Neal walked to the abandoned warehouse and knocked on the door three times as instructed prior by an encrypted text message from Keller. The door unlocked and was answered by a rather large fellow. Following him, Neal noticed that the warehouse was filled with boxes that looked to be getting ready to be shipped across sea. Go figure, Keller would be shipping American goodies to other countries to sell on the black market.
"Neal, good to see your still on board." Was all Keller said without even turning around to make eye contact with Neal.
"Yea. Well a deal is a deal. What is the game plan here? I want to get this over with so I can get back to my life." Neal replied with a popped eyebrow as to look serious.
"Always the serious one I see. Agent Burke has rubbed off on you, making you colder than you use to be. Well we can fix that. I need you to deter the FBI in a different direction so I can finish the deal I have." Keller responded before making eye contact with Neal as he set down in his office chair.
"Deter them how? Well they want me so send them in the other direction long enough for me to finish here and then get out of the country unnoticed." Keller replied with a shake of his had he continued, "well off to it. And Neal remember, you cross me and I'll kill her."
Neal went straight out the building and down the street where he met up with Peter at their designated meeting spot.
"Keller is up to something, but I'll never know if I don't do as he asks and play along. He wants me to deter you and the FBI in the opposite direction. I can work the inside if you'll just over look what you know right now till I give you the word." Neal explained.
"I'm taking a giant leap of faith here with you Neal. You have no brace and no way to track you and now you want me to turn my cheek the other way and not know anything till I get the word from you. Don't cross me Neal. I'm trusting you and it's not just my life and job on the line here." Peter retorted.
"I won't let you down Peter, I haven't run yet nor do I plan to. Just have faith in me and wait for my signal. I'll see you later. Wish me luck." Neal said as he turned and headed back to where he had left Mozzie.
As Peter was finishing up at the office he got a strange number appearing on his caller id of his cell phone. Picking it up and putting it to his ear after hitting the answer button he heard,
"Agent Burke. It's good to finally be able to speak with you. It seems that we have come to an impasse if you would say so. I expect you to leave this case with the puppeteer as you call me and my business with Neal and Keller. If you choose not to then I guess I'll have no choice but to dispose of this very beautiful woman by the name of Elizabeth. It was nice talking to you Peter." A strange man had just told him to stop searching this case or Elizabeth would be his next target. Getting a sickening feeling in the pit of his stomach, Peter grabbed his coat and ran out the door to his car to get home as quickly as possible. Elizabeth was in danger and he had to get to her before the puppeteer did.
