The Plan (Chapter 2)
Back at their hideout, Lavocat was talking to his gang about the big plan.
"As you already know, the big job isn't going to happen until Saturday. However, we do have one other bank to rob, but we're not going to get into that . What we are going to get into, is this"
Lavocat laid out a little map that shows how things will go down according plan.
"Dollarhide, like always, you are to guard the door to see if any cops or rangers get in our way. Chastain, me and you are on crowd control. If anyone tries anything stupid, like escape or be a hero, you know what to do.
"Right, Lavocat." Said Chastain.
Lavocat was going over things on a map that has the plan drawn out. "However, Graves, Shilts, you take care of the money. We won't do this until the armored truck gets to the Federal Reserve Bank. We have a couple of guys who will be monitoring the radar to see when the truck will arrive. Once we see the truck arrive, we wait until the money is loaded into the bank and then we make our move. We will have someone give us a signal to go and take the money. After we get the money, we take out any witnesses and leave. We will be leaving by helicopter."
"I like this a lot." Said Chastain, with a smile on his face.
"Me too." Said Dollarhide, as he begins to laugh.
Graves and Shilts nod their heads and agree with Lavocat.
"Sounds like a great plan." Said Shilts.
Meanwhile, at Ranger Headquarters, Walker sat at his desk thinking of who should be of help on this mission.
"Trivette, I want you to look at more of the files of guys who I have put away in the past. Anybody with a bank heist record. Not just anybody who has been released, but also wanted in other cities. I am going to call in some other rangers and members of the Dallas PD in for a meeting."
Later on, Walker called in some fellow rangers and a captain of the Dallas PD and of the Fort Worth PD in for the meeting.
Walker laid out some old newspapers with reports of the previous robberies. "For a while now, there have numerous heists going around in Texas. I have reason to believe that these robberies are not done by ordinary bank robbers. Whenever the heist is done, little-to-no witnesses are left alive. Security cameras are disabled as well. Seems to me that what we are dealing with right here are real top of the line professionals here. The same goes for the heist from yesterday. These guys have hit three armored trucks so far. Yesterday was their third one. According to what we've seen from autopsy results, all victims were shot by a .50 caliber rifle."
Ranger Cliff Jensen responded, "So what you're saying is that the reason these scumbags are still on the streets is because they have ways of eliminating potential evidence and witnesses? What about the witnesses that saw the most recent truck heist?"
Walker replied, "There have only been three armored truck heists so far. The previous two heists had witnesses but they were close by. They, too, got shot by a .50 caliber. But this last one, I am assuming that the sniper didn't spot a witness on the other side of the freeway going in the opposite direction."
"So after the autopsies were done, were the bullets ever traced as to who was the one who sniped the truck drivers?" asked Commander Bob Preston, Dallas PD.
"Nobody has been able to trace the bullets" said Trivette. "It appeared that the sniper was probably wearing gloves so that finger prints couldn't be found."
"How long until their next hit?" asked Ranger Wade Harper.
Walker replied. "Nobody knows when their next move is. Could be right now. Could be tomorrow. What we need is for someone to go to any banks, anywhere in Tarrant County. Anywhere in the Metroplex. They've already hit banks in other parts of Texas. They've hit Austin, San Antonio, Amarillo, Laredo, and Lubbock. It seems like Dallas is their next move."
C.D. added his input. "There are lots of banks here in the Metroplex, Cordell. But there is one major one."
Walker suddenly got a look in his eye that made him even more sure of what is going to happen. "The Federal Reserve."
"You don't think that they could actually go and rob that place, do you?" asked Sergeant Bob Smith, Fort Worth PD. "That place is heavily guarded."
"These guys are ruthless and unpredictable. Anything can happen with them." Said Walker. "What we need are some men on the inside that can infiltrate their operation. Depending on wherever these guys are laying low, I would believe that they are heavily guarded as well. The witness told me that it was four guys that robbed the truck. The fifth one was the one who did the sniping. I am going to need some guys to pose as guards and give us the scoop as to who these guys are and what their next move will be."
"Cordell, we've got all the help we have, but do you think that we should get another guy in this?" asked C.D. "What about Logan Reno?"
"Logan is still working for the Secret Service for Governor Richards. So he can't be in on this, though it would be great if he could. He is one hell of a ranger, I'll give him that, C.D." said Walker.
Alex walked towards the window of the meeting room where Walker and the rangers and the cops were. She mouthed the words "May I talk to you, right now?"
"Excuse me for a moment, I have to talk to someone." Walker then walked out of the room and towards Alex. "Alex, can't you see I'm in the middle of a meeting here?"
"Walker, I just got off the phone with the witnesses to the truck robbery. They can be all that we need to take these guys down." Said Alex.
"Alex, we don't know what they look like right now. All we know is what their routine is and the banks they've hit. It was said that these guys were wearing ski masks." Walker said. "As of now, we have no real evidence. We have a plan, though."
Alex interrupted him a little. "Before you tell me the plan. I got a little detail. It seems that one of the witnesses saw the shooter who shot the guys in the truck. She got a minor look at what he might look like. Even though she said that it was from a distance, she told me that it is possible that she could describe him."
"Well, I'll hold your word for that, counselor. But in the meantime, we are planning to stake out the banks in the Metroplex." Walker replied. "You never know when and where their next move will be. Me, Trivette, and C.D. are planning to stake out the Federal Reserve. This could be something big that we are dealing with here. I have to go back to my meeting."
"Okay, Walker. I'll see you later." Said Alex, with a bit smirk on her face as Walker looked back at her and smiled back.
Walker entered the meeting room and found that the rangers and the police captains have discussed other things. Wade Harper was the first to tell him about the plan.
"Walker, I've thought about something. Sure, we can go and stake out the banks. But since there are lots of banks in Dallas, we're going to need more than just us around, I'll tell you that."
Walker had a look of determination. "Well, Harper, here's how I go about it. Me, C.D., and Trivette are going to stake out the Federal Reserve. You and Jensen go and stake out one. Of course, we will have back up nearby, just in case. There are more rangers of Company B that I will enlist. Ranger Hanks, you and Ranger Campbell go and stake out some banks in Arlington. We're going to need more Rangers and cops to stake out other banks here in Dallas, as well as Fort Worth and in Arlington. This going to be one hell of a case to solve."