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Chapter 21

By the time they reached the warehouse Bishop and Baker were waiting. The guys had executed swift captures there. Jason and Francis were briefed on the Diego situation in route. Since all they could do was wait on that front Jason told Shawn and Johnny to meet everyone else at the warehouse.

"Where are Jason and Francis?" Shawn asked Cody.

"Francis is with Bishop, and Jason is in with Baker." The backup enforcer reported as they moved further into the building.

"They couldn't wait for us to arrive?" Johnny said pretending to be upset. "Some people are so rude." His friends both snickered. "Any info yet?"

"No, they just started." Cody passed along.

"I'll go check on Francis." Johnny said walking to the room Cody pointed out.

"We'll be with Jason." Shawn called out and watched his friend nod. "Jason thinks Baker has more information?"

"Yeah, since he is Diego's guy it just makes sense. I also think he wanted to punish the guy because he was watching Liz. There were a lot of pictures of her in his place." Cody reported. "I think his interest was more than professional."

"That isn't an issue any longer. He isn't leaving here alive." Shawn said point blank as they walked into the interrogation room.

Francis was leaning against the wall when Johnny walked into the room. "You tired already?" The Irishman joked. Bishop didn't have a mark on him.

"Nope." Francis was used to Johnny's smart remarks. "I had Stan run our boy here. He was Special Forces, so I'm thinking beating the answers out of him isn't going to happen." Francis had a lot of respect for the men and women in the military. Their training was no joke, and the elite forces were trained to not talk during interrogations. "I drugged him."

"And people say you're just a pretty face." Johnny grinned, he thought that was really smart.

"Jason was fine with that." Francis had checked just to be sure. It was probably the fact that Connor had backed off of Elizabeth after that day in Kelly's that made his boss agree. Baker wasn't getting that luxury. He was going to die hard. "Should be time." Francis pushed off the wall. "I don't expect much excitement here, you want to stay?"

"Yeah. I'm guessing Jason is going to be at it a while." Their boss needed someone to vent his anger on until they got Diego, and he could interrogate Carlos. "We can walk over together."

"Sounds good." Francis went over to the prisoner. "Bishop."

"Yes sir." Connor said as his head snapped up. The room was hazy and he felt like he was floating some, but he was still lucid. He didn't even remember getting the injection.

"Tell me about Damian Smith." Francis was recording this interview.

"My boss." Connor couldn't lie, the drug wouldn't let him.

"What is his interest in Elizabeth Webber?" Francis wanted to know.

"No interest." Connor answered slowly. "She is Morgan's girl." He shared what he knew. "Not an obstacle to be removed."

Both Francis and Johnny relaxed at that. "Why are you here?" Francis asked. They knew he was Smith's scout, but wanted to see if Diego's name came up.

"To find Luis Alcazar and remove him before Damian arrives." Connor answered the question. "Report information on Corinthos."

"What about Diego Sanchez?" Francis asked the tied up man.

"Who?" Connor had no idea who that was.

Francis found that curious. "Tom Baker?"

"Lorenzo's man." Him Connor knew.

"You met him?" Francis asked thinking maybe Baker was the link.

"No, he is in the files. Pervert." Connor gave his opinion of the other man. "He likes hurting women."

Francis agreed with the first description, but he hadn't know about the second. It was good they got Baker before he got anywhere near Liz. "Carlos Rivera."

"Weak." Connor said smirking. "Not capable of being in command. No one respects him." Another opinion stated. "Damian isn't concerned about him."

"Jason Morgan." Francis wanted to hear this. Johnny did too.

"Highly capable." Connor sounded like he was assessing an enemy. "Damian wouldn't be able to take him out. My boss just isn't good enough. Morgan is strong, and his guys are top notch. Bribery won't work on them. A direct assault is suicide."

"Perfect assessment." Johnny said quietly. It was impossible to keep every aspect of an organization secret. Being in the mob meant scrutiny from other families who were trying to find your weaknesses. This let them know they were doing a good job. No organization was perfect, but Jason had run a tight ship even before Sonny left. "Anything else?"

"Do you know about the plan to kill Elizabeth Webber?" Francis asked the most important question.

"Damian said to leave her unharmed." Connor replied.

"So either his boss didn't share the plan, or Smith isn't involved in this." Johnny said thinking about loud.

"Diego is working with Smith and Rivera." Francis was also thinking out loud. "I wonder if Diego knows it was Damian who killed his father."

"If so he could be working a double cross on him, but would he use Carlos for that?" Johnny asked his friend.

"If he is smart then no. I'm guessing Liz was part of a separate plot. We won't know until we have Diego." Francis pointed out.

"I'll check in with Chris and Kyle." Johnny said as they headed to the door.

"I need to check with Jason about final orders on Connor." Right now Francis was just supposed to get information. Connor wasn't a threat to Liz, but he was a possible threat to the organization. His job was to pave the way for Damian to return, so odds were good Connor was about to leave this world.

Jason was also leaning against the wall when his friends walked into the room, unlike Francis though the blonde mob boss was breathing hard and sweaty. He'd spent the last twenty minutes beating on Tom Baker. Jason didn't say a word when he first walked in. Just went to the where the asshole was sitting and started swinging. Blows to the body. He wanted his prisoner to know that while the information was important, so was his receiving pain.

Shawn and Cody both winced at the bruises on Tom's body. The man had been stripped of his shirt, and Jason's handy work was on display. "You want me to do the interrogation?" Shawn asked his boss.

Jason wiped his forehead with his wrapped wrist. He didn't want to have bruised hands at the funeral tomorrow. So the gauze was protecting his knuckles. It did nothing to make the blows any easier to take, so he didn't mind it. "Go ahead."

Shawn walked over and squeezed Tom's shoulder, which was hanging at an odd angle indicating it was dislocated. The prisoner screamed, but the pain made him alert. "Do you know why you are here?"

"Diego." Tom said around the pain. He didn't know it was possible to hurt this much. While he liked hurting people weaker than him, he was a lightweight when it came to dealing with being hurt.

"Exactly. I'm going to ask you some questions. Being honest will go a long way to making your death less painful." Shawn explained watching to make sure Baker was paying attention. "If we even suspect that you are lying you will regret it."

"What do you want to know?" Tom would tell them everything he knew. His loyalty was only to himself.

"What does Diego have planned?" Shawn went right to the main issue.

"I don't know. He is paranoid doesn't trust anyone." Tom began talking. It was hard to take a full breath so his sentences were choppy. "He is interested in Elizabeth Webber, so I'm guessing a snatch." That would make the most sense.

"You have any other jobs besides Elizabeth?" Shawn asked the prisoner. "Like looking for Luis Alcazar?"

"Diego thinks his uncle is dead for killing Sonny." Tom explained, he thought the same thing. "But I was told to pass along any information I picked up."

"Tell me about Damian Smith." Shawn sat on the table by the chair. There were all kinds of tools on the table, instruments of torture to make folks talk. Jason hadn't touched any of them.

"Diego is playing him." Tom spilled. "He plans on killing him because he knows Smith killed his father trying to frame Sonny."

Shawn looked at Jason and Cody. Diego had more information than they suspected. Clearly the kid was paying attention long before he came to anyone's notice. "What do you know about our organization?"

"Nothing. No one will talk." Tom had tried before Lorenzo died. Not anything obvious because that would get him killed. But anytime you could pass on information about a rival organization it made you look good to your boss. Tom liked being a high ranking member of the Alcazar business.

"Good to know." Shawn suspected as much, but confirmation was good. "Let's talk about Elizabeth Webber, instructions?"

"To watch." Tom answered a bit more quietly. He suspected those orders were why all his ribs were broken.

"And take pictures? Or was that a side hobby." Shawn wanted to know.

"One picture so Diego knew who to go after. The rest were personal." Tom admitted darting a look over to Jason who was not happy.

"You hoping to get a taste Tom?" Normally Shawn wouldn't talk about Liz this way, he had a lot of respect for her. But this was business, and the question needed to be answered.

"Diego said if there was time I could have her. For now hands off." Tom felt his boss should suffer too. "He liked how she looked as well."

"You sure you don't know anything about Diego's plans for the area?" Shawn asked one more time.

"Carlos Rivera may know. I just know that by using Ms. Webber Diego was hoping to weaken Jason. Have him be distracted, and maybe make a mistake that would lead to him getting taken out. Maybe on one of Morgan's bike rides on the cliffs." Tom said throwing someone else under the bus.

"We plan on talking to him as well." Shawn looked at his boss. No one was aware that anyone knew the route Jason liked to take his bike on. The cliff roads were fairly secluded. So for the time being riding alone was out. Which he knew Jason wouldn't like. The enforcer shifted his gaze as the door opened and Johnny along with Francis walked in.

"Damn." Johnny said looking at the mess that was Baker. How the hell was the man even able to talk? "Our guest has arrived."

"Tell the currier thank you." Jason told his LT. "Put him in the room next door. I want him to hear Tom screaming." The mob boss said in a cold voice. "I want him to have time to think about how hard he is going to die."

"Okay." Johnny said before walking to where Nico was waiting.

"What did you need Francis?" Jason asked his second in command.

"I'm done questioning Bishop. I have the recording for you to review, but he didn't know anything about what Diego is doing." Francis recapped.

"If you are confident you got all the information then we can get rid of him." Jason ordered. He saw Tom tremble hard knowing he would be the next to go. "A bullet to the brain." There was no need to torture Bishop.

"I'll handle that." Cody said before walking from the room. The crew was already standing by for cleanup.

With that handled Shawn turned his attention back to Baker. The man was terrified. "If he isn't at his hotel, where would Diego go?"

"No clue." Tom answered honestly. "You have all of his father's holdings. There are no secret hiding places in Crimson Pointe that I know of. He isn't that familiar with this area because he wasn't raised here."

"Are you his only contact?" Shawn wanted to know. They needed to know if they were looking for anyone else.

"As far as I know. Diego wanted to keep this operation small." Tom answered wondering if he would be lucky enough to get a bullet to the brain.

Shawn walked over to where the guys were standing. "Carlos mentioned pining the crime on someone else. You think they meant Baker?"

"Makes sense." Francis said thinking it through. "He is already here, and working for Diego. By not giving Baker any information he wouldn't see the set up coming."

Jason just listened to his friends talk for a bit. "That's too easy. Tom said Diego is paranoid. We know about the piece of shit tied to the chair. Diego is going to think outside the box. Carlos may know who the fall person is, because I'm guessing it's not him either."

"If he doesn't know then taking Diego alive becomes that much more important." Shawn pointed out. The thought of an unknown assassin wasn't something that sat easy with any of them.

"Keep everything tight." Jason ordered. "I want someone backing up Renaldo. Visible back up."

"Ritchie?" Shawn suggested, the guard was good.

"No." Jason didn't think Ritchie would be a good fit with Elizabeth. "Sal."

Francis nodded. Another outstanding guard. "I'll have him at the funeral tomorrow."

"We are done." Jason said pushing off the wall and walking over to Baker. "Anything else?" He waited a moment. "No, okay then." The door opened and he looked at Johnny who nodded. Carlos was next door. With a feral smile Jason started swinging and listened as Tom Baker screamed in agony.

In the small room next door Carlos listened in wide eyed terror as someone begged for his life. It had been going on for hours. Since he was here, it was only a matter of time before that was him. This had to be about his meeting tonight. Carlos was a coward at his core, and he was more than willing to tell them everything he knew. Unfortunately that wasn't much.

A high pitched scream came from next door. Carlos stood staring at the wall breathing heavily. The scream ended abruptly, which was somehow how even more terrifying. Looking at the door he wondered how long before it swung open, and who would be on the other side.

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