Note: Thanks for the constructive criticism. I really do appreciate it. I may have a reason (or an excuse) for my writing style. Despite my best intentions, its not as eloquent as other author's work. My first job out of college was in radio, writing news, PSAs and commercials. The style of writing required is quick and to the point in a conversational way. It may have ruined me forever.

Enough excuses: on with part four.

"You sure it's OK for me to leave." Stu asked Auggie as he was turning off his computer.

"Go. Have fun." Auggie replied turning his chair to face Stu.

"With Barber going home sick, I can skip it, really. As long as I make it to the reception, it's no big deal."

"I said go…" Auggie told him. He needed Stu gone to make his plan really work. "Just don't do anything stupid like catch the garter."

"That would be a pretty scary thought for both of us." Stu said grabbing his jacket from the back of his chair.

"No kidding." Auggie grinned as Stu left the office. Up until six months ago, the thought of catching the garter belt at a wedding reception scared the heck out of him. Now, with Annie in his life, it wasn't so scary. He couldn't think about that, not right now. He went over his plan in his head and thought about Annie's part in it all. Then it hit him, for it to truly work, he needed Annie to know what was happening. She was so fragile right now, even if she didn't know it. Being in danger, even pretend danger might cause her too much stress. He had to talk to Joan. Now. Getting up and grabbing his laser cane, he headed straight for Joan's office.

"Liza, you going to having anything tomorrow?" the news producer poked his head in her office.

Liza looked up from her computer not really sure how to the answer the question. The Liza Hearn from a few weeks ago would have been pitching the story that she was sure to get tonight from her source. "I think so. I just talked to my source, they said they should have something good for me tonight or tomorrow morning."

"Fantastic. I'll hold the spot for you."

"Thanks." Liza replied half heartedly, hoping he wouldn't hear the doubt in her voice.

"Joan, I don't think we can keep her in the dark." Auggie told his boss as he entered the office without knocking.

"Auggie, a knock would be nice."

"Yeah, OK" He continued without missing a beat. "I was going over the plan. I think we need to tell Annie all of it. It needs to be convincing, but I don't want to scare her. I don't think the time is right for that." The concern in his voice was showing. Joan set down her pen to listen to him.

"If we want to do this right and really get the bastard, we need to read her in on the full plan."

"But it won't be as authentic." Joan countered.

"It won't, but she's good. You know that, I know that, even Arthur knows that. The thing is, Henry doesn't know that. Besides if she really thinks they're going to kill her, she might just walk away. I don't think that's something any of us want." Auggie explained, the thought of Annie not with him at the DPD was something he just didn't want to think about.

Joan thought about Auggie's point for a moment and took a deep breath. He was right. She stood up and walked to the door while Auggie smiled, she had listened to him.

"Annie," she called into the bullpen. "Can you join us?"

Annie looked up from the German newspaper she was reading and headed toward her boss's office.

Jai watched the commotion at the café across the street with amusement. A few of their agents had just caused a scene spilling their lunch all over the Bingos. Potato chips, sandwich parts and iced coffee were everywhere. Everywhere that was, except the bag from the toy store that had just been switched back with the doll and the diamonds.

"Is it done.?" Drew asked Jai via the ear bud.

"Oh yeah, it's done." Jai laughed. "With a lot of style I might add."

"Great. Now we just have to follow the bunny trail back to the fence."

"Annie, remember that op I was telling you about earlier?" Joan asked, closing the door as Annie entered the office.

"Yeah."

"It's not a real op."

"It's not." Annie sank into the chair across from Joan. The disappointment was showing on her face and in her voice.

"It's still incredibly important." Auggie began.

" Oh?"

"We think we found the Liza Hearn leak." Joan continued as Annie's face brightened.

"Really?" Annie was intrigued. "Who?"

"We can't say right now." Auggie told her. "But we need to you to be on an op, while we work with the person we suspect is the leak. We need you to not follow protocol and make a few rookie mistakes we know you're past making to get this person leak that Arthur is incompetent and putting new agents in danger."

Annie was intrigued and flattered to be part of something so important to the agency. Especially after what happened in Sri Lanka. "Tell me what I need to do." She said leaning forward.

Arthur set the file down on his desk and headed toward the credenza to pour a cup of coffee secretly wishing that the carafe contained whiskey. Who would have thought that his 25-year CIA career would come down to this? He took as sip as his office door opened.

"Henry Wilcox is at the gate." His assistant Julie told him. " Would you like me to hold him?" She asked knowing Arthur's usual routine.

"No." Arthur said with a sigh. " Let the ornery old bastard in."

Julie looked surprised but nodded in understanding and closed the door behind her.

Arthur set down the coffee cup and gathered the file from his desk. "He won't know what hit him when I'm done with him." He thought to himself as he opened the door to head to the lobby to greet his visitor.

Auggie paused for a moment before he dialed the phone. He and Jai had actually begun to work together in the last few months. Despite it all, they worked well together. On some odd level that couldn't be defined, their friendship had been renewed. He still couldn't forgive him for some of the things that went down so many years ago, but he was past the hatred simply because of who Jai's father was. He hoped that Jai wouldn't hate him after all this went down.

"Got an ID for you" Auggie said into his headset, leaning back in his chair. " Bert and Joyce Sandberg. From North Miami. He's a retired electrician for the city and she was a housekeeper at the Westin on Miami Beach up until about two months ago. Her boss said that she just up and left after 20 years on the job. No explanation."

On the other end of the phone, Jai looked at the Bingos sitting six seats in front of him. "At least they have a name now."

"Where are you?" Auggie asked hearing gears shift in the background.

"Greyhound Bus on the way to Orlando." Jai said wryly.

Auggie couldn't contain his laughter. "A Greyhound Bus? Man, usually I'd trade places with you to be in the field, but today. Have fun buddy."

"Yeah, yeah.." Jai replied, "Get anything from the toy store?"

"Yep. Ali Habib bought it about 6 years ago from the original owners. They don't do much business, certainly not enough to pay the rent in that location."

"Figures."

"And I checked the manufacturer of those dolls. No invoices for that doll to that store in nearly 4 years." Auggie continued.

"So someone is buying those dolls and adding the diamonds and bringing them in."

"We're checking on who had bought large quantities of that doll. Nothing yet."

"Got anyone at the store yet?" Jai asked thinking the operation through.

"Uh huh, Mr. Habib was taken in on a homeland security warrant about an hour ago, one of our agents has replaced him at the store. He's not talking."

Auggie heard the sound of footsteps behind him. "Check in with you later." He told Jai disconnecting the line.

"So, how have you screwed this one up?"

The hair on Auggie's neck all stood on end. He would recognize the voice of Henry Wilcox anywhere.

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