Betrayal
A/N: I do not own or make any profit off of the Airwolf name or any of the characters involved within. My stories are for entertainment purposes only.
Chapter 1
"I don't believe it, Michael! Dammit, I just don't believe it!" Dominic Santini yelled as he paced the floor of the spy's office at Knightsbridge…West Coast headquarters for The Firm.
"Believe me, I didn't want to either, Dominic," the white-clad spy answered as he nervously adjusted his glasses, "but we've checked everything three times and everything points to the fact that Caitlin has sold Airwolf out to the Russians."
"It's not possible!" Dominic roared, his arms waving. "You've missed something…check your facts, again! And, you," the older man said as he came to stand in front of Hawke who was pouring over a folder full of papers that Michael had given him, "why are you just sitting there letting him talk about our girl like this?"
Looking up at his mentor, Hawke's eyes were full of anger, hurt and confusion. "Because, Dom, he may be right," he said softly as he held the folder out for Dom to look at.
"WHAT?" Dom yelled. "Get that thing out of my face! I don't care what it says on those papers. I know Caitlin and I know she wouldn't betray us and so should you, String!"
"Dom, sit down," Hawke instructed as he looked the older man in the eye. After a few second stand-off and a hearty "Hmmph", Dom took the chair next to Hawke.
"Look, Dom, Michael's right. I've been through all of this a hundred times. Everything checks out. A quarter of a million dollars deposited into her bank account two days ago from an off-shore account; phone records showing calls placed to and from Caitlin's apartment to a number known to be linked to KGB sources; copies of schematics of Airwolf's electrical and computer systems, detailed charts of daily routines for you and me in her own handwriting, and a Russian map marked with radar gaps and flight paths in and out of known opposition force strongholds all found in her apartment."
"Circumstantial," Dom interjected.
"Yeah, well what about this sudden vacation she had to take, Dom? No warning, no explanation. Three days ago she just up and tells us she has to have a week off and heads off to God knows where. And now we get up this morning to find Airwolf gone. You and I both know, Dom, that besides you and me there's only one person skilled enough to get The Lady out of The Lair on their own. What the hell am I supposed to think?" Hawke said as he threw the folder back on Michael's desk.
Dom sank in his chair as he pulled up his red ball cap and brushed back his grey curls. "I know it looks bad, String, but this is Caitlin we're talking about. She wouldn't do this."
"I wouldn't have thought so either, Dom, but it wouldn't be the first time we've been fooled by someone trying to get to Airwolf. I just can't believe that I let her sweet and innocent act pull me in,"
the younger man said as he stood, put on his sunglasses and headed for the door.
"Hawke? Where do you think you're going?" Michael demanded to know. "We've got to find Airwolf and I need your help with that."
"And what do you expect me to do, Michael?," Hawke said as he turned back to face the spy. "You have all your people using all your fancy equipment to try and track Caitlin and Airwolf. Me sitting around watching isn't going to help that. And I've got to get out of here," he said as he turned and left.
"Hawke!" Michael yelled after him.
"Let him go, Michael." Dom said with a sigh. "I know that look. He's no good to you right now."
"Look, Dominic, I understand he's hurting. We all are. But right now, my only priority is to get Airwolf back and keep her out of Russian hands or we'll all be sorry."
"And, Caitlin? Have you just given up on her, too?" Dominic asked as he got up from his chair in a huff.
"I'm sorry, Dominic. I have my orders and Caitlin just isn't on the top of my list right now,"
"Well, maybe not, Archangel, but she is on mine!" Dominic exclaimed as he turned on his heel and walked out.
TBC….
Sorry for the short chapters so far but it just seems to be the way it's working out. I'm sure we'll get some longer ones as the story progresses. Please take time to review if you can…the muse loves reviews, it helps her know if she's headed in the right direction
