Chapter Two Double Crossed
The FS-2 finally arrived after a long flight, Sharkey had asked for landing permission to land at the Roman Airport without a problem, they were able to rent a vehicle, showing the proper papers to the authorities, before heading on over to the Grand Hotel Piazza Baso, dressed as tourists, carrying the special equipment in their bags.
Once arriving at the hotel, the manager was able to confirmed their reservations for four without an issue, showing up on the computer screen.
The manager told the four gentlemen, both of the double beds were ready to the sixth floor. He called over the valet, speaking to the man in Italian, even though Riley having known how to speak Italian and Russian from over the years, understood what was being said.
In broken English, he tells the four to follow him into the elevator with their suit cases to the sixth floor, and down the hall.
Once they were able to entered into their rooms, and giving a tip to the valet for help.
A few minutes later, the men from the Seaview set themselves up in the rooms, with listening devices, along with a GPS unit having been placed in Captain Crane's belongings before leaving.
All they had to do now is wait it out until something gives, along with the arrival of Captain Lee Crane.
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Meanwhile in the underground tunnels of the columns in Palermo, Commander Ivan Grisha were receiving word from his sources, that Captain Lee Crane would be arriving very soon at the Grand Hotel Piazza Baso, in an hour via FS-1 at the Roman Airport.
He went to check with his group in the tunnels, on whether or not the cells were ready with the prisoners, including the women.
The women were part of the bargain with the rebels, to be sold for the black market, and stripped of their identities for the most part. Six of the woman from different countries, including an American name Rosa Jenson taken from the American Red Cross just outside of Sicily, Italy, age 27, working for the Red Cross for the last six years, she is not married, she has dark black hair, with a very light complexion.
All of the women were going to be used as slaves for the soldiers, until it was time to be sold for the highest bidder, but unknown to the rebels and Commander Ivan Grisha, she would be the one person that is going to be saving Captain Lee Crane's life.
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Commander Rose Marie Crane had left William in the care of the nanny, her sister Andrea and husband Seth, to find out the answers about her husband's mission to Italy, and what exactly is going on, with only one man knows the answer, beside Admiral Jiggs Starke.
Admiral Harriman Nelson having to be in his office of the Institute.
Angie Hawkins having to be on the phone in the outer office, turned around to see Commander Rose Marie Crane standing in the door way.
"Rose Marie, how are you this evening?" She replied before starting to yawn from the long day.
"I need to speak with Admiral Nelson right now, if possible, I have a few questions that needs to be asked at this time of the night, and yes, Angie, I am quite angry about the entire affair."
"Let me call him, and let the Admiral know your here." She picks up the phone to call his office.
"Yes Angie, what is it?" He asked with such curtness in his voice at this late hour.
"Sir, Commander Rose Marie Crane is here to speak with you, about the mission in Italy." She listens to his respond on the other end of the phone.
"Rose, you can go in, the Admiral will speak with you right now." She replied.
Nelson gets up to greet her with a quick hug. "How are you Rose Marie?" Before breaking off the hug, and winding up back behind his desk to be seated.
He waits for her to get settled into her seat in front of him. "What is going on Admiral Nelson, there is more to the story that meets the eye?"
"Your right Commander, but at the moment, I am not at the liberty to say, without having national security is compromise for the United States and the Italian government, however I can say this Rose, I have a number of my crew have been over in Italy the past few hours surveying the area, just in case there is a problem with trying to kidnap Lee as part of their power play, and I understand there are other agents involved from ONI and other government agencies." He says while taking a deep breath, along with watching Rose Marie's reaction.
"That is just fine and dandy sir, but why do I have the feeling that something just doesn't feel right at the moment, it's like my hair is sticking up in the back of my neck." She says.
"I hope not Rose Marie, I should have a report soon from my crew in an hour, with exactly what has been going on at the hotel, and outside, does that make you feel any better?" He replied, while getting up again to walk her out of the office.
Thank you for your time, please be sure to keep me abreast of the outcome of the mission, if you need to speak with me, I will be home at the beach house." She slowly walks out with him into the outer office, Angie Hawkins was no where to be found, having left for the rest of the evening.
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Captain Lee Crane finally arrived at the Grand Hotel with his reservations on the computer systems, when the manager came over to the front desk, he asked for his I.D. and papers.
With everything all set, after checking for his reservation, the manager asked the valet to walk Mr. Crane up to his room.
Meanwhile in the lobby...
Riley and Kowalski were watching out. With the arrival of Captain Crane, he was going up to his room with the valet, While Ron Hanson and Chief Sharkey were sitting on the bench a few doors from Crane's room just chatting away as tourist.
But unknown to them...Three rebels had scaled up the wall with ropes of the Grand Hotel to entered into the balcony area, while waiting for Captain Lee Crane to arrive and surprised him with the knock out gas, to over take him for the most part.
When Lee Crane walked past the tourists, he noticed them right away, along with having to make him chuckle in the first place, to see them two.
He takes his key, along with the valet behind him with his bags, he walks into the room, he takes out his money changed to the Italian exchange, handing him the equal amount of $ 5.00.
The valet with his broken English, thanks the Captain with his very nice tip before leaving.
Outside the hallway, Riley and Kowalski, thinking that everything was fine, went back to their room to report to Sharkey and Ron Hanson.
When Crane dropped his bags onto the rug near the coffee table, he walked over to the balcony to open the doors, with such a beautiful day, when someone from behind, hit him from behind over the head, along with the knock out gas with the cloth into his face, to have him dropped to floor.
It was at this time, when the three rebels hooked Crane up into the harness, to be carried up to the roof of the Grand Hotel, for where a single engine copter was waiting for them to take Captain Lee Crane, to the under ground holding cells near the columns.
