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Chapter Ten

"I asked you a question, damn-it!" Ed yells again.

"I heard you Ed." Ron Marleau replies.

"Then answer me."

"I can't"

"You can't, what do you mean you can't?"

"I'm sorry Ed, but this order came from upstairs."

"How far upstairs?" Ed asks, now clenching his jaw.

"I don't know Ed; you know I would help you if I could."

"Yeah uh huh." Ed says as he hangs up the phone. He places his head in his hands not quite knowing what to do at this point. Suddenly he lifts his head and picks his phone up again. He hears the phone ring twice before it picks up.

"Ahh Ed, I thought I'd be hearing from you. What took you so long?"
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McCoy and his men continue to, discreetly, make their way towards the humvee. They stop as they reach the outskirts of town; Danny looks back at Achmed quickly. "What are you laughing about?" McCoy barks, glaring at the man. Achmed starts to laugh harder as he looks at Danny. McCoy walks over and shoves him against a wall of an old building. He takes the gag out of his mouth and puts his forearm to Achmed's neck. "What's so funny?" McCoy asks, trying his best not to kill the man.

"I just think that it's hysterical that you are doing all of this to pay me back and in one short hour you won't have any family left." He laughs.

Danny's stomach flips upside down and ties itself in knots. A look of anger flashes across Danny's face and he tightens his grip around Achmed's neck. "What are you talking about!" McCoy screams.

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Delinda takes her letter from Danny out of her purse and rereads it.



I love you Delinda Deline and don't ever forget or doubt that. Know that I will never leave you; I will always be with you, watching over you, and guiding you through the tough times. Goodbye, D.

Love your man
Danny McCoy

She places the letter back in the envelope and wipes a few tears from her cheek. Delinda stands up and looks around the room and sees the boxes that the burglars had torn through. She sighs deeply and walks over to them, picking up the things that had been thrown out.

She stops suddenly when she sees one of the items lying on the floor. Her brow furrows as she eyes the unfamiliar envelope, "I don't remember packing this." She states, thinking out loud. Opening the envelope she peers inside and takes the contents out. Her eyes widen with every picture that is exposed.

Delinda drops the photos to the floor and brings her hand to her mouth. She stands up while her heart skips a beat and her stomach flips over. She walks backwards, runs into the wall, and slides down.
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"What the Hell Lennox?" Ed barks angrily.

"Oh come on Ed, is that how you greet an old buddy?"

"You're no friend of mine Lennox! Now tell me what you've done to Danny."

"I was wondering how long it would take you to put the pieces together. Well I guess you haven't otherwise you wouldn't be calling me."

"Cut the crap Lennox, what's going on?" Ed yells, now standing up from his desk.

"Try shutting up and I'll tell you." Lennox growls, clearly irritated. "The first time McCoy was deployed he was handpicked by the agency to take care of a sensitive detail. We have had our eye on him for some time now, but I'm sure you are aware of that."

"Cut to the chase, Lennox!" Ed bellows.

"Patience Eddie, patience. Anyway, we had McCoy discharged because we thought we had the situation dealt with."

"Not mention the hell that he went through." Ed adds.



"You know that's not how the company works Eddie." Lennox laughs. Ed clenches his jaw, trying his best to bite his tongue. "Once we realized that our…issue…had resurfaced it was necessary to bring McCoy back into the field."

"So, so far the only explanation that I can think of for having his file sealed is that you guys screwed up and are afraid to admit it."

"You always did like to blame other people, didn't you Ed? No you see, this isn't our fault."

Ed rolls his eyes and sits back down at his desk. "Then whose fault is it?"

"We can't talk about this over the phone. Be here in twenty-four hours for the briefing."

"Briefing?"

"Yes, Ed. You haven't been out that long; I would assume you still know what a briefing is."

"Be where? You want me to fly to Langley? Are you sniffing glue?"

"Be here in twenty-four hours." Lennox says calmly, before hanging up the phone.

Ed takes the phone away from his ear and looks at it confusingly. "What the hell is going on?" the older man makes his way towards the door but stops suddenly when his cell phone rings again. He sighs deeply and looks to the floor. "Hello?" he says answering his phone.

"Daddy it's me." Delinda cries through the phone.

"Delinda? What's wrong honey? What's going on?" Ed asks as his heart skips a beat.

"I don't know, something's not right." She says trying to gain some composure. "I'm fine, I just need you to come over to Danny's, and don't tell mom."

"I'll be right there, don't move." Ed says hanging up the phone, as he practically sprints to the front door. "Jillian, I have to go out. I'll be back in an hour."

Jillian comes walking out of the kitchen looking confused. "Why, where are you going?"

"I'm sorry honey there's an emergency at the casino. I won't be more than an hour I promise." He says running out the door.

Jillian rolls her eyes and walks back into the kitchen. "I've heard that before."
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"ANSWER ME GOD-DAMMIT!" Danny screams.

Achmed smiles, "Originally, it was just to get you to come after me, but this is just an added bonus. You came after me and you lose your family." He laughs.

Danny lets him go and backs up, his head in a fog. He turns around and grabs the phone off Curtis' back. "Curtis I need you to patch me a call in to the states." McCoy commands.



"Lieutenant, we're not allowed to do that, it's against procedure."

"Damn-it Curtis, just do it!" McCoy yells.

"No sir, I'm not going to court marshaled for this."

Danny walks towards him, ready to inflict some pain. "I'll do it Lt." Riplinger says, pushing Curtis aside. She types in a few keys and looks up to McCoy. "What's the number?" she asks.

"7-0-2-5-5-5-4-9-9-4" he says smiling just at the thought of talking to him.

"It should be ringing." She says looking back up at Danny.

Danny listens intently then nods his head.

"Hello?" Ed answers, while driving over to Danny's apartment. Danny hears his mentor's voice and a tear flows down the side of his cheek.

"Ed listen to me very carefully, you need to evacuate the hotel and casino. Get one of the Montecito's Escalades and get Mike, Nessa, Sam, Delinda and Jillian and just drive. Don't use your credit cards only cash. Get out of Vegas!"

"Who is this?" Ed asks, not believing his ears. "It's you isn't it?"

"You have to hurry it up Lt. fifteen seconds." Riplinger says looking over to Danny.

"Ed, just do what I told you and I'll call you with further instructions." Danny says curtly and hangs up the phone. He wipes a few tears from his face and turns to Achmed. The feeling of sorrow he felt quickly disappears and is replaced with hatred. "I swear on my mother's grave, if anything happens to them I will kill you with my bare hands."

"Don't forget your father's grave, and Mary's too." Achmed laughs. Danny punches him hard in the jaw, causing the man to fall to the ground.

"McCoy we have to get going."Hall says walking over to Danny and placing his hand on his shoulder. Danny nods his head and throws Achmed back up against the wall.

"Gag him." McCoy commands, "Or are you afraid of being court marshaled for that too?" Danny sneers, looking over at Curtis. Curtis looks down at his feet and dose as he's told.
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"Mike!" Ed yells into the phone, as he drives as fast as he can over to Danny's.

"Mr. D?"

"Mike, I need you to evacuate the hotel and casino, get everyone out."

"What?" Mike asks, as he starts freaking out.



"Just do it! Then you need to get one of the Escalades, get Sam and Nessa and meet me at the place where we all gathered that night after Danny's funeral." Ed hangs up the phone and begins to dial Delinda's number.
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"Mr. D?" Mike asks one more time into the phone, and then realizes that he is no longer there. He runs over to the computer and types in a few keys, just then, as expected, the fire alarms go off.

"Mike, we have multiple fire alarms going off."

"It's all of them, I need you to evacuate the casino and don't let anyone back in until you hear from me. You got it?" Mike asks yelling at him.

"Ya I got it"

"And call down to Nessa and Sam and tell them to meet me in the back parking garage now. Tell them to drop whatever they're doing and go!" Mike yells, as he runs out of the surveillance room.

Mitch picks up the phone and calls down to the girls, "Let's move people!" he shouts. "Nessa its Mitch, you need to find Sam and meet Mike at the back parking garage."

"Mitch what's going on?"

"I don't know, but Mike was very clear that you and Sam had to get out of the casino now."
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"Delinda,…" Ed shouts into the phone as he runs a red light.

"Daddy," she says getting worried. "What's wrong?"

"Delinda, get down to the lobby and bring whatever it was that you wanted to show me. And call your mother and tell her to pack a bag, we're coming to pick her up. Be sure to tell her we're in a hurry and not to leave the house."
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"Sam!" Nessa screams across the chaotic casino floor. "Sam!" She yells again, this time getting the feisty brunettes attention. Sam swings around with her cell phone up to her ear.

"Ness, what the hell is going on?" she asks, now hanging up her phone.

"I don't know, but something's wrong. We have to get out of here now and meet Mike in the parking garage."

"No, no I need to check in with me whales."

"Sam I don't think you are hearing me. We have to get out of here, NOW!" Nessa says as she grabs Sam's arm and drags her through the crowd."



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"Mom, you need to pack you and daddy a bag. We are coming to get you. Something's wrong, he just called me in a panic. Do not leave the house; we are coming to get you." Delinda says all in one breath, not even allowing her mom to say hello.

"I'm already packed. I keep a bag packed just in case. How long until you get here?"

"I don't know, five minutes. I have to go. I love you." Delinda hangs up the phone and throws the pictures back into the envelope. On her way out the door she grabs her purse and cell phone charger, then runs to the elevator.

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"Mike?" Nessa shouts as she sees him standing by the escalade. Mike begins to walk towards the girls and wraps his arms tightly around Nessa, not wanting to let her go.

"What the hell is going on?" Sam asks, clearly irritated that she's not informed.

"I don't know get in the truck." He says letting Nessa go and walking over to the driver's side. The three climb into the truck and tear out of the parking garage. "All I know is Ed called me in a panic and told me to evacuate the entire hotel and to get you girls out of here, in one of the Montecito escalades."

Nessa lets out a deep sigh, "What's the rendezvous point?" she asks calmly.

"The cemetery."
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Delinda walks out of the building and jumps into her father's truck. "It's him isn't it?" she says looking over to her father, tears streaming down her face. Ed looks over to her as he pulls out of the parking garage and nods his head. "He's alive?" Ed again nods his head. Delinda smiles as more tears flood her face.
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McCoy and his men load up in the humvee and head towards base camp.

"Angel six, this bravo team; do you come in, over?" Curtis says, talking into the phone.

"Bravo team, this is angel six we read you loud and clear." Curtis hands the phone to McCoy.

"Angel six this is Snow rider we have a situation. We have the package, but he has disclosed information that he has a target out on six innocent civilians back in the states, possibly taking out thousands in the process."

"What's the location Snow Rider?"



"Las Vegas, Nevada I think at the Montecito resort and casino. We have to get some CTU agents in there now! "
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