Now at the correct warehouse location, Francine walked up to the door and started to knock, but stepped back as she looked around for Augie. He was a several feet behind her.

"Get up here!" Francine hissed as she motioned her hands towards him.

Lee, who along with Amanda, were hidden on the side of the building, reached out and pushed Augie forward. "Go!" Lee then turned to Amanda. "Wait in the car!"

"But Lee!" Amanda started, but Lee cut her off.

"Amanda, please!" He touched her hand. "For me!"

"Okay," Amanda said with a smile.

Augie stepped up and rapped on the door as Francine waited next to him.

The door opened rather quickly by Yuri. "Yes?" He questioned as he looked from Augie to Francine.

"I thought you might want a little company tonight," he said as he held onto Francine's arm.

"Hands off; I don't need to be man handled," Francine said as she yanked her arm away. "I can see that Yustav here is a fine specimen and would know how to treat a girl right."

"It's Yuri!" He stuttered as he kept the door ajar.

Francine stepped up and ran her hands up the front of Yuri's chest while he looked around nervously. "I no place."

"Oh I'm sure we can figure something out." Francine said as she pushed him back into the warehouse, her fingertips making little circles on his chest.

"I see!" He said eyes wide in anticipation as he stepped back.

"I'll wait outside," Augie said as he left.

Francine, by this time, had maneuvered Yuri back against the wall out of view of the door, her body completely in front of him as she whispered words in Russian to him.

"Ooh!"

/

In the meantime, Billy and agents Thomas and Gunnar had taken out the Russian at the back door. Gunnar had him cuffed and secure in one of the cars. Agent Thomas and Billy slowly entered the back door, not sure where the other captors may be. They slowly moved along the back walls as they looked around anticipating movement and watched for signs of Dr. Smythe's whereabouts. Both were armed and poised, ready for action.

Billy, who noticed a door just ahead to his right, motioned for Thomas to follow. As they got closer, almost out of nowhere, a man jumped out towards Billy and knocked him down, his gun flying out of his hand and across the room. Before he could get up and respond, Thomas clocked the man on the head with his weapon, snatched him up by his collar as he said, "We are federal agents!" and reached in his back pocket; pulled out cuffs and cuffed him.

"Nice work Thomas!" Billy said. "Now to find Dr. Smythe!"

/

Francine continued to speak to Yuri in Russian as she reached out as though she was going to kiss him; then suddenly grabbed both his arms and turned him until he was firmly in her grasp.

"What? What is going on?" Yuri asked, totally in surprise.

"Stay still pal! I'm a federal agent!" Lee said, as he walked in, his I.D. in hand as he moved in and took Yuri from Francine and secured his arms with some handcuffs and then handed him back to Francine. "Nice work Francine. I know you could handle him, but I don't know where you would have some handcuffs with that outfit on." Lee said as he looked down at Francine's short hot pink dress.

"You'd be surprised…oh darn it; I didn't get to play my part longer." Francine moved back. "Guess no backgammon tonight," Francine said and tapped Yuri on the cheek lightly.

Everyone moved towards their cars, except Lee who walked towards Billy waiting at the closed door. The two of them stepped inside, and saw Dr. Smythe lying on a cot that was placed against the wall. Next to the bed, several plates of uneaten food and drinks were on a tray along with a bedpan. Billy leaned over Smythe.

"Is he…" Lee began.

"No, but we better call an ambulance; go tell Amanda to call." Billy said.

"Already here, Sir!" Amanda said as she walked in.

"Amanda, didn't I say to wait in the car?" Lee asked.

"Yes, but I saw everyone come out and I thought you might need help…from a bluebell."

"Lee, she's right!" Billy looked pointedly at Lee. "Great thinking as always, Amanda!"

"Thank you, Sir!"

"Yes, thanks Amanda," Lee said. "What do you think?"

"He looks dehydrated." Amanda observed as she sat down and checked for his pulse.

"I'll go call for an ambulance Amanda while you wait with Lee," Billy replied and left.

"Lee, let's lift him up and get him out of here. The air is stifling in here." Amanda said after a few minutes.

"Are you sure you can handle Dr. Smythe, he is rather tall."

"But lanky. Of course I can."

Amanda took the other side of Dr. Smythe's arm and along with Lee headed towards the door.

"I don't need….an ambulance," Dr. Smythe said, his words soft, almost inaudible. "In fact, I don't need a doctor…at all." He finished.

"Dr. Smythe, Sir, it's standard procedure, agency policy," Amanda said.

"There's no point in arguing with her, Amanda knows the handbook better than any agent…even better than most seasoned ones." Lee told him.

Before Dr. Smythe could formulate a reply, the three of them froze in their tracks at the sound of several distinctive clicks as a medium height woman, dressed in black; stood with a gun in hand.

"Amanda!" Lee whispered.

"I know," she whispered back.

"Not so fast," came the woman's voice in broken English.

"He's sick; we must get him to a hospital." Amanda offered.

"Don't care! Now move!" The woman waved the gun. "Back inside, towards that wall, now!"

Amanda observed a long stick to her left. As they proceeded to move back; Amanda grunted and coughed for a second.

"Don't try anything funny."

"I just have a cough."

Lee glanced at Amanda and knew without her having to speak, that she had found something.

As Amanda and Lee took steps back towards the wall; Amanda pushed Smythe against the wall, reached down and grabbed the stick. Lee jumped out and grabbed for the gun in the woman's hand as Amanda whacked her over the head with the stick. The gun went off, ricocheting off the wall and creased Amanda's shoulder.

"Amanda!" Lee shouted as he grabbed the gun with one hand and the woman's arm with the other. "Are you okay?" He asked as he moved towards her.

"I'm okay." She held her hand to her shoulder and tried not to wince.

"You certainly are not okay." Lee said as he looked at her shoulder that now had blood speckled along it.

Billy and Augie saw Dr. Smythe crumpled on the floor when they ran back inside when they heard the gun go off. Taking in the situation, Billy and Augie walked over to Dr. Smythe and lifted him off the floor just as the paramedics walked inside.

"Amanda, you okay?" Billy asked while she leaned into Lee's arms.

"Yes, Sir!"

"She is not; we need her to get to a hospital!" Lee said.