Early Monday evening and Eyal found Monty's Grill, the little neighbor sports bar in a strip mall just inside Centerville. There was nothing special about the interior, a friendly place to meet after work for a few beers and watch all sorts of sport programs on four large screen high definition televisions or a sociable round of pool, there were two green topped pool tables in the rear. Eyal guessed the bar was near Parker William's home, as Auggie was staying with her and Mrs. Williams to help ease the burden with both women. Eyal walking into the bar saw Auggie near the front, sitting in a booth in plain sight of the door. A few couples were there but mostly younger men watching NHL hockey and drinking.

Auggie sensed Eyal's presents and wave his hand without raising his arm off the table. Eyal took a seat in the booth, across from Auggie and greeted him. "Hi Auggie."

"Good to see you - so to speak." Auggie extending his hand to Eyal.

"Likewise, how have you been?"

"Been good thanks, glad you call for that beer, what are you having." Auggie was smiling.

"I'm not much on American brew, draft will be fine."

"How about we split a pitcher." Auggie order a pitcher of draft and hot wings.

"Is this a social get together or something else?" Eyal want to dispense with the small talk and find out the reason Auggie wanted to met.

"We need to talk Eyal, you are my only safe connect I have to Annie right now." Auggie pouring himself a glass of beer, while Eyal was trying some hot wings.

"What's going on?" Eyal asked between bits.

"I'm sure Annie has told you about the bug in her house confession I had."

"Yeah, why now after so long. What was the point?"

"Never have been able to present things to Annie in a proper manner. I wanted to warn her but she got so furious, throwing things, breaking a lamp before storming out. I didn't have a chance to finish what I was trying to tell her."

"She does have a bit of a temper."

"So I have noticed. She is quick to leap without thinking something through."

"Yeah." Eyal was now working on his glass of beer.

"I knew she would run to you, that's why I called. Eyal, you have always been her safe harbor - the person she confides in and listens too. She has never really listened to me. I was worried about her. She means a lot to me, not in a romantic way, which was a stupid move on both our parts."

"Hmmm... So why is she needing to watch her back?"

"You saw the text."

"Yeah, was she being followed Friday night? She said she checked for tails."

"I was the one being followed. With her now in Turkey, I don't have a tail any more, idiots never dreaming we would talk even though they know you are in Washington."

"Your phone not tapped?" Eyal was asking.

"The number you have is a burn one... You ever heard of a Russian by the name of Ivan Romanoff?"

"Years ago, FSB agent that went rouge, got into some really dirty dealings but not much else."

"Sketchy intel we have on Romanoff that he is part of the Russian cell - same group Simon Fischer belong to, making him connected to Lena Smith. Annie had to be the one to seek revenge and kill Lena." Auggie was filling a foreigner in on classified information, risking his own neck for the safety of Annie and Eyal knew what Auggie was risking.

"You have any intel on a connection between Romanoff and a North African group called 'Goupil'?"

"Isn't that a group of assassins for hire?" Auggie had heard of the group in the same intel transmission as Romanoff recent movement.

"Yeah, bunch of cut throats bastards. Operating mostly in Europe and the Mid East - Israel."

"Yes I have but not much, the name popped up in the same intel report on Romanoff movements three weeks ago. Why?" Auggie was now curious as to the extent of Romanoff connection to 'Goupil'.

"Things are beginning to make sense Auggie. Jai Wilcox was afraid he had been targeted by the 'Goupil' assassin team not long before he was blown away."

"Jai was getting close to uncovering Lena as a double agent and the Russian involvement, that's why he was killed. How did you know Jai had figured he was marked for death?"Auggie was now curious how Eyal knew anything about Jai Wilcox and especially that Jai was afraid he had been targeted.

"Jai and I have worked the field many times, might say we were field friends." There was no harm currently in telling Auggie about his association with Jai.

"You think Ivan Romanoff was part of that group of murderers and if so, to what degree?" Auggie was feeling more at ease about talking with Eyal.

"Don't know but would like to find out. Jai's research on Arthur, the oil money, the whole gigantic mess also is part of the reason he was killed. Damn it, there are still some unresolved pieces hanging out there." Eyal was grateful to Auggie for coming forth with his information and help. Eyal could tell Annie's well being was Auggie's motivation.

Auggie with a blank glaze into the distance of darkness, "Might still be another mole within our walls. That where the tails are coming from."

"That's what I'm thinking; Annie was involved with bringing down Arthur and that network which would put her in danger. They not knowing how much more she has knowledge of."

"You were also part of the mission Eyal, they could be after you." Auggie wasn't sure but it was a good educated guess, there had been clues because of Annie and her involvement with Eyal.

"My involvement is not general knowledge - I can keep a very low profile." Eyal recognized Auggie was fishing for confirmation - so he admitted his involvement in hopes Auggie would be willing to help him protect Annie and flush out the threat to her. "Need to expose the threat to both Annie and CIA."

"Damn it, Eyal I want to do something but I'm somewhat tie down. If they know you and I are collaborating, I could be arrested for treason... You are on the CIA's watch list."

"I would be highly disappointed if I weren't." Eyal knew he would be on the list for a long time to come. CIA and Mossad were rival agencies - not a warm fuzzy affable working relationship toward one another.

'Guess it is time we reset up our system of coded e-mails and messages boards." Auggie was in hopes that Eyal would trust him enough to welcome his help. He also knew Eyal would only give him the bare specifics - only what was needed to keep Annie safe, but that was sufficient for Auggie.

"All the intel you can feed me will help, have to work under radar - like little ghosts in the system." Eyal was tapping Auggie arm for conformation. The two drank more beer and laid out their plans to smoke out the mole and find Ivan Romanoff - probably the master mind behind Annie's troubles. The evening ended with a hand shake and both men satisfied they had talked.

Next morning, Eyal called his friend, Jackson Bennett, "Hey 007 dude, need a favor and good to hear your voice, how are things with you in Merry Ole London."

"To damn boring and you know I dislike London. You planning on adding a little punch to my life. What do you need Eyal?" Jackson Bennett was more of true Scottish Highlander, open spaces not the hectic hustle life of London.

"I've gotten wind of some movement of one Ivan Romanoff, the FSB rouge agent that is connected to a Russian splinter group. The same group that had the Syrians after Joan Campbell when we pulled her out of Amsterdam. Little activity in your neck of the woods - around Northern Africa."

"So you back to playing in shark infested waters again. Hang on, let me check." Jackson typing on his keyboard. "He's been under ground for over a year until three weeks ago - spotted in Tipaza, Algeria. What's up?"

Eyal answered, "Not sure, may have something to do with an international assassin team based in Tipaza, a group called, 'Goupil', have you heard of them."

"Yeah, they are like shadows, well organized and financed. You think he is part of that group."

"Maybe or a client, do me another favor, flag him for any movement and let me know."

"Sure thing Eyal and don't let me get a call that they have you in a black body bag."

"I'll try my best to stay out of body bags. Thanks Jackson - owe you one."