After Agent West left Section 4 that day, he asked for a meeting with the head officer at the facility. Agent West was surprised when he was told that he was allowed to see the man in charge.
The head officer was the man who had given all the agents the briefing on their first day on the job. He met up with Agent West in the hallway near the building's exit.
"I was told you wanted to meet with me, Agent West."
"Yes, sir. I was wondering if I could access further information on my assignment's family."
The officer squinted, mildly perplexed. "Why would you need to do that?"
"Well, sir, I think that I could use that information as leverage to get information from her."
"Leverage?" the officer asked irritably. "You're supposed to be of the best new interrogators in the FBI, and you're telling me you need leverage? You don't have the authority to negotiate with these prisoners, and you shouldn't even need to, for heaven's sake!" He paused. "I mean, some of the other agents have already finished with their second prisoners- and you haven't even finished with one!"
"She's a tough case," Agent West replied defensively, glancing away from the officer. "She said she'd talk if I gave her some information. Then I'll be finished."
The officer stared at him menacingly. "I'll let you access it," he said reluctantly. "But after that, you have one day. If you don't get anything by then, you're going back home. Understood?"
"Yes, sir. Thank you."
*******
A guard took Agent West to a small room in the facility. When he entered the cramped, windowless room, he saw a computer sitting on a tiny desk and a miniscule file cabinet sitting against one of the walls. Agent West sat at the desk and accessed Lucy's file on the computer.
This file was much more detailed than the one he was given on his first day at the facility. Date of capture, names of the agents who took her into custody, even a description of all the steps taken to prepare for the mission…
Agent West read the entire file. There was even a page written by the facility's scientists describing Lucy's abilities, but the write-up was so complicated, he couldn't make heads or tails of it. Eventually, a small link on the bottom of the page caught his attention. It was labeled "Tyler, David and Melissa".
Her parents, he thought. He quickly clicked on the link and read the page that popped up.
And he couldn't believe what he saw.
