Lies beneath the truth

Chapter Three

However there was someone down in the lobby of the hotel. Billy and Lee didn't realize that someone from the group was keeping an eye out on their new man for the group. A man name Anson as well working for Colonel Baker and others from the military. He waited for Billy Bluenote to leave the lobby to head out with taking the elevator back down to the underground parking lot.

He was able to get up from the small recliner in the lobby to head on over to the pay phone station. There was a bank of phones with no one currently using them at the moment. Placing coins into the slot with dialing the number to where Colonel Baker was staying as with the others.

Since it was very late. He didn't know on whether he was asleep or not after having the meeting with Lee Stanton at the library.

Colonel Baker had just gotten to his bedroom of the apartment complex five miles from the library. He was somewhat annoyed with needing to sleep after such a long day. "Yeah! Who is this?" He said with sitting on the edge of his queen size bed with loosening his blue tie and removing it from around his neck and throwing it onto the grey rug.

"Anson sir. As you suspected Stanton has someone working with him. No doubt he was able to get a hold of more classified documents Colonel?" Anson replied with a yawn and turning to see if anyone was around to hear his conversation.

"What did he look like Anson?" Colonel Baker asked with placing a hand through his salt & pepper hair.

"He was black, heavy and wearing a black hat. He took the elevator to the underground parking lot. I didn't dare follow him in case he might of spotted me."

"Good enough Anson. I will be waiting to hear from Stanton, I will be sure to asked him about the man. Maybe he's trying to cut in for a piece of the action. I will mostly just play it by ear for now. Get some sleep Anson and thanks for doing this chore for us. I will be sure place extra funds into your account in a day or so." Baker replied with hanging up the phone not bothering to hear his response.

Afterwards he removed the rest of his uniform and getting up to place the soil items onto the chair in the corner of the bedroom, while grabbing his white pajamas from the dresser draw. He moved back to his bed removing the multi-colored quilt with getting under it and another cotton blanket. Afterwards he turned out the light with the lamp next to the bed to fall asleep instantly being exhausted.

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Since Billy was driving home after picking up the donuts and meeting with Lee at the Comfort Inn. Corinne was waiting for her husband to bring the donuts home. She had just finished talking with Amanda to soothe her nerves and suspicion that something was differently up with Billy and Lee.

"Are you sure Corinne? I just don't understand why all of a sudden Billy and Lee would start lying to me. Unless they were working a case without any one's knowledge?" Amanda said from the kitchen of the house. She was sipping a hot cup of tea since she wasn't able to sleep currently.

"I just don't know Amanda. However I do know my husband and right now he's acting strange. I do think he's up to something and doesn't want to say a word to me since it probably deals with National security. And your husband Lee no doubt is involved as well. I just hope to god that nothing happens in the process while the both of them are running around in the dark of night?" She stated when she heard a car driving into the driveway. "Listen, I need to go now. Billy is now home from where ever he had gone to. Please don't mention that you spoke with me and vice versa."

"I won't Corinne." She hangs up the phone to finish up her cup of tea to try going to sleep once more.

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Sometime the next day...

Lee called Colonel Baker at the number to let him know he has something for him. "Where do you want us to meet Colonel?" Lee asked from his hotel room.

"I will come to see you in one hour. Is this feasible for you?" Baker said from the library in the basement talking with his group with the next move they will be making.

"It is Colonel. See you in an hour. Anything else that needs to be done for you and your group?" Lee exclaimed with all of a sudden having a dry throat.

"I will ask you when I arrive Lee." Baker responded with hanging up to turn to face his associates. " I need to go everyone. I suggest all of you get back to your stations before someone says something. We don't need to have anyone suspecting just what exactly is going on at this time."He grabs his uniform jack with placing it back on along with his white overcoat and uniform cap to head up the stairs out of the basement.

Meanwhile Lee called Billy using the special code and scrambler in case the phone call might be traced. Dialing the number to IFF and Billy's phone. Billy picked up the phone from his office waiting for Lee to call. "What's the highest note going with the clarinet?"

"I wouldn't know, I play the flute not the clarinet Billy Bluenote. He's on the way over to pick up the documents. He's going to be asking me a few questions and one of them might involved just where I had gotten the documents from." Lee said calmly knowing what Billy just might say to him.

"If he asked Lee. Tell him they came from me using my codename. Maybe we can set up a meeting to give the group additional information, along with asking for a payment for them as part of the action. No doubt they just might say no at this plan, but we just need Lee to play it by ear in order not to scare them away." Billy explained while looking over at his door seeing Francine getting ready to knock.

"Understand Billy. I must get ready for the meeting." Lee ended the phone call to get dressed in the proper attire.

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Forty five minutes later...

Colonel Baker arrived onto the seventh floor of the Comfort Inn. He headed with looking for the room number and finding it easy. Placing his white coat into his hands after removing it. He knocked hard onto the door with Lee Stanton standing in the doorway escorting the Colonel into the living room having to be very spacious.

"What do you have for me?" The Colonel asked with caution in his voice and demeanor.

Lee picked up the envelope marked classified from the marble coffee table. " Here you go Colonel Baker. Positions on all military vessels near Russia, Iran, France, England and a few others, along with placement of weapons."

"Thanks." He opens up the envelope to begin reading the six pages and maps. "By the way where did you get these?"

Taking a moment to answer the question. "From my partner Billy Bluenote, he works with me in the same place. Would you like to meet him tomorrow here at the hotel?" Lee replied with waiting for his response reading his expression on his face.

"Yes, I will call you later with the time. I need to go now and show these to my associates. Your payment will be given tomorrow with the meeting." He heads for the door of his hotel room and leaves. While Lee exhaled with moving into the bedroom to check himself in the mirror. He could use a drink downstairs in the cocktail bar...