Authors' Notes: We're giving you two chapters today because chap 3 was short and a filler, sooo in this chapter the Team figures out exactly what's going down in Sin City and it isn't good.

Face and Murdock quickly got dressed in plain clothes, then joined them in Hannibal's room. Their C.O. was enjoying some breakfast and offered them some trays, as he chatted with Sosa about the events of the previous night.

She gladly took some food, at first she felt like she was going to be sick and then it passed after a few more bites, "So what did you guys find out? Because I'm hell bent on making it my current purpose in life to ruin theirs." She took a drink of coffee and sat back.

B.A. having already ate passed on any food, "This whole place is full of'em. It's like some big operation. Like they're tryin to take the place over or somethin'."

"For what purpose? They're in a land of casinos. And this isn't the number one casino in the area." Face shook his head.

"I don't get it." Murdock shrugged as well, "Are they part of the mafia or something?"

"Maybe they got a grudge against the owner of the place?" B.A. offered with a shrug.

"Could be mafia, though there hasn't been one in Vegas for years supposedly." Charissa sighed, if it was the mafia she was in over her head.

"Oh come on. Everybody knows the mafia runs Vegas." Murdock nodded sagely, "That's why it's the same. Nobody tries to move in on their territory."

"Murdock, you read too many crime novels."

She sat back a minute thinking, "What if." She looked at them, "What if it is the mafia… well mafia related. What if someone is trying to take over though? Slowly eradicate the old and bring in new? A take over?" She looked to Hannibal wondering what he thought about all of it.

B.A. gave a low whistle, "We're in deep shit if that's true."

"Old mafia and new mafia. Not good." Hannibal took note, "We could all be in serious trouble if there's an all-out war in the works here."

"Exactly." She sat back and let out a slow long breath, "My guess is we'd probably find them at one of the older casinos. If I have my history right I think the Sahara is owned by them." She sat tapped her chin in thought, "You have to wonder though… do they even realize what's going on here? As big as you said it seems B.A. I find it a little odd that it's been going on for six months unless they've been sly about it and slowly bringing people in and are going to launch a surprise attack soon." She was getting better at this quick thinking likely scenarios business.

B.A. shrugged, "Dunno, but I'm sure we can find out."

Hannibal was thinking about things, "We can probably send Face in for this. What d'you think, Lieutenant?"

"I think it's right up my alley." Face grinned, rubbing his hands together.

"Sounds like you've got a plan Hannibal." B.A. grinned as he glanced to Sosa, curious as to how she was going to take Face doing something dangerous like this.

She was taking it fine, she knew this was going to be highly dangerous, "Lets' do this then… though we need someone on both ends, a spy in each corner really." She realized, "I can get in with the new guys." She offered, "They're already on to me, but I can make them think I'm interested in joining the gang that I'm tired of being a paper hustling poor girl. I want a more exciting life." She could do dangerous too and she wanted to prove it.

Face growled a little, folding his arms, "What if it comes down to us? New guy against new girl? I can see the headlines."

Hannibal glanced sideways at Murdock, who shrugged, "We'll make sure it doesn't happen that way, boss-man."

"What's the matter Face? Can't handle a little competition in your area of expertise?" She arched a brow at him, folding her arms as well, "They've seen all of you together most likely and me well… they have no major idea we're connected. Sure there was the table incident but if it comes up I can work around it. So it has to be me."

B.A. sighed as the tension filled the room and watched the two of them basically having a stand-off, "Hate to say it Faceman, but she's got a point. I can watch out for her if that'll ease your mind an heart a little." The Sergeant offered.

Face sighed, "We'll have to keep ourselves split and separated then. Some of us will go to the old ones, some of us will go to the new side."

She nodded and slowly backed down, "B.A. and I will take the new guys. You and Murdock take the old… Hannibal?" She looked at the Colonel having no idea if this was what he had in mind or not and she really didn't want to take over his operation here, but her mind was rolling with the plan they had all worked together.

B.A. nodded, "Works for me. Teach these punks a lesson." He pounded his fists together, "They're kind of a stupid bunch too from what I could tell surprised they've made it this far." He huffed.

Hannibal stood up, "I should probably keep myself out of this thing. Maybe a go-between meeting in a neutral place. Just so we don't get double-crossed." He pointed out.

Murdock began speaking something in Italian, steepling his fingers and grinning in a grim way.

Charissa nodded, "Good idea." She smiled at Murdock, "Okay. Well I need a shower and a change of clothes obviously and then B.A. and I will work our way into the inner circle. We'll make our rooms here a meeting zone?" She questioned looking at them as she untucked her blouse from her skirt and headed for the door, "You can always use the excuse you're spying for them when we all need to meet and trade information." She suggested looking at Face.

Face sighed. "Fine, I guess that sounds all right." He turned to B.A. "You'd better watch out, though, for her AND for you, because I don't trust any of these guys."

She stopped almost to the door and turned back walking up to him. She didn't hesitate once she reached him to wrap her arms around him and lean in giving him one hell of a kiss. After a moment she slowly pulled back breathlessly, "Trust me. I believe in you, believe in me." She looked straight into his cool blue eyes.

B.A. shifted uncomfortably and averted his eyes from them feeling like he was seeing something he had no business witnessing, "I will man." He said assuringly, but not looking at them.

Murdock was pacing unhappily, muttering to himself in Italian. When Hannibal coughed, he looked up and nodded at the others in the room. "And I," he said, in a very bad accent, "will try my very hardest and my very best to keep Faceman here, safe."

She slowly back away from him and nodded at Murdock, "I know you will." She swallowed hard, almost nervously, "So we meet back here tonight?" She suggested as she silently questioned herself, not a hundred percent sure she could do this.

"Early in the morning." Hannibal nodded. "One, maybe one-thirty? We don't want to have to hurry back, just in case it's seen as suspicious."

Murdock nodded. "We'll mosey on over before then, so we have time to not have to run directly back."

She nodded, "Sounds like a plan." She left with B.A. behind her and went to go shower and change.

Well here we go, what do you all think is going to happen?

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