Thirty minutes later, they pulled up to the safe house. Two cars were parked in the driveway. One was the car Melissa took off in. "The other car's Agent Summers." Tom answered.
It was a two-story home. Two-car garage. Built in pool. Jake and Donovan were going to go through the front door, Alex and Tom were going to check the garage and Monica and Cody the back of the house.
"Backyard, kitchen and laundry room clear." Monica confirmed into her headset. "We're going to start upstairs."
"We'll meet you there." Jake replied sweeping the living room while Donovan went into the dining room. "My end's clear. Donovan?"
"Clear here." Donovan said, "Where the hell are they?"
"Donovan," Alex's voice came in over the headset, "you better come in here."
Donovan and Jake ran to the garage. They saw Tom and Alex standing over a body. They didn't recognize the man, he had three shots to the chest.
"Agent Summers." Tom confirmed.
"Donovan," Cody voice spilled into his ear, "We found John in the second bedroom. He doesn't look good." Cody took off his sweatshirt and pressed it against John's wound. "Don't worry, the ambulance is on its way." John was trying to tell Cody something. He sees the frustration on John's face. Cody looked around for something more to press against the wound. He almost yelled when John grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him close.
"He's in here." Monica said, showing the paramedics. Donovan and Tom were behind them.
The two paramedics started working on John. John wouldn't let Cody go. After a few tries, the paramedic got John to release Cody. Cody fell back when John let him go. Tom helped him up.
"He's in shock. Let's get him going!" the paramedic yelled.
"I'll follow John to the hospital. See if he could tell me anything." Tom said, "I'll take Cody with me. He doesn't look too good. Let me know if you hear about Melissa."
"Where do we start looking for Melissa?" Jake asked, running his hands through his hair.
"Search the house." Donovan said, "If Melissa is as good as Tom says she is, she would've found away to leave a clue."
"Easy for you to say." Alex mumbled, "It's like we're looking for a needle in a haystack."
A loud ring cuts through the house.
"Donovan."
"Agent Donovan," the voice sneered, "it seems I have something you want. Let's, how do you say, make a deal?"
"Santiago is dead." Donovan stated. "The contract is void. Don't make it harder on yourself than it already is."
"You and Agent Shaw will meet my demands or I will kill the lady agent," the hitter swore.
"Then you will add another murder charge to your list of crimes." Donovan retorted.
"I left directions to where I'm at." the hitter laughed. "Be there with Agent Shaw in an hour or I will kill her. So you know I mean business, you better listen good."
Donovan could hear muffled sounds in the background. Sounds from someone struggling, then he heard a bang. "What happened?" he demanded. He could hear a muffled scream.
"Follow the directions. One hour. Only you and Agent Shaw." the hitter laughed.
"What happened?" Donovan demanded again.
"One hour, if not, your lady will have bled to death." he sneered. "I just shot her."
"You son of a.." he started to say as the hitter disconnected the phone.
"What happened?" Jake asked following Donovan outside.
"Was it the hitter?" Alex asked catching up to them.
"Yes." Donovan replied taking the paper of the windshield. "He wants us alone in an hour. If not Melissa will bleed to death."
"What happened?" Alex asked.
"He shot her." he growled, "This is what we're going to do."
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"Relax my dear." the hitter smiled, "Everything is going according to plan. Agents Shaw and Donovan will meet their ending soon enough."
"Not soon enough." she laughed, tossing the rag at the hitter. "I should've been an actress."
"When their dead, I'll transfer the money into your account." he replied, handing her back her gun.
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"Donovan." he barked into the phone. They were on their way to the warehouse the hitter left in the directions. Monica and Alex left separately to provide backup.
"It's Tom. What's going on?" he asked.
"Has John said anything?" Donovan asked.
"John's dead." Tom replied.
"What?"
"He died on route to the hospital." Tom explained, "I had Cody stay there to arrange things. Anything on your side?"
"He wants Jake and myself, alone in an hour or Melissa will bled out." Donovan explained, "Here's the address, meet us there."
"On my way."
It was a two-story home. Two-car garage. Built in pool. Jake and Donovan were going to go through the front door, Alex and Tom were going to check the garage and Monica and Cody the back of the house.
"Backyard, kitchen and laundry room clear." Monica confirmed into her headset. "We're going to start upstairs."
"We'll meet you there." Jake replied sweeping the living room while Donovan went into the dining room. "My end's clear. Donovan?"
"Clear here." Donovan said, "Where the hell are they?"
"Donovan," Alex's voice came in over the headset, "you better come in here."
Donovan and Jake ran to the garage. They saw Tom and Alex standing over a body. They didn't recognize the man, he had three shots to the chest.
"Agent Summers." Tom confirmed.
"Donovan," Cody voice spilled into his ear, "We found John in the second bedroom. He doesn't look good." Cody took off his sweatshirt and pressed it against John's wound. "Don't worry, the ambulance is on its way." John was trying to tell Cody something. He sees the frustration on John's face. Cody looked around for something more to press against the wound. He almost yelled when John grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him close.
"He's in here." Monica said, showing the paramedics. Donovan and Tom were behind them.
The two paramedics started working on John. John wouldn't let Cody go. After a few tries, the paramedic got John to release Cody. Cody fell back when John let him go. Tom helped him up.
"He's in shock. Let's get him going!" the paramedic yelled.
"I'll follow John to the hospital. See if he could tell me anything." Tom said, "I'll take Cody with me. He doesn't look too good. Let me know if you hear about Melissa."
"Where do we start looking for Melissa?" Jake asked, running his hands through his hair.
"Search the house." Donovan said, "If Melissa is as good as Tom says she is, she would've found away to leave a clue."
"Easy for you to say." Alex mumbled, "It's like we're looking for a needle in a haystack."
A loud ring cuts through the house.
"Donovan."
"Agent Donovan," the voice sneered, "it seems I have something you want. Let's, how do you say, make a deal?"
"Santiago is dead." Donovan stated. "The contract is void. Don't make it harder on yourself than it already is."
"You and Agent Shaw will meet my demands or I will kill the lady agent," the hitter swore.
"Then you will add another murder charge to your list of crimes." Donovan retorted.
"I left directions to where I'm at." the hitter laughed. "Be there with Agent Shaw in an hour or I will kill her. So you know I mean business, you better listen good."
Donovan could hear muffled sounds in the background. Sounds from someone struggling, then he heard a bang. "What happened?" he demanded. He could hear a muffled scream.
"Follow the directions. One hour. Only you and Agent Shaw." the hitter laughed.
"What happened?" Donovan demanded again.
"One hour, if not, your lady will have bled to death." he sneered. "I just shot her."
"You son of a.." he started to say as the hitter disconnected the phone.
"What happened?" Jake asked following Donovan outside.
"Was it the hitter?" Alex asked catching up to them.
"Yes." Donovan replied taking the paper of the windshield. "He wants us alone in an hour. If not Melissa will bleed to death."
"What happened?" Alex asked.
"He shot her." he growled, "This is what we're going to do."
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"Relax my dear." the hitter smiled, "Everything is going according to plan. Agents Shaw and Donovan will meet their ending soon enough."
"Not soon enough." she laughed, tossing the rag at the hitter. "I should've been an actress."
"When their dead, I'll transfer the money into your account." he replied, handing her back her gun.
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"Donovan." he barked into the phone. They were on their way to the warehouse the hitter left in the directions. Monica and Alex left separately to provide backup.
"It's Tom. What's going on?" he asked.
"Has John said anything?" Donovan asked.
"John's dead." Tom replied.
"What?"
"He died on route to the hospital." Tom explained, "I had Cody stay there to arrange things. Anything on your side?"
"He wants Jake and myself, alone in an hour or Melissa will bled out." Donovan explained, "Here's the address, meet us there."
"On my way."