I explained to Walker, Trivette, and Shipwreck what Fells had said regarding Lieutenant Norwood. I ended with, "So that means Norwood was probably the getaway guy, not only from C.D.'s, but also when McElroy first escaped from jail."

"So let's get him," Trivette said. "We've got probable cause; we don't need a warrant."

So we headed to the residence of Lieutenant Michael Norwood, Dwayne McElroy's- and possibly Cobra's- man inside the Dallas Police Department.

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At Norwood's house, I could see through the window that he was in the living room, watching TV. His wife and son were in the kitchen.

The plan was to take him down as quickly as possible, as not to endanger his family. Bringing him in alive was next on the priority list; we needed him to tell us where McElroy was hiding out.

Walker kicked the front door open, and he and Trivette rushed in, pointing their guns at Norwood. At the same time, Shipwreck and I jumped in through the window, sending glass shards crashing to the floor.

"Freeze! Do not move!" I shouted. With four guns all trained on him, Norwood raised his hands and knelt on the ground.

As Walker cuffed Norwood, I saw the lieutenant's wife and son come in. "What happened?" Mrs. Norwood asked, shocked.

"Your husband is suspected of being a member of a drug ring," I explained.

Mrs. Norwood didn't say anything, but I could see in her and her son's eyes a look of relief. Before I knew he was a criminal, Norwood had seemed like a nice enough guy to me, but it seemed like his family knew a different man. I was glad this monster was out of their lives.

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At police headquarters, Walker interrogated Norwood. I watched.

"Where's McElroy?" Walker demanded, staring the traitor down until Norwood averted his gaze to the floor.

"You'll never find him."

"Look," Walker said, "it's foolish not to cooperate. All you're doing is getting yourself a harder sentence."

Norwood actually laughed. "You think this is just about drugs."

Walker took on a look of confusion. "What do you mean?"

The soon-to-be ex-lieutenant looked back up at him. "You can't stop the future, Ranger."

"The future? What are you talking about?"

Norwood just grinned. "EEG. Figure it out."

Walker stood up. "Look, Norwood. You don't play games with me. You tell me what's going on, or I will-"

"Walker!"

The female voice stopped the Ranger in his tracks, and he reluctantly put Norwood down.

"Cordell Walker, you know you can't do this," Alex Cahill said. "You know it's against-"

"Look, Alex," Walker replied, "something big is going on. We need to know what, so we can stop it."

"But you can't just-"

"This could be a matter of national security," I interjected. "If Cobra is behind this, then we don't know how many innocent lives could be lost if we don't do something. We need to find out where McElroy is and what he's planning."

"I'm a lawyer, Specialist Lavigne. I can't let this happen."

"Well, we can't let his plan happen," Walker said. "Alex, get all the information you can on EEG. We're going to find out where McElroy is."

"What? What is EEG?"

"You heard what the lieutenant said: figure it out."

Alex sighed. "I know I can't stop you, so I guess I'll help you."

Walker smiled. "Thanks." And then he returned to his business with Michael Norwood.

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Walker finally forced the information out of Norwood around the same time Alex returned with information on whatever EEG was. Walker came out of the interrogation room and said, "Norwood gave me an address. It's to an abandoned warehouse that used to be owned by a subsidiary of Extensive Enterprises."

"Extensive Enterprises?" I responded.

"That's what I said. What's wrong?"

"Extensive is closely affiliated with Cobra," Shipwreck explained. "They act as a front organization, but they're more than just that. Without their money, Cobra would be nowhere."

"Norwood was talking about the future," I said. "Cobra's vision of the future is a one-world government. Could it be that they have some sort of weapon in that warehouse that could aid in the creation of that?"

"It's possible," said Walker, "so we need to go."

"Wait, Walker!" Alex said.

"What is it?"

"The information on EEG." She handed him a stack of papers.

"Thanks, Alex," he said. And with that, we left for the warehouse, preparing to catch Dwayne McElroy and, possibly, save the world.

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Dwayne McElroy fidgeted nervously as Firefly told him the news. "I don't understand," he said. "Norwood was our deep-cover man. How did they find out it was him?"

"I don't know," the masked terrorist replied. "But now they'll be coming for us. The truck arrives today. We have to get those crates to Houston before the Joes and Rangers show up."

Dwayne eyed the many wooden crates stacked along the warehouse wall. "Yes. We have to. For the future."