Chapter Ten: The Double Cross
The monitor showed two people standing opposite each other at a table and a third standing in front of the door. Agent Smith was standing at the door and Paolo and Khasinau opposite each other.
"That's Khasinau! What is he doing there?" Asked Vaughn shocked.
"Khasinau must be here for the payoff." Vaughn can you get me audio?" asked Sydney as she left the room.
"You're in a dangerous business Mr. Paolo." Khasinau was saying.
"Dangerous but very fruitful, now show me the money, as the Americans say." Said Paolo chuckling at his joke.
Khasinau puts a titanium briefcase on the table and slide it over to Paolo. Paolo opens it and flips through the bills inside. He licks his fingers and flips through another bundle of bills. After picking up and flipping through another bundle he looks up angry.
"Is this a joke?" He said knocking the briefcase on the floor. He pulls out a gun and aims it at Khasinau.
"You and I both know that you had no intention of selling me those tapes. And I know your superiors want me alive so you won't shoot me." Khasinau said calmly as if speaking to a wayward child.
"They want you alive but they never said." Paolo clutches his chest and falls to the floor and starts to convulse.
Khasinau watches as Agent Smith runs over to Paolo to see if he can help. When he reached him Paolo is dead. "Money can get so dirty, you never know what you'll catch." Khasinau said shrugging his shoulders.
Agent Smith standing up, pulls out his gun and orders, "Don't move you're under arrest."
Khasinau holds up his hands as Agent Smith walks toward him. As Smith gets behind him to handcuffs him, Khasinau kneels to one knee and throws Smith over his shoulder. He retrieves the gun from Smith and points it at him. "You Americans agents are all the same." He said shooting him.
Sydney is running down the halls to reach the room where Agent Smith is located. "Vaughn, who just got shot?"
"Smith is down, Sydney." Vaughn said quietly.
"Please tell me he isn't dead?" Sydney felt bile build up in her throat. She didn't want another Agent to die on one of her mission.
"I don't know, the table is in the way and I no longer have audio." His helplessness and frustration was evident.
When Sydney reaches the room she finds Smith on the ground binding his leg. "The son of a bitch shot me!" Cussed Smith angrily.
"Sydney, you have to find Sark." Vaughn urged.
"Will you be OK?" She asked Smith as she backed out the door.
"I'll be fine, go get the bastards."
When Sydney reached the room, the door was wide open and Sark wasn't there.
"Vaughn, he's not here." She notices Sark's black domino on the ground with three disks and a note.
The disks are a gift to Devlin. Make sure that it gets to Devlin without anyone viewing the contents. Sark P.S. I enjoyed our kiss. However, I would recommend not placing that type of tracker behind a person's ear. They tend to heat up a little.
When Sydney hears a noise behind her she turns around and points a gun at the intruder.
"It's just me." Smith said leaning on a black cane. "These sickos use just about everything to get off."
"Vaughn, Sark's gone he ditched the tracker."
"Damn it! Sydney, Dixon is at the front of the castle trying to get in." Said Vaughn.
"Sark left three disks with instructions to get them to Devlin without tampering. I'm giving them to Smith. I'll take care of Dixon. I'll see you back home." She turned to Smith handing him her earring. "It was a pleasure working with you."
"Anytime, Bristow, anytime" Smith said smiling.
The monitor showed two people standing opposite each other at a table and a third standing in front of the door. Agent Smith was standing at the door and Paolo and Khasinau opposite each other.
"That's Khasinau! What is he doing there?" Asked Vaughn shocked.
"Khasinau must be here for the payoff." Vaughn can you get me audio?" asked Sydney as she left the room.
"You're in a dangerous business Mr. Paolo." Khasinau was saying.
"Dangerous but very fruitful, now show me the money, as the Americans say." Said Paolo chuckling at his joke.
Khasinau puts a titanium briefcase on the table and slide it over to Paolo. Paolo opens it and flips through the bills inside. He licks his fingers and flips through another bundle of bills. After picking up and flipping through another bundle he looks up angry.
"Is this a joke?" He said knocking the briefcase on the floor. He pulls out a gun and aims it at Khasinau.
"You and I both know that you had no intention of selling me those tapes. And I know your superiors want me alive so you won't shoot me." Khasinau said calmly as if speaking to a wayward child.
"They want you alive but they never said." Paolo clutches his chest and falls to the floor and starts to convulse.
Khasinau watches as Agent Smith runs over to Paolo to see if he can help. When he reached him Paolo is dead. "Money can get so dirty, you never know what you'll catch." Khasinau said shrugging his shoulders.
Agent Smith standing up, pulls out his gun and orders, "Don't move you're under arrest."
Khasinau holds up his hands as Agent Smith walks toward him. As Smith gets behind him to handcuffs him, Khasinau kneels to one knee and throws Smith over his shoulder. He retrieves the gun from Smith and points it at him. "You Americans agents are all the same." He said shooting him.
Sydney is running down the halls to reach the room where Agent Smith is located. "Vaughn, who just got shot?"
"Smith is down, Sydney." Vaughn said quietly.
"Please tell me he isn't dead?" Sydney felt bile build up in her throat. She didn't want another Agent to die on one of her mission.
"I don't know, the table is in the way and I no longer have audio." His helplessness and frustration was evident.
When Sydney reaches the room she finds Smith on the ground binding his leg. "The son of a bitch shot me!" Cussed Smith angrily.
"Sydney, you have to find Sark." Vaughn urged.
"Will you be OK?" She asked Smith as she backed out the door.
"I'll be fine, go get the bastards."
When Sydney reached the room, the door was wide open and Sark wasn't there.
"Vaughn, he's not here." She notices Sark's black domino on the ground with three disks and a note.
The disks are a gift to Devlin. Make sure that it gets to Devlin without anyone viewing the contents. Sark P.S. I enjoyed our kiss. However, I would recommend not placing that type of tracker behind a person's ear. They tend to heat up a little.
When Sydney hears a noise behind her she turns around and points a gun at the intruder.
"It's just me." Smith said leaning on a black cane. "These sickos use just about everything to get off."
"Vaughn, Sark's gone he ditched the tracker."
"Damn it! Sydney, Dixon is at the front of the castle trying to get in." Said Vaughn.
"Sark left three disks with instructions to get them to Devlin without tampering. I'm giving them to Smith. I'll take care of Dixon. I'll see you back home." She turned to Smith handing him her earring. "It was a pleasure working with you."
"Anytime, Bristow, anytime" Smith said smiling.
