The team bought coffee together. It was going to be a long night. One of them had to stay up at all times.
"I wonder how is boss right now." Said Cody, lying on the sofa, looking at the ceiling.
"Me, too, Cody." Monica nodded. "You know, he's cold, but he's always been caring toward us."
"Not to mention he's got the skills and the guts for this job." Alex added.
All of the rest nodded.
"Is the pick-up for Iris arranged?" Asked Jake. Damn the man. How did he manage that negotiation? Even Monica was surprised, although she came up with an explanation: emotional distress for the criminal. Yeah right.
Alex answered his question, "Yes. They are sending an entire team out to the parking lot. The shop manager has been notified. The least we can do for boss."
"You guys remember the first day we saw him? Gosh, that was some personality clash." Cody recalled with a grin.
"I sure do." Said Alex, glancing at Jake.
"And the way he told me to check out the criminal?" Monica gave a small laugh, "I thought I was going to get fired!"
"He sure walked a different path than we did." Cody said, shaking his cup.
Rene remained silent on the side. She had cried when she found that Iris would be released. But now she suddenly felt no joy. Neil was dead. She didn't love him. But after all, he had been a good husband. As for Iris's father… she sighed. She didn't love him, either. But the child was hers, the thing that solely belonged to her.
And now she was coming home! But Frank? He was wounded seriously, held captive by a powerful man. The worst about the entire thing was, however, the fact that none could go in and rescue him! The computer would automatically identify each face and send an alarm sent in to the criminal, who would shoot Frank. She knew the system. Her lover, after all, was one of the best private detectives in the state. How ironic that he had sold the security system to Neil and had given the child to her.
But Frank!
Frank!!
Her head was exploding. She needed to do something.
An idea jumped out like anything.
She spoke. The team listened. They fell silent.
"I don't know." Cody jumped in first. "Boss may kill us after he gets out of this mess! I mean, you are not even an agent for the government."
"That's why they are not going to identify me. I can do this."
"What type of gun can you shoot comfortably with?" Asked Jake.
"Jake!" Cried Alex. "We're not even agreed on whether she should go there at all! It's too great of a risk. She's untrained…"
"I do know how to shoot a gun, Agent Cross." Rene interrupted, "Iris's father was a detective. I know the tricks."
"But you have no experience." Said Monica. "The thing is: you need to understand the difficulty and the danger of your going in."
Rene was firm. "I do understand. And after all, you guys have no control over my actions. I can go right out the door and you can't stop me one bit."
Cody and Monica exchanged glances. She had a point. She was determined to do this. No use trying to stop her. The only way was to help her in any way they could.
"Okay," Said Monica. "You're going in, but only after Iris has returned."
Rene agreed. That was reasonable. Besides, she wished to do that, too.
"By the way," Cody said, with great embarrassment and caution, "Sorry for prying. But what was this thing with your lover?"
Rene smiled, understanding the curiosity, and began telling her story
"I wonder how is boss right now." Said Cody, lying on the sofa, looking at the ceiling.
"Me, too, Cody." Monica nodded. "You know, he's cold, but he's always been caring toward us."
"Not to mention he's got the skills and the guts for this job." Alex added.
All of the rest nodded.
"Is the pick-up for Iris arranged?" Asked Jake. Damn the man. How did he manage that negotiation? Even Monica was surprised, although she came up with an explanation: emotional distress for the criminal. Yeah right.
Alex answered his question, "Yes. They are sending an entire team out to the parking lot. The shop manager has been notified. The least we can do for boss."
"You guys remember the first day we saw him? Gosh, that was some personality clash." Cody recalled with a grin.
"I sure do." Said Alex, glancing at Jake.
"And the way he told me to check out the criminal?" Monica gave a small laugh, "I thought I was going to get fired!"
"He sure walked a different path than we did." Cody said, shaking his cup.
Rene remained silent on the side. She had cried when she found that Iris would be released. But now she suddenly felt no joy. Neil was dead. She didn't love him. But after all, he had been a good husband. As for Iris's father… she sighed. She didn't love him, either. But the child was hers, the thing that solely belonged to her.
And now she was coming home! But Frank? He was wounded seriously, held captive by a powerful man. The worst about the entire thing was, however, the fact that none could go in and rescue him! The computer would automatically identify each face and send an alarm sent in to the criminal, who would shoot Frank. She knew the system. Her lover, after all, was one of the best private detectives in the state. How ironic that he had sold the security system to Neil and had given the child to her.
But Frank!
Frank!!
Her head was exploding. She needed to do something.
An idea jumped out like anything.
She spoke. The team listened. They fell silent.
"I don't know." Cody jumped in first. "Boss may kill us after he gets out of this mess! I mean, you are not even an agent for the government."
"That's why they are not going to identify me. I can do this."
"What type of gun can you shoot comfortably with?" Asked Jake.
"Jake!" Cried Alex. "We're not even agreed on whether she should go there at all! It's too great of a risk. She's untrained…"
"I do know how to shoot a gun, Agent Cross." Rene interrupted, "Iris's father was a detective. I know the tricks."
"But you have no experience." Said Monica. "The thing is: you need to understand the difficulty and the danger of your going in."
Rene was firm. "I do understand. And after all, you guys have no control over my actions. I can go right out the door and you can't stop me one bit."
Cody and Monica exchanged glances. She had a point. She was determined to do this. No use trying to stop her. The only way was to help her in any way they could.
"Okay," Said Monica. "You're going in, but only after Iris has returned."
Rene agreed. That was reasonable. Besides, she wished to do that, too.
"By the way," Cody said, with great embarrassment and caution, "Sorry for prying. But what was this thing with your lover?"
Rene smiled, understanding the curiosity, and began telling her story