Needle in a Haystack
Prologue
Oscar had a lot to think about on the flight home from Greece and plenty of time to think about it. The breech in security at Rudy's lab had been a false alarm – a set-up – but it was glaringly obvious now that improvements to the system were needed immediately. If Michael could create the illusion of a problem that easily, then there was a problem!
What had happened to Michael, to make him turn so quickly into the prisoner they were now transporting back to the States in shackles? There had to have been something terribly wrong with him long before Jaime chose Steve over him because while that would certainly have been painful, it wouldn't drive a normal man to attempted murder.
And what about Jaime? Oscar knew that he and Steve had taught her to follow her instincts, but she also needed to follow directions. It was getting to be a problem – one Oscar wasn't sure how to address. On the mission to Greece, Jaime had been so wrapped up in solving the case that she ignored his orders to call in with any new information before acting on it....and it nearly got her killed. While she was still far from becoming a rogue agent and Oscar hesitated at the thought of stifling her free-spiritedness, something had to be done.
Oscar closed his eyes and tried to sleep. He'd need all the rest he could get – as usual, there were far too many 'somethings' on his plate.
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