The next day
Cody sat at his computer, looking up at the door every five minutes. He was almost done getting all the information Donovan wanted on Robert Hillard. Monica was writing up a partial profile on Hillard and Alex was working out in the gym.
Thunder rolled outside, then lightning flashed across the windows. They could hear the rain pelting the building. Another roll of thunder sounded followed by a strike of lightning causing the lights in the building to flicker.
"Great," Cody muttered starting to back all the files up and shut the computer system down, "perfect day for me to die."
"What did you say?" Monica asked walking by, "Have you heard from Donovan yet?"
"Ah, nothing. Why," Cody asked nervously, "what did you hear?"
"Relax Cody," Monica laughed looking him over, "Why are you so nervous today?"
"Cody!"
"Hide me." Cody whispered.
"Hey Cody," Jake laughed walking up to him, "sleep at all last night?"
Cody just stared at Jake. Jake stood their smirking, he was enjoying making Cody sweat.
"When did you and Donovan get back?" Alex asked walking out of the gym.
"Late yesterday, ask Cody, he knew when we got back." Jake smiled.
More thunder rolled outside and lightning striking. The power again flickered in the building.
"Did Donovan leave those police files on Hillard on his desk?" Monica asked.
"We met Cody at Donovan's house." Jake said, "Right Cody." Jake was enjoying torturing Cody. Payback was a bitch, Jake thought.
"Boy, he's going to think you still have a thing for his wife." Monica warned.
"Close enough." Jake mumbled.
"What?" Alex asked.
"Shut up Jake." Cody hissed as another strike of lightning knocked the power out. "Great, just what I need."
"Where are the flashlights?" Alex asked walking into the table.
"Take mine." Jake offered walking over to Alex.
"Cody, can you get to the generator?" Monica asked bumping into Alex.
"Yea, yea, I'll go in a minute," Cody smiled waiting for Jake to trip over his chair, "Have a nice trip?"
"Go start the generator," Jake muttered rubbing his knee.
"Cody do this, Cody do that," he muttered, "who do you guys think you are? Donovan. Oh God!"
As Cody turned around to walk towards the generator, a flash of lightning lit up the room and Cody was face to face with Donovan.
"Hello Cody," Donovan smiled.
"What, are you trying to kill me?" Cody said stepping back, "You're not going to hurt me are you?"
"Not yet," Donovan smiled, "but the day isn't over yet. Get the generator working so we can start the briefing."
Twenty minutes later after carefully planning Jake and Donovan's demise, Cody got the generator working and the briefing was started.
"Robert Hillard. Age thirty-three. He was with the FBI for almost seven years. He worked Bank Robbery in Virginia since graduating from the academy. Nothing in his record to indicate any problem." Monica reported.
"The officers who dealt with Hillard's 'disagreements' saw no reason to report them." Donovan explained, "The officers thought it was pent up stress from the job and felt sorry for him."
"They didn't think that Hillard pulling his weapon to end a fight was serious?" Alex asked shaking her head, "That's asking for trouble."
"In other words, we have no leads on who or why." Jake stated.
"Nope, Hillard's record was clean." Monica replied.
"That's not exactly true," Morgan said walking up to the briefing area, "Forget to pay the light bill?"
"What are you talking about?" Jake asked.
"OIG had Hillard under investigation for six months before he was killed." Morgan explained handing the file to Donovan. "Hillard came to their attention when an engraving plate ended up missing."
"How did Hillard come to their attention?" Alex asked.
"The Bureau of Engraving and Printing employee, Michael Murphy, was last seen with Hillard before his untimely death." Morgan said, "Hillard was a suspect for in the murder."
"Did they prove Hillard killed Murphy?" Alex asked.
"The lead investigator questioned Nicole on Hillard's whereabouts when Murphy was murdered. Hillard said he was with Nicole working on the house." Morgan said, "Nicole stated she was at school taking a final and had the witnesses to back her."
"And?" Donovan asked.
"And the day that Hillard was killed, OIG finished their investigation and were getting ready to arrest him for Murphy's murder and theft of the engraving plate."
"And the engraving plate was never recovered." Donovan stated.
"Correct." Morgan smiled, "And you didn't want me to play detective."
"How did you get this information?" Cody asked.
"I called in a few favors." Morgan grinned.
"Does Nicole know anything about the plate?" Donovan asked.
"I don't think so," Morgan replied, "the investigator never put it in his notes if he asked about the plate."
"Where's Nicole know?" Donovan asked.
"At work." Morgan replied, "I'm meeting her there this afternoon."
"Alex, here's the address." Donovan said giving her a piece of paper, "Keep an eye on her until Morgan gets there. Until we find out who killed Hillard, Nicole might be a target since he might think she has the plate. Cody, get your gear together. I want her apartment put under surveillance."
"There goes your sex life." Jake whispered to Cody.
"Shut up Jake." Cody hissed back.
"Cody, I want to see you in my office." Donovan said walking up the stairs.
"Ah, yea, well, I want to get the gear together and start wiring Nicole's place." Cody stammered.
"My office now!" Donovan stated.
"Don't look at me." Morgan stated as Cody looked at her for help, "I'm staying out of it."
"What's going on?" Alex asked watching Cody slink up the stairs.
"Let's just say I know what Cody looks like without his shirt on." Jake smirked.
"Cody's dating Nicole." Morgan said walking to the door, "Tell Donovan to make sure the light bill is paid."
Morgan opened her umbrella and ran to her car. She didn't notice the car parked down the street watching her.
"That's the cousin's wife. She'll led us to Nicole." the passenger in the car said lighting up a cigarette.
"And if she don't?" the driver asked.
"Oh she will," the passenger grinned, "if not, I'd hate to mess up her pretty face."
They waited until Morgan drove past them and pulled out behind her. They followed her onto the expressway and followed her home.
Donovan's Office
"You wanted to see me boss?' Cody asked standing at the edge of the stairs.
"Sit down Cody."
"I'd rather stand," Cody replied sitting down as Donovan glared at him, "or sit. Sitting is good."
"One warning." Donovan started to say, "Hurt Nicole and I will make you disappear. Are we clear?"
"Yes sir." Cody replied standing up.
"With that settled let's get your gear." Donovan smiled patting Cody on the back as they walked down the stairs.
"What happened?" Jake asked Cody.
"Nothing. I live." Cody replied walking towards his equipment.
"Cody," Donovan called out, "remember, I don't bluff."
"I'm going to die young." Cody muttered sitting in his chair.
Cody sat at his computer, looking up at the door every five minutes. He was almost done getting all the information Donovan wanted on Robert Hillard. Monica was writing up a partial profile on Hillard and Alex was working out in the gym.
Thunder rolled outside, then lightning flashed across the windows. They could hear the rain pelting the building. Another roll of thunder sounded followed by a strike of lightning causing the lights in the building to flicker.
"Great," Cody muttered starting to back all the files up and shut the computer system down, "perfect day for me to die."
"What did you say?" Monica asked walking by, "Have you heard from Donovan yet?"
"Ah, nothing. Why," Cody asked nervously, "what did you hear?"
"Relax Cody," Monica laughed looking him over, "Why are you so nervous today?"
"Cody!"
"Hide me." Cody whispered.
"Hey Cody," Jake laughed walking up to him, "sleep at all last night?"
Cody just stared at Jake. Jake stood their smirking, he was enjoying making Cody sweat.
"When did you and Donovan get back?" Alex asked walking out of the gym.
"Late yesterday, ask Cody, he knew when we got back." Jake smiled.
More thunder rolled outside and lightning striking. The power again flickered in the building.
"Did Donovan leave those police files on Hillard on his desk?" Monica asked.
"We met Cody at Donovan's house." Jake said, "Right Cody." Jake was enjoying torturing Cody. Payback was a bitch, Jake thought.
"Boy, he's going to think you still have a thing for his wife." Monica warned.
"Close enough." Jake mumbled.
"What?" Alex asked.
"Shut up Jake." Cody hissed as another strike of lightning knocked the power out. "Great, just what I need."
"Where are the flashlights?" Alex asked walking into the table.
"Take mine." Jake offered walking over to Alex.
"Cody, can you get to the generator?" Monica asked bumping into Alex.
"Yea, yea, I'll go in a minute," Cody smiled waiting for Jake to trip over his chair, "Have a nice trip?"
"Go start the generator," Jake muttered rubbing his knee.
"Cody do this, Cody do that," he muttered, "who do you guys think you are? Donovan. Oh God!"
As Cody turned around to walk towards the generator, a flash of lightning lit up the room and Cody was face to face with Donovan.
"Hello Cody," Donovan smiled.
"What, are you trying to kill me?" Cody said stepping back, "You're not going to hurt me are you?"
"Not yet," Donovan smiled, "but the day isn't over yet. Get the generator working so we can start the briefing."
Twenty minutes later after carefully planning Jake and Donovan's demise, Cody got the generator working and the briefing was started.
"Robert Hillard. Age thirty-three. He was with the FBI for almost seven years. He worked Bank Robbery in Virginia since graduating from the academy. Nothing in his record to indicate any problem." Monica reported.
"The officers who dealt with Hillard's 'disagreements' saw no reason to report them." Donovan explained, "The officers thought it was pent up stress from the job and felt sorry for him."
"They didn't think that Hillard pulling his weapon to end a fight was serious?" Alex asked shaking her head, "That's asking for trouble."
"In other words, we have no leads on who or why." Jake stated.
"Nope, Hillard's record was clean." Monica replied.
"That's not exactly true," Morgan said walking up to the briefing area, "Forget to pay the light bill?"
"What are you talking about?" Jake asked.
"OIG had Hillard under investigation for six months before he was killed." Morgan explained handing the file to Donovan. "Hillard came to their attention when an engraving plate ended up missing."
"How did Hillard come to their attention?" Alex asked.
"The Bureau of Engraving and Printing employee, Michael Murphy, was last seen with Hillard before his untimely death." Morgan said, "Hillard was a suspect for in the murder."
"Did they prove Hillard killed Murphy?" Alex asked.
"The lead investigator questioned Nicole on Hillard's whereabouts when Murphy was murdered. Hillard said he was with Nicole working on the house." Morgan said, "Nicole stated she was at school taking a final and had the witnesses to back her."
"And?" Donovan asked.
"And the day that Hillard was killed, OIG finished their investigation and were getting ready to arrest him for Murphy's murder and theft of the engraving plate."
"And the engraving plate was never recovered." Donovan stated.
"Correct." Morgan smiled, "And you didn't want me to play detective."
"How did you get this information?" Cody asked.
"I called in a few favors." Morgan grinned.
"Does Nicole know anything about the plate?" Donovan asked.
"I don't think so," Morgan replied, "the investigator never put it in his notes if he asked about the plate."
"Where's Nicole know?" Donovan asked.
"At work." Morgan replied, "I'm meeting her there this afternoon."
"Alex, here's the address." Donovan said giving her a piece of paper, "Keep an eye on her until Morgan gets there. Until we find out who killed Hillard, Nicole might be a target since he might think she has the plate. Cody, get your gear together. I want her apartment put under surveillance."
"There goes your sex life." Jake whispered to Cody.
"Shut up Jake." Cody hissed back.
"Cody, I want to see you in my office." Donovan said walking up the stairs.
"Ah, yea, well, I want to get the gear together and start wiring Nicole's place." Cody stammered.
"My office now!" Donovan stated.
"Don't look at me." Morgan stated as Cody looked at her for help, "I'm staying out of it."
"What's going on?" Alex asked watching Cody slink up the stairs.
"Let's just say I know what Cody looks like without his shirt on." Jake smirked.
"Cody's dating Nicole." Morgan said walking to the door, "Tell Donovan to make sure the light bill is paid."
Morgan opened her umbrella and ran to her car. She didn't notice the car parked down the street watching her.
"That's the cousin's wife. She'll led us to Nicole." the passenger in the car said lighting up a cigarette.
"And if she don't?" the driver asked.
"Oh she will," the passenger grinned, "if not, I'd hate to mess up her pretty face."
They waited until Morgan drove past them and pulled out behind her. They followed her onto the expressway and followed her home.
Donovan's Office
"You wanted to see me boss?' Cody asked standing at the edge of the stairs.
"Sit down Cody."
"I'd rather stand," Cody replied sitting down as Donovan glared at him, "or sit. Sitting is good."
"One warning." Donovan started to say, "Hurt Nicole and I will make you disappear. Are we clear?"
"Yes sir." Cody replied standing up.
"With that settled let's get your gear." Donovan smiled patting Cody on the back as they walked down the stairs.
"What happened?" Jake asked Cody.
"Nothing. I live." Cody replied walking towards his equipment.
"Cody," Donovan called out, "remember, I don't bluff."
"I'm going to die young." Cody muttered sitting in his chair.