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Original Sin
- Part Twelve
Disclaimer: See Part 1
Rating: PG
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"Cody."
"Yeah Alex."
"See what you can dig up on this Kennedi Johnson. She's been here two days already and hasn't given us anymore than the theory that the thief is her size, her height, and her weight. No leads as to who it might be or anything."
"Uhh, Alex..." Cody had turned around in his chair and was staring at a rather unhappy Kennedi Johnson standing behind Alex.
"Just do it Cody."
"What exactly do you want to know about me, Agent Cross?" Keni shifted her position and crossed her arms over her stomach. She knew that Alex didn't like her. That was just too damned bad for her.
"I'd like to know why you've only given us something that we could have figured out for ourselves?"
"Because identifying thieves by latent evidence isn't exactly a science. It's an artform. It's all smoke and mirrors, Agent Cross, the world of thieves. What you think you know about one turns out to be an illusion. I should think, you being an undercover operative, that you'd understand the game that comes inherent." Keni winked and turned around to go back to her own hotel room. She had more important things to do - like coming up with a ghost that Frank and his team could chase across the country while she got back into the museum and re-heisted the jewels.
As Keni left, Cody whistled softly and turned back to his laptop.
"Get me that information Cody, please?"
"Cut her a break Alex. She's right. We know the games and chases that come within the world of thieves. How many times have you and I played cat and mouse with our targets?"
"Kennedi is different Jake. I can't tell you why or how I know it, but she's different. She's hiding something from all of us - Frank most of all."
"That's probably so, but it's between them." Jake sat down and picked up some of the photographs of the crime scene. Since Keni had arrived and given them what little information she had, Frank had allowed the police to clean up the crime scene and let the museum get back to it's normal operations. The only snag in the routine was that the particular exhibit was closed until further notice.
"I'm hitting problems Alex."
"Like what Cody?"
"Like, she doesn't exist. I'm hitting all sorts of 'no such person' and red flags. Last time I hit roadblocks like that was when. I - Oh man, you don't think she's under the witness protection, do you?"
"No. She's not."
All three of them turned around to see Frank with a sour look on his face. "I don't appreciate you all wasting your time investigating Kennedi when you could be helping her."
"Frank, don't you think it's a bit odd that she's turning up nothing new or earth shattering? I mean, come on and think about it. She's given us information that we would have found on our own."
"I brought her in for a reason, Alex. I know you're suspicious of her. But leave her to me. Do your jobs and let Keni do hers."
"But, Frank... what if she's not here to help us?"
Frank fixed Alex with a hard stare. The thought had crept into his mind once or twice. But he fought it back with the memory that she had promised him that she had left that part of her life behind when she married him.
Alex could see the thread of doubt in his eyes as he stared at her. "You know I'm right. Frank... what if?"
"We'll deal with that later... I'LL deal with it later if it becomes necessary."
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Original Sin
- Part Twelve
Disclaimer: See Part 1
Rating: PG
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"Cody."
"Yeah Alex."
"See what you can dig up on this Kennedi Johnson. She's been here two days already and hasn't given us anymore than the theory that the thief is her size, her height, and her weight. No leads as to who it might be or anything."
"Uhh, Alex..." Cody had turned around in his chair and was staring at a rather unhappy Kennedi Johnson standing behind Alex.
"Just do it Cody."
"What exactly do you want to know about me, Agent Cross?" Keni shifted her position and crossed her arms over her stomach. She knew that Alex didn't like her. That was just too damned bad for her.
"I'd like to know why you've only given us something that we could have figured out for ourselves?"
"Because identifying thieves by latent evidence isn't exactly a science. It's an artform. It's all smoke and mirrors, Agent Cross, the world of thieves. What you think you know about one turns out to be an illusion. I should think, you being an undercover operative, that you'd understand the game that comes inherent." Keni winked and turned around to go back to her own hotel room. She had more important things to do - like coming up with a ghost that Frank and his team could chase across the country while she got back into the museum and re-heisted the jewels.
As Keni left, Cody whistled softly and turned back to his laptop.
"Get me that information Cody, please?"
"Cut her a break Alex. She's right. We know the games and chases that come within the world of thieves. How many times have you and I played cat and mouse with our targets?"
"Kennedi is different Jake. I can't tell you why or how I know it, but she's different. She's hiding something from all of us - Frank most of all."
"That's probably so, but it's between them." Jake sat down and picked up some of the photographs of the crime scene. Since Keni had arrived and given them what little information she had, Frank had allowed the police to clean up the crime scene and let the museum get back to it's normal operations. The only snag in the routine was that the particular exhibit was closed until further notice.
"I'm hitting problems Alex."
"Like what Cody?"
"Like, she doesn't exist. I'm hitting all sorts of 'no such person' and red flags. Last time I hit roadblocks like that was when. I - Oh man, you don't think she's under the witness protection, do you?"
"No. She's not."
All three of them turned around to see Frank with a sour look on his face. "I don't appreciate you all wasting your time investigating Kennedi when you could be helping her."
"Frank, don't you think it's a bit odd that she's turning up nothing new or earth shattering? I mean, come on and think about it. She's given us information that we would have found on our own."
"I brought her in for a reason, Alex. I know you're suspicious of her. But leave her to me. Do your jobs and let Keni do hers."
"But, Frank... what if she's not here to help us?"
Frank fixed Alex with a hard stare. The thought had crept into his mind once or twice. But he fought it back with the memory that she had promised him that she had left that part of her life behind when she married him.
Alex could see the thread of doubt in his eyes as he stared at her. "You know I'm right. Frank... what if?"
"We'll deal with that later... I'LL deal with it later if it becomes necessary."
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