are sent to rescue him? Someone from the past will help them.... who? Which are Mom's interests in all this ?
Author's note: As we already declared... English is not our language, so please be good and bear over our mistakes...and REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW! We love reviews! :D
ALSO STARRING
S.A. Madeleine Davenport
S.A. Ryan Bennett
SPECIAL GUEST STAR
S.A. Elisabeth Lane
RITZ HOTEL - Paris
Richard Barry quickly went out of the hotel. His
bodyguards were waiting for him on the steps. He
watched them for a moment, but he entered the car.
Inside he found a really attractive young woman.
"Excuse me, Miss... who are you?"
"I'm Chantal Post... enchantèe, Mr. Barry..."
Mr. Barry was disoriented.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, too, Miss Post... but
can I ask you what are you doing in my car?"
"It's easy... I'm kidnapping you..." she announced,
smiling, while one of Richard Barry's bodyguards put a
handkerchief on the senator's nose.
WEBB SIDE STORIES : EPISODE 1x01 - Enchantèe
0600 Local Time
Clayton Webb's apartment
Washington D.C.
Clayton woke up groaning. He went to bed just three
hours before, he was following a person for his last
investigation... and NOW that damned phone was
ringing!
He glanced to his clock and went to answer.
"Webb..."
"Honey? It's me!"
"MOM????"
"Do you remember that today we have to go to the
catering company for the Country Club party, don't
you?"
Clayton, despite his sleepy mood, was now fully awake.
"Mom... what are you talking about?"
"The Country Club celebration party!!! We offered to
organize it in the last meeting!"
"Mom... wait a moment... YOU offered to organize it,
you didn't even mention me in your ideas! And beside
this... YOU ARE CALLING ME AT 6 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING
TO ASK ME THIS?????" he yelled.
"CLAYTON WEBB!!! Don't you dare to yell at your
mother! I thought it was obvious you were involved...
you are not thinking to leave your mom alone, aren't
you?"
Clay groaned.
"No, Mom, sorry, Mom. But... I have a mission in
progress..."
"No, you haven't. I called that smart girl, what's her
name?"
"Smart Girl?!?"
"Yes... your colleague... that nice young woman with
long dark hair..."
"Madeleine Davenport..." he muttered.
"Yes, Madeleine! She told me you were free today...
so, I'm waiting you here at home in two hours, ok,
honey?"
"Two hours??" he gasped.
"We have to meet the catering company manager at 08:30
a.m., so..."
"Ok... see you later, Mommy..."
"See you, dear... Mommy loves you! Bye!"
Clayton chuckled. His mother was annoying sometimes...
but he loved her. He glanced to the clock. He couldn't
go to bed for just half an hour... he jumped on the
sofa and turned on the TV.
Clayton Webb arrived at his mother home with his new
car... a blue Corvette... damn that Rabb, he gave him
the Corvette's mania... he stopped in front of home
and waited for his mother to join him.
The smiling Mom Webb arrived, but her smile quickly
faded.
"HI, HONEY!!! Oh, no, Clay! You can't do this to your
mommy!!! My hairstylist just go away and you want me
to come on a cabriolet?"
"Mom... you will be great..."
"Please be kind... put on the rooftop..."
Clayton sighed and pushed a button. In that moment,
his phone rang.
"Webb..."
"Webb, Agent Bennet here. You have to come here. Now."
Abby looked to her son. Some CIA operations coming...
"Now? Ok... I'm coming..."
Webb smiled sadly to his mother.
"Mom..."
"I know, Clayton. Your work first of all. Thomas will
lead me; don't worry. Be careful, honey... and give me
your news!"
"Ok, Mom... bye."
CIA HEADQUARTERS
LANGLEY
When Clayton arrived in his office, he found a blonde
woman waiting for him. He knew that woman...
"Elisabeth Lane?"
Elisabeth smiled to him.
"Clayton Webb... we finally meet again..."
Clayton put down his coat and smiled back.
"I never thought to see you again... the last time we
met we parted in a pretty rough way... it has been
three years ago, right?"
"Yeah... the Japanese mission..."
"The Fuji killers... what have you done in these
years?"
"That's classified, Agent Webb... but I can tell you I
have been really busy..."
"South America?"
"Maybe... I can neither confirm nor deny it..." she
grinned.
"As usual... but, tell me... what's happening? I know
you're not here to visit me..."
"In fact... you have three hours to pack your
things... we're leaving for France."
"Wait... France? Why? And where is Agent Bennett?"
"Agent Bennett and Agent Davenport already left for
France. Your previous mission has been given to
another group of agents..."
"WHAAT? We worked hard on that one..."
"FORGET IT. What do you know of the Blue Eagles
group?"
Clayton sat on his chair.
"Well... it's a group of former Navy Seals, now
fighting against U.S.A. The boss has been arrested
some time ago... and the others just disappeared."
"Yesterday evening they kidnapped Congressman Richard
Barry while he was on holiday, and now they ask their
boss back to free Barry... they gave us a week."
"They want Adm. Turner back?"
"Yes... he was their boss and the mind behind their
actions... his lover, former Maj. Chantal Post, has
been planning a way to release Greg Turner from the
day of his arrest..."
"What do we know of them?"
"Not so much... Senator Barry had a transmitter on
him, and the last time we received his signal it was
on the way for the Alps... we already send some
operatives there, they are scanning the zone... we
think they are hiding somewhere near the Chamonix..."
Clayton sighed.
"I don't understand why are you calling us... with the
new "gadgets" of the Agency, you will be able to
locate him in three days at most..."
"Clayton, we don't have three whole days. We have
barely two days at most. If the media get to know that
we lost one of our Senators so easily, it will be a
scandal... for saving the CIA, we have to find him as
soon as possible. Mr. Barry has to be back in USA in
the next days. He has to be there for a conference. We
can hide the thing 'til then."
"Great... we will better to hurry. I'm going to pack
and see you at the airport, ok?"
"Ok... one more thing..."
"Tell me..."
"Is... is your mother at home?"
"MOM???"
Clayton chuckled.
"I was hoping you came back for me..."
Elisabeth grinned.
"Maybe Clayton... maybe..."
"Before I answer... we have still that famous dinner
pending..."
Elisabeth grinned.
"Are you trying to corrupt me, Mr. Special Agent?"
"Absolutely.. not Agent Lane..."
"Well... I think that if we do it and the Agency is
safe, we can have that dinner... but YOU will have to
choose a really good restaurant..."
"As you wish... Mom is at the club or on way her back
home..."
"Thanks... See you at the airport, gate 2, at 11
o'clock, it's ok?" Elisabeth said, taking her ivory
colored jacket and going away.
Clayton collected the things he thought he was going
to need in France and went away.
Country Club
Same time
Mrs. Webb was happily chatting with her friends trying
to turn the anniversary celebration into the event of
the year, when a cell phone rang.
"Oh, dear! This might be my cell phone..you know Clay
gave it to me but I can hardly use it..
"Hello, this is Abby speaking..oh.I see. gee.I'll
try.See you."
"Abby , something wrong?"
"Not at all ...It's an annoying family matter. It
seems that I will be out of town for the next couple
of days...Don't panic, Ladies.I will be back for the
party and it will be great!"
Dull International Airport
Mrs. Webb was boarding on a plane for Paris.
Charles De Gaulle Airport
Paris, France
"Clay, I didn't know that you talk French fluently"
"I'm multitalented.don't you know " said Clay
ironically, giving the cabman some more indications
for their Hotel.
"Maddie and Ryan are waiting for us at the Hotel. They
are collecting all the evidence left there and they
are asking some questions around..yes, they are doing
it with discretion.."
All four were in Clay's room and they were discussing:
"Ok, let's slow down all...what do we know and what
did you discover?" Clay said.
"Well, we know that one of the Congressman's bodyguard
is involved in the kidnapping.."
"That's really good news, Maddie.not only we have lost
one of our Congressman but we give him a corrupted
bodyguard..the media will slay us..!"
Same Time
Somewhere in Paris
France
"Enchantee, Madame Webb" a man said to Abby who was
sitting in a small little café having a cup of tea.
"Monsieur Christian Grandier, I suppose" she said,
pointing to the chair next her to make him sit with
her.
"Yes, a person we both know well told me to help you
in any way I can.so Mrs. Webb...What can I do for
you?"
"First, call me, Abby..I'm not that old..then I need
some intel."
"I should have known..what kind of intel?"
"Well..I guess that I don't have to tell you what is
going on in France nowadays..and I bet that our common
friend told you which is our problem."
"Yes, he did..I'm perfectly aware of the problem you
have."
"So I need something which helps to resolve it."
The man laughed.."You are exactly the hell of woman
that they say!"
"I'll take it as a compliment...but now do you have
something for me?"
"Yes, I have. In this you will find something that may
help.." he passed her an envelope; Abby read the
message inside and smiled widely.
"Thank you so much. I wait you for a tea at my house
when you want and I hope to pay you back for that one
day."
"Count on it, Abby, I will come and visit you in US!"
Clay's Room
Later that day
He was very angry and frustrated; they'd spent hours
talking and they'd found nothing and the time was
passing quickly.
A knocking at the door surprised him.
"Yes?" he asked, opening the door.
"Monsieur Webb, a message for you!"
"From who? "
"I don't know, Monsieur. They just told me to bring
this to you!"
"Thank you," he said, giving the boy a tip.
When he opened it he have the impression of a familiar
scent, but it was impossible. Then he read:
"Andrè Talbot Ph.D.; Emilie Colbert..What do these
people have in common with your former SEAL??" he
read.
Maddie looked at him from the pc where she was
sitting. Elisabeth had left them an hour before, she'd
had to meet an informer of hers, and Ryan went to
speak with the bodyguards of Mr. Barry.
"What?" she asked.
"It's written here... it seems that someone is trying
to help us..."
"...or that someone is trying to lead us in a trap..."
Maddie finished looking in Clay's eyes.
"Well... it's the best .and the only hint we had...
now, Maddie the Wiz... why don't you find out
something about this Talbot? It should be easy... he's
a doctor..."
Maddie grinned at him and began to surf on the net.
"As you wish, Agent Webb... here it goes!!" - she
announced smiling - "Andrè Talbot, Ph.D. ... he's
considered as a genius. He majored with the highest
mark and obtained a masters in USA... he worked for
some years there, then he got married with Diane
Limert and came back to France.... he opened a clinic
for the cure of eyes in the South of France..."
"Do we know if he is involved with any criminal
traffic?"
"Mmmm... No, he's not. The CIA files don't even
mention him..."
"Great... sons? daughters?"
"Wait... no, he has not any sons. I'm trying to enter
the Talbot database... let's give a look to his
patients... look who's there.... Emilie Colbert..."
Maddie hit the enter button.
"Emilie Colbert... seven years old. Almost totally
blind..." - said Maddie in a whisper - Her parents are
Fred and Camille Colbert... they live in Lyon..."
"Where?"
Maddie glared at him.
"Clay... I'm not Sonic the Hedgehog! Give me the time
to find the page!"
Clay giggled and patted his partner's shoulder.
"Come on, Sonic... I didn't think you as a videogame
maniac..."
"Really funny, Clay... oh-oh... this is a surprise!
Emilie is not their daughter... they adopted her two
years ago!"
"And we found our second name... but... what is the
relation between a little girl and a group of former
Seals?"
"I don't know... BTW... this is their address..."
Maddie whispered, continuing to read the files she
found.
"I don't think we are going to discover anything by
them... but we need to try!"
Clay took his phone and dialed a number.
"I'm Agent Webb... yes. Book for me and Agent
Davenport two seats in the first TGV train to Lyon,
and a room in a hotel under the name Mrs. and Mr.
Cowen... and I need you to prepare for me a false
clinical record of a little girl with serious eye
illness. Her name must be Abby Cowen... I'll wait call
for a confirmation..." he finished, closing the talk.
"Two tickets? Clay..."
"Don't 'Clay' me, Maddie. We have to follow this little
hint we received. We'll leave a note for Liz and
Ryan..."
"Liz?" Madeleine asked with a grin.
"I mean Agent Lane.... wait a moment, WHY I'm trying
to excuse with you?"
Maddie burst into laughter.
0900 pm Local Time
Hotel "Cours des Loges"
Lyon - France
"Mr. Cowen... Enchantee, Mrs. Cowen... Welcome to
Lyon... Your suite is waiting for you..."
Madeleine threw a glance to Clay and followed the man
in the lift. Once they were alone in the suite, she
began to laugh.
"Clay, 'Honey,'"... what are we going to do?"
"You are going to meet the Colberts... I'm going to
phone Mr. Talbot and try to obtain a meeting for
tomorrow for our poor little daughter..." Clay said,
taking the file that was waiting for him on the bed.
"Ok, partner... I'll try to obtain some information
from the Pascals... see you there in two hours!"
Maddie went out with a last smile, and Clay was ready
to do the same, when his phone rang.
"Webb..."
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN WITH 'WE ARE GOING TO LYON. DON'T
WORRY'????"
"Hi, Elisabeth..." - Clay said, making a face -
"Sorry, we couldn't wait..."
"Clay... Explain everything. Now. And be complete."
"Liz... I can't tell you anything 'cause I'm not sure
of anything. We received a hint from someone and we
are trying to find out the connections... I'll keep
you informed..."
"Clay, we don't have a lot of time!! You can't play!
You know, don't you?"
"I know, Liz... but don't worry. We'll find Mr.
Barry... so we will have that dinner..." he finished
with a grin.
Clay heard a soft chuckle.
"All right, Clay... keep me informed. Ryan and me, we
are leaving for Chamonix tomorrow morning, so call me
at my cell phone, ok?"
"Ok... bye."
1100 pm Local Time
Maddie opened the door and smiled at Clay, who was
sitting at the desk reading some files.
"Hey, partner... did you have any luck?"
"You can say it... the Colberts are really nice. They
love tenderly Emilie, as if she was really their
daughter. They transferred to Lyon because Emilie need
to be operated at both the eyes if she want to see
again... and there is the interesting thing... they
hadn't got enough money for the operation, they were
almost giving up, when a man phone them and announced
that he was going to finance Emilie's operation...
this person is still paying all the bills at the
clinic..."
"I'm impressed, 'honey,'" Clay said, grinning at her.
Maddie grinned back.
"And you?"
"Mr. Talbot was really interested to help us... we
have to meet him tomorrow morning at nine o'clock..."
"Great... Awww... I need a shower and a night of
peaceful sleep..."
Clay nodded and headed to the bed. Maddie glared at
him.
"Clay... are you going to make me sleep on the sofa?"
Clay groaned. Only one bed... he snorted and took a
pillow and a blanket.
Maddie giggled.
"Good night, 'sweetheart'!"
THE DAY AFTER
0900 D.Talbot's Office
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Cowen... I'm glad to inform you
that I analyzed your daughter's file and I think that
her problem can be resolved. I have to operate a girl
with the same problem today..."
Maddie and Clay exchanged glances.
"The little Colbert?" Maddie asked.
Mr. Talbot looked surprised.
"You know her?"
Clay glared at Maddie , who quickly added with a smile.
"Yes... I... I met her parents... I heard that she had
the same problems of my Abby..."
Mr. Talbot smiled.
"Of course... now, if you want, I can show you the
rooms..."
Clay nodded to Maddie.
"Madeleine will come with you. I'll wait here if you
don't mind... I have to do a couple of phone calls...
"Of course, Mr. Cowen... Mrs. Cowen... come with
me..."
When the two left the room, Clay approached the PC.
They knew that Talbot used to show the rooms to the
new patients, so they planned this little trap to
control his PC.
Clay quickly scanned all the files about Emilie, since
he arrived to the latest bill... an account number of
a Swiss bank... he wrote it on his organizer. When he
heard Maddie's voice he closed the software and
returned to his chair.
"I'm glad you like it, Mrs. Cowen... "
"Clayton, dear, I think we can go now..."
Once they were back in the car, Clay grabbed his
phone.
"Agent Webb. You have to put under secure control the
phone lines of the Talbot Clinic, and the line of Mr.
Fred Colbert... they are in Lyon, France. And I need
to know who's the owner of this account..."
Clayton glanced to Maddie. They only had to hope.
HALF AN HOUR LATER
"You sure? It can't be... how it happen that we missed
such information???" Clay yelled at the phone.
Maddie looked at him while he closed the communication.
"Maddie... we got it. The account is owned by Frank
Myers... one of the false name of Greg Turner. They
"forgot" to tell us that Turner and Chantal Post had a
daughter... but the Agency lost any news on her three
years ago. She should be seven nowadays..."
"As Emilie Colbert... and congrats to our source of
information... it put us on the far way... any idea
about who's behind this?"
"No, Madeleine... but we don't have time to think
about it now... if Miss Post is going to ask
information about the results of Emilie's operation...
as I hope... maybe we can discover where she's
hiding!"
***
"Isn't a bad spy-movie..I can't believe we are in a
van outside the clinic and monitoring their phone
calls," Clay muttered.
"Clay, stop complaining.this is our only hope.So sit
down and wait quietly!!"
Clay sat down with the same face of a little kid who
was stolen of his favorite toy.
Agents Lane and Bennet were with them in the van.
They were almost hopeless, they were just back from
Chamonix where they only found the car used for the
kidnapping in a field, but no a trace or a hint of who
or where they were.
The hours passed slowly, and the operation to the
little Colbert finally finished.
"Clay, if we don't hear from them soon we have to do
something, our time is almost over!"
"I know Maddie, I know, but this has to work.Boy! It's
their daughter.If it would be mine nothing would keep
me away from her!!!!! D*** it!"
In that moment a phone in the clinic rang...
"I'm a relative of the little Colbert" - a female
voice asked - "I want to know how went her operation?"
"Let me check. Very well, Madam, do you want me to
pass one of her parents?"
"Yes, please.." but before anyone could take the phone
the woman hung up.
"We've got them.They are..I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT! They
are just outside the northern part of Lyon!"
Somewhere Outside Lyon
Inside of little cottage
"My little Emilie is well," Chantal said in a whisper.
"Ma'am, what are we going to do with our prisoner?" a
big, armed man asked her, and suddenly the loving
mother was gone and the tough woman was back.
"We have to wait until tomorrow; they will pay for
having him back or we will get rid of him." And the
panic appeared in the eyes of the man bound to a
chair.
Outside the cottage
"Ok, people," - said Clay - "this is our only chance.
We have to rush in and rescue the congressman and take
Mrs. Post alive, and disappear before someone from
French Intelligence will notice us .They are still mad at me for the
last time I was here..do I make myself clear? "
"Yes, Clay..but what did you do for making them mad??"
"MADDIE!! This is not the time!!! Let's concentrate
on what we are doing!"
"Stop you both.." - Liz said - "we are ready to go
in."
"There are two men, Mrs. Post and the
Congressman...not many people, they must have thought
that there were in a safe place and there was no need
to be worried..Big mistake...we can do it easily"
"Bennet..shut up .and let's move!"
The four creeped toward the cottage armed. Bennet and
Lane went to the back door that was slamming..when one
of the man came out to close it, Ryan hit with his gun
and knocked him out.
"Well done, Ryan."
"Thank you, Liz..now there are three more left."
"Maddie, don't do this!!!!"
"For once trust me!"
"Maddieeee noooo." but she was yet knocking on the
door.
"Hi, I'm very sorry. My car stopped a few miles from
here, my cell phone is down.May I use your phone,
please?" The man who was at the door was staring at
her..and that moment of uncertainty was fatal..Clay
punch him hard while Maddie went in .
"Nobody moves! You are under arrest!"
Liz and Ryan joined them in the room with their
weapons ready to fire..but nobody moved, they were
trapped and they knew it!
LATER THAT DAY
The group was defeated. Ryan and Elisabeth took the
men in the van and brought them away, while Maddie and
Clay took a car with Mrs. Post.
Chantal was angry, really angry. Her mother side
ruined everything... and she wasn't going to see her
Emilie ever again. She was so lost in her thoughts
that she didn't notice that their car stopped in front
of the Talbot Clinique.
Maddie help her out of the car.
"But?"
"No but, Mrs. Post. If Agent Lane finds out where we
are we will be in serious trouble. You have two
choices. You promise me that you'll be good and I'll
let you visit your daughter. Don't promise and we are
already going back to the airport."
"Can I really...?"
Clay smiled at her from the other side of the car.
"A small secret between us and you... Agent Davenport
will come with you..."
Chantal nodded and followed Maddie inside the
Clinique.
Three days later
Country Club
"Mrs. Webb, this is a great party!!"
"Maddie, please call me Abby..and yes, this is a great
party..certainly not for the help a certain son gave
to her poor mother!"
"Mom, I was working, not around having fun!"
"France is always a pleasure! Maddie, did Clay take
you to see Paris by night?"
"Nope!"
"Clay! Shame on you. Finally you are in Paris with a
wonderful woman not with a...."
"Mom! Stop it! Not that old story again!!"
"No, please, Abby.I'm very interested in it.."Maddie
said
"Well, a couple of years ago.!
"MOM! Don't dare!!!"
"Ok, I won't, but only because I don't want that
Maddie get the wrong impression..maybe she is THE
One!"
Both Maddie and Clay choked on their drinks, but
before they could say something she was talking with a
new guest.
"Liz, my dear, I'm very glad you are here, too!"
"I came to make your son hold to a promise .."
"Liz, when you want, I'll take you to dinner. What
about tomorrow?"
"Great! Pick a very good restaurant!"
"The best one!" he said, grinning
"A restaurant, not your place!"
"You kill me, Liz"
Liz's cell phone rang.
"Ok, I'll be there..sorry, Clay, I have to leave.No
dinner tomorrow..We will see on another occasion."
"Bye, Liz," said Clay sadly.
"Poor Webb! No more date .Ddon't put on this sad
look." teased Maddie.
"Are you jealous? Will you come with me to that
dinner..since maybe you are the one?"
"In your dreams!!!!"
"What?You being jealous or being The One??"
"You have to find out..." she said, smiling at him
before leaving.
THE END
Under the sun of Califorinia something is happening.....This
time is Clay the one in needs, will Harm help him? Why Frank Burnett is in
danger ? Maddie had an importan appointment, with who?
This and much more in the soon coming up "Wild Card"