"That's it! He's in Tennessee!" Bonnie slapped her hands victoriously onto
the desk. Several junior mechanics that had come to work on some minor
problems jumped at her unexpected outburst. With a wide grin she whirled
around and nearly ran out of the semi. Taking the mansion's stairs two at a
time she burst into Devon's office. "I found Kitt! He's in Tennessee!"
Devon seemed to have been up for hours, but that statement made his day.
"That's wonderful Bonnie! Did Kitt get in touch?" Bonnie sat down on one of
the chairs to catch her breath. "No, but the satellite was able to lock on
and locate the signal. Now the only problem is WHERE in Tennessee! I could
only get a rough location. That still leaves hundreds of square miles to
cover!" Devon's excitement quickly died. " Hundreds of." He trailed off as
the phone rang. "Hello?.. Yes, speaking..Yes, we do.. Oh.. Yes.. Of course,
sir, we'll get right on it." Signing Devon put the receiver back on it's
nook. Bonnie looked on and watched the elder man compose himself. With a
quick glance out the window, Devon looked Bonnie right in the eye and said
seriously "You'd better get Michael up here." Bonnie got up and walked to
the door, pausing she seemed to contemplate what Devon had just said. It
must be a case call! Whirling she turned to glare at Devon: "Was that a
case? Did you just accept a case for Michael even though Kitt's missing!?"
Devon looked up. Bonnie had expected to see remorse in the elder man's
eyes, but she didn't. Devon met her gaze with the same calm expression he
had always done. "I'm quite afraid it was. Though it isn't a new one. The
police in Arkansas have a new lead for the counterfeit operation that
Michael and Kitt investigated a few weeks back. They need Michael to look
into it. The local police there are stretched thin as it is and the chief
admitted to me that this is out of their liege. Bonnie." Devon held up a
hand to stop her, before she had a chance to protest. ".they need Michael.
They need the Foundation's help. We'll go to Tennessee to find Kitt, but
Michael has a job to do." Bonnie sighed. "You're right Devon. But talk to
Michael first, okay?" Devon watched Bonnie exit and summoned Michael on the
intercom.
"Has Bonnie found Kitt?" Those were the first words he uttered after rushing into Devon's office. He had finally been able to fall asleep though nightmares robbed him of peaceful slumber. Devon didn't even need to answer. He read the older man like a book. "What is it, Devon? What's wrong?" Closing a file, Devon looked at Michael. He noted the dishevelled hair and the tired eyes and wished to God that he didn't have to ask this of him. "I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is, that Bonnie has narrowed Kitt's location to Tennessee. The semi is being prepped to leave as we speak. And the bad new is, that you won't be able to join us. The Arkansas police have uncovered new evidence in the counterfeit case that you worked on two weeks ago. They're swamped as it is and you know the situation there." Michael's eye's registered disbelief as he realized where this was going. "You're telling be to go out on this case NOW!? With us this close to finding Kitt!? Devon, I can't! This case'll wait; it has for over a year, since the local police over there didn't believe the first witness! Kitt and I caught the guy red handed at the local press and he wasn't making the evening paper! What more is there to it?" A buzz signalled Devon. Pressing a button on his desk Devon acknowledged it, gathered a few papers and stood up. "Oh, it's more then just John Myers. Chief Harris phoned and said that Mr. Myers was very talkative and there seems to be more going on at that local gazette then any of us realized. I know it won't be the same without Kitt, but I have every confidence in you, Michael. The semi is ready to leave. I'll keep you updated on our progress. A reserve car has been readied for you and is waiting outside. God's speed, Michael." With that, Devon exited and left a quite Michael standing in his office. Michael watched the semi pull out of the grounds and head off at high gear to Tennessee. "Well, it's good you have every confidence in me, Devon. Cause right now, I sure don't." Michael didn't hurry to the Mercedes and actually starting it and driving off, to a case he thought he had closed, didn't appal to him in the least. He could only hope that Bonnie and Devon could find Kitt so he'd get his partner back.
"Has Bonnie found Kitt?" Those were the first words he uttered after rushing into Devon's office. He had finally been able to fall asleep though nightmares robbed him of peaceful slumber. Devon didn't even need to answer. He read the older man like a book. "What is it, Devon? What's wrong?" Closing a file, Devon looked at Michael. He noted the dishevelled hair and the tired eyes and wished to God that he didn't have to ask this of him. "I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is, that Bonnie has narrowed Kitt's location to Tennessee. The semi is being prepped to leave as we speak. And the bad new is, that you won't be able to join us. The Arkansas police have uncovered new evidence in the counterfeit case that you worked on two weeks ago. They're swamped as it is and you know the situation there." Michael's eye's registered disbelief as he realized where this was going. "You're telling be to go out on this case NOW!? With us this close to finding Kitt!? Devon, I can't! This case'll wait; it has for over a year, since the local police over there didn't believe the first witness! Kitt and I caught the guy red handed at the local press and he wasn't making the evening paper! What more is there to it?" A buzz signalled Devon. Pressing a button on his desk Devon acknowledged it, gathered a few papers and stood up. "Oh, it's more then just John Myers. Chief Harris phoned and said that Mr. Myers was very talkative and there seems to be more going on at that local gazette then any of us realized. I know it won't be the same without Kitt, but I have every confidence in you, Michael. The semi is ready to leave. I'll keep you updated on our progress. A reserve car has been readied for you and is waiting outside. God's speed, Michael." With that, Devon exited and left a quite Michael standing in his office. Michael watched the semi pull out of the grounds and head off at high gear to Tennessee. "Well, it's good you have every confidence in me, Devon. Cause right now, I sure don't." Michael didn't hurry to the Mercedes and actually starting it and driving off, to a case he thought he had closed, didn't appal to him in the least. He could only hope that Bonnie and Devon could find Kitt so he'd get his partner back.