Assassins Chapter 25

Daniel was on his way to the hospital when he suddenly stopped the car, parked at the side of the street and thought about everything. Should he really do it right now? He wasn't sure anymore. Either everything would go as planned or he would lose all he had. All or nothing - an easy yet really important rule! Maybe he should wait a bit longer, think it all through again. The problem was that there wasn't much time left. Soon Professor Eppes would be brought to a safe house and then it would be over. Daniel opened the glove compartment and looked at the gun he had taken with him. He just had to take it, hide it in his jacket and walk into the hospital. Why was that so complicated suddenly? He didn't know.

He thought about Joss... and Finn. They were the only people he had ever seen as friends. And now they were both gone. Joss sat in some room at the FBI and Finn... Finn was dead. Anger rose in Daniel. The FBI had killed Finn and they hadn't paid for it yet. Again Daniel glanced at the gun. There was no turning back. He would finish the job. Daniel closed the glove compartment and started his car. The sun was rising when Daniel arrived at the hospital.

Annoyed, Megan rushed out of the interrogation room. Jocelyn was driving her crazy! Megan simply couldn't handle her and this case professionally. The agent wanted to get herself a cup of coffee but she bumped into David who just left the break room. Megan didn't even recognize him and wanted to walk on, lost in her own thoughts.

"Sorry.", she shortly excused, not looking at the person.

"Megan... Are you alright?"

David grabbed her wrist and looked at her worriedly. Megan lifted her head and he could see that she was not feeling well... and that she was grouchy. It looked like she would burst out into tears any moment.

"Yeah, I... I'm fine.", Megan answered quietly and David knew that she was lying. The woman walked over to the table and poured some coffee in her cup. David's eyes followed her - he didn't know whether he should go to her or do something else. He choose the first option. David joined Megan and lay a hand on her shoulder.

"Please don't lie to me, Megan. I'm here for you if you want to talk.", he assured his friend and she turned around to face him.

"But... I'm not sure if I want to talk.", she admitted and drank a bit of her coffee. She had hoped that the hot drink would make her feel better but it didn't work. Megan put the cup down and sighed. Then David did something unexpired. He took her into his arms, saying: "I just want you to know that we will all be there if you decide to talk about it."

Megan accepted the hug thankfully. She was glad that she had her friends. The worry about Larry and the interrogation with the woman who had tried to kill him weren't easy to handle. But she had to convince Joss of a deal. There was no other way. So she pulled herself out of the hug, drank another sip and went back to the room where Jocelyn was still sitting calmly. When Megan came in she rolled her eyes.

"What else? I'm not going to tell you- ", she started talking, but Megan interrupted her immediately: "What do you want?"

Megan knew that it was a mistake to let Joss decide what she wanted but somehow she had to make a deal.

"What?", she asked surprised and looked at Megan in confusion. Did the agent just ask her what she wanted? My oh my... The FBI had to be really desperate.

"I said: What do you want?", Megan repeated angrily and Joss smirked.

"Hmm... What could I want in exchange for the information that is soooo important to the FBI? Let me think..."

Jocelyn scratched her chin and Megan crossed her arms, waiting for an answer. Joss was playing with her, she knew it. But she had to stay calm. Finally Joss seemed to know an answer because her expression lit up.

"Ah... I've got it! Let me talk to Larry... one last time."

That was Jocelyn's only wish. She wanted to finish the talk she and Larry had started in the warehouse. Megan looked at Joss astonished and without answering she left the room, slamming the door behind her.

"Alright. Then I'll never talk!", Joss called after her. Apparently the woman had found her self confidence again.

Megan walked into the area behind the interrogation room where David and Colby were standing. Both of them looked at their partner when she came in.

"Megan...", Colby tried to say but with one short movement of her hand Megan stopped him. So Colby and David stayed silent and waited for Megan to talk. What would she do?

Daniel entered the hospital, the gun hidden in his jacket. He wore a cap so that his face was hidden. Of course he would be caught one way or another but the people shouldn't recognize him directly. He took the elevator upstairs and impatiently waited for the door to open. Any moment he would finally finish the job. The door opened and Daniel walked towards Eppes' room. And there... Professor Eppes and two agents crossed his way. The mathematician looked worried, concerned about something. Probably he had been with Professor Fleinhardt. Daniel put his hand into his pocket and felt the gun. He had to act fast. In less than two seconds he pulled out the gun, aimed at Charlie... and shot.