Alanna quickly got dressed at home once Tommy dropped her off [polyvore account for outfit: MillionMilesAway00].
She then drove quickly to The Hague getting there just as Tommy and Eva were walking in.
"Long time no see" Eva said with some laughter.
"Aye, unfortunately not long enough" Tommy said with a smirk.
Alanna was too busy to join in the conversation because she was trying to fix her scarf in order to hide her love bites from Tommy.
They three entered the main room to see Sebastian sitting at the main desk and staring at a screen that had Louis' face on it.
"What's the case?" Alanna asked.
"Kidnapping in Cannes" Louis said
"Victim is Maxim Marianski. His father is a Russian billionaire" Sebastian informed bringing up pictures of the crime scene onto the screen.
"Double tap are military tactic. Maybe a rogue Russian military not liking the rich and going after them?" Eva suggested
"Is it enough to make it cross border? Is it our case?" Tommy asked.
"The crime itself only occurred in France as far as we know" Louis said
"But we have a similar Florence case" Sebastian said, bringing up a case in Italy onto another screen.
"I remember that. Rich victim, blitz attacked on security. Double tap kills with 7 six two's." Eva said
"Profile of both crimes is similar to possibly be the same team" Alanna said.
"I'll call Dorn, in the meantime pack up your things we are all going to the South of France. Take the chopper and pick me up at the airport" Louis said before the screen went black.
"Wow, a man asking me to the south of France on a Saturday night? You would think that would sound sexier?" Eva joked making Alanna smile.
"Anne Marie and Hickman were already there, together" Sebastian informed getting a raised eyebrow out of everyone.
But who was Alanna to judge? She and Tommy were sneaking around as well.
Within the hour the team was on a chopper heading to Cannes. Sebastian had Hickman on the line.
"Hickman, if the parents are there, interview them together. Keep an eye out for any kind of antics. Sometimes these kidnappings, especially involving a rich kid, have something to do with family money." Alanna said into her earpiece.
"Will do, I have a feeling this family isn't going to be easy to deal with" Hickman said.
"Try your best, we'll be there in 20 minutes" Alanna said before cutting the line. They reached the club where the crime scene was at around 6 in the morning. Upon arriving they heard the mother shouting in anger and confusion. Anne Marie walked up to Tommy and Alanna while Eva, Sebastian, and Louis went to Hickman and the mother and father.
"There are four dead up on the first floor. Would you mind checking that out?" Anne Marie asked.
"Yeah sure, what's going on?" Alanna asked.
"Parents are not getting along right now when we need them to be" Anne Marie sighed.
"Alright, we'll be up there" Tommy said as Alanna followed him up the stairs. Upon reaching the first floor three body guards were lying in their own blood as well as a young girl.
"These wankers are efficient" Tommy said
"Four dead, 8 shots, clean, cold, and calculated" Alanna said.
"Body guard closest to Maxim went down, then the bouncer, then the body guard by the door, but who's the girl?" Tommy asked as Alanna knelt beside her.
"She looks like a civilian. His girlfriend or groupie maybe?" Alanna suggested, staring at the pretty young, lifeless girl.
"Let's go ask the parents" Tommy said
Heading back down the team as well as the parents were all together.
"Does anyone know who that girl was?" Tommy asked
"Her name is Laure" The mother, Caroline, said
"She was Maxim's girlfriend" the father, Lev, said
"How long have they been together?" Louis asked
"6 months, but she was nothing but a gold digger" Caroline snapped.
"How do you know that?" Alanna asked
"Don't mind Caroline, she's hated all Maxim's girlfriends since he was 12 years old" Lev said
"Why else would a 20 year old be dating a teenager!" Caroline spat
"He'll be 20 next week and he's in love with her" Lev replied back
"Oh stop, at that age boys are in love with any girl" Caroline fired back.
"Okay, here we go, I got a hit on the tracking device" Sebastian said, looking at his computer screen.
"He's been implanted with a tracking device? Insurance claim?" Alanna asked quietly to Hickman. Hickman nodded towards the father and Alanna nodded.
"Is it moving?" Anne-Marie asked
"Doesn't seem to be" Sebastian said
"Can you get a location?" Hickman asked
"Yeah it's at Avenue Beauregard in Cannes" Sebastian said
"You're sure?" Caroline asked
"Does that address mean something to you?" Alanna asked her.
"It's our-her address" Lev informed.
"He's at home?" Caroline asked, with hope and surprise.
Alanna had some reservations about that. The kidnappers wouldn't just drop the kid off at home and the only other possible explanation is that they tore out the kid's tracking device. Carl and Louis along with the parents went to go check it out. It wasn't the kid, as Alanna suspected, but the tracking device. Along with it was a note that stated they would contact the parents soon. Back with the rest of the team, Louis wanted to set up a call trap and trace system.
"Is there any indication of time on the note?" Anne Marie asked, once everyone was inside the family's estate.
"Only soon" Louis replied
"Where was the chip implanted?" Eva asked.
"Probably not a critical injury" Sebastian said
"Well it ain't no picnic" Carl said sarcastically
"Well I don't me-" Sebastian stuttered
"No I'm just busting your balls" Carl said with a small grin. But, everyone looked at him oddly and Alanna realized that wasn't a phrase common in Europe.
"He's just kidding with you, messing around" Alanna cleared up getting a few nods out of the team.
"So, Sebastian, set up in the house to trap and trace any ransom call" Sebastian said, bringing the team back into focus.
"I'll hook it up to the data lines in case they try to reach out digitally" He replied
"Look into the family financial records too" Alanna said
Sebastian gave her an odd look.
"You may need them to make a deal with the kidnappers" Alanna said
"But that would be illegal" Sebastian replied
"We're not trying to prosecute them for anything" Carl said to Sebastian.
"Not yet" Tommy said with a raised eyebrow. He was already suspecting the parents.
"What do you need from me?" Alanna asked Louis.
"There was a guard missing at the club when the kidnapping took place. Maybe it was an inside job. I want you and Tommy to go talk to him" Louis directed.
Eva was to go to Florence, Carl was to stay with Louis, and Anne Marie was to stay with the mother.
"You're already jumping to conclusions" Alanna said to Tommy as they made their way to the security office.
"Rich divorced parents, I mean how else can you get money out of your ex spouse? Kidnap and ransom" Tommy said.
"I can't disagree with you there. I mean I've had a few cases like that back home, but right now we don't have any evidence of that." Alanna reminded.
"Want to make a bet on it?" Tommy asked with a smirk.
"I'm not the betting kind" Alanna fired back as they approached the office.
Tommy chuckled then knocked on the door before opening it.
Introductions were made and the guard showed the video of a masked motorcyclist dropping off the ransom package.
"We have someone who can enhance the footage so maybe we can get something out of it" Alanna said.
"I'll upload it for you. Are you all from the international crime court?" Philippe asked
"Yes, sort of, we specialize in cross border crimes. These kidnappers may have done one in Florence" Tommy informed.
"Professional kidnappers don't usually kill anyone do they?" He asked
"Not if they have to. It's bad for business. So, how long have you worked for the family?" Alanna asked
"6 months. We don't work for the family by the way. Madam Pelletier is a client. The father doesn't trust us" Philippe informed
"What about Maxim?" Tommy asked
"Maxim? He's a security nightmare. Always taking off and trying to shake off his guards" Philippe said
"These kidnappers didn't wait till he was alone" Tommy informed
"Yeah probably because of Laure, the girlfriend. He was very protective of her" He said with some annoyance.
"You have something else you wanna say about her?" Alanna pressed.
"She was the one who wanted to go to the club and nonexistent party. That's why Jacques only had one guard with him." Philippe said sadly.
Judging by his body language, emotions, and tone, Alanna figured it wasn't an inside job.
"I'm sorry about your loss" Alanna said softly
"He was a good man, a good body guard. Have you ever lost a partner?" Philippe asked, his eyes looking between Tommy and Alanna. Tommy nodded, thinking of Sienna.
"Yeah" Tommy said solemnly.
"And how did you deal with the guilt?" Philippe asked
Tommy sighed and Alanna felt sadness for him, for both men.
"Once I figure that out I'll let you know" Tommy said to him. He still felt guilty about Sienna's death. He hadn't closed that wound. He hid it so well, but Alanna knew he still had a broken heart. She had to fix it.
Her phone buzzed, it was Louis.
"We'll keep in touch with the case" Alanna said kindly to the body guard before heading to the exit door with Tommy.
"I think we can rule out this being an inside job by the bodyguards" Alanna said
"Aye, I agree. I feel like we're getting nowhere" Tommy said, frustrated.
"These kinds of cases are a lot of sitting and waiting for that initial phone call" Alanna said to him. Tommy nodded and kept walking in silence. His comment about Sienna was still bothering Alanna.
"Tommy, wait" Alanna said, gently grabbing his arm to keep him from walking on.
"Yeah?" He asked
"Are you doing okay? You know after Sienna…"Alanna said quietly
Tommy sighed and looked to the side. Tommy wasn't over Sienna's death. He felt guilty, regretful, and angry.
"I don't want to talk about it" Tommy said, trying not to snap at Alanna.
"But you have to you know? It's bad to bottle it all up. I'm here, talk to me" Alanna said to him. He still wouldn't look at her. Her phone began to ring, but she ignored it.
"Right now isn't the time, Alanna" Tommy finally snapped.
"Then when is Tommy? You're always going to push it farther and farther away" Alanna said, her phone ringing again.
Tommy sighed.
"Just answer your damn phone" he said angrily.
Alanna sighed and pulled out her phone to answer it.
"Agent Flynn" She said
"Hey, how's Cannes?" Brody's smooth voice came over as Tommy began to walk away.
"Brody? Wha-how did you know I was in Cannes?" Alanna asked, surprised.
Tommy, still close enough, heard her say Brody. Another emotion hurdled its way into his heart and that emotion was jealousy.
"Michel told me" Brody said
"Michel told you? You talked to Michel?" Alanna asked, annoyed.
"We try to keep in touch. So how is it? I hear it's supposed to be romantic" Brody said
"A kidnapping and homicide sound romantic? This case just ruined Cannes for me." Alanna replied
"I bet, well I've got some good news to cheer you up" He said
"Yeah? They fire you from Homeland Security?" Alanna joked getting a laugh out of him.
"You wish, but no. I'm coming to spend Thanksgiving with you all" He said.
Alanna didn't reply.
What the fuck did he just say? She thought
"Alanna?" He asked.
"Uh-uh that's great, listen I got to go. I'll talk to you later" Alanna muttered out before hanging up.
She groaned and stuffed her phone in her pocket before running off to meet up with the team.
Thanks for being patient, and i'm terribly sorry about the wait. But i hope you all enjoyed it. I am happy to see you all leaving reviews! Keep it up and I'll keep trying to update as quick as I can!