CHAPTER XIII
CIA Headquarters, Langley, Virginia
Carl Reese was walking towards his office when he saw Jackson Haisley. In the past 5 years the CIA experienced lots of changes esp. in its organizational structure. When the new US president was elected and took office, he placed Carl Reese as the new DCI, replacing Tom Gage who was given a new post as the US Ambassador to Norway. As the new DCI, Carl organized a new Incident Response Team which was no longer under the Homeland Security but directly under his command and supervision. Robert Quinn, the former DCI and CIA liaison to Homeland Security was brutally murdered 4 years ago. The killer and the reason for his murder still remain unsolved. The new IRT was still headed by A.B. Stiles as the main field operative, Jackson Haisley as the chief analyst and sometimes field operative, Lex as the OTS and computer support, and David Cavanaugh & Mark Stevens as back-up operatives. Joshua Nankin, who stepped down as head of OTS, was not part of the IRT. After much thought and deliberation, Carl Reese gave him a second chance and let him stay with the CIA but in a less sensitive position.
"Hey Jackson. Have you heard from Stiles?"
"No, come to think of it, I haven't heard from him for several days now. Last I heard from him was when he called Lex to check out CGD Studios".
"CGD Studios? Why does he need to know about it? Is that a new terrorist group in the Caribbean's?" Carl said jokingly.
"I don't know, could be, but Lex said something about Stiles meeting a woman down there?"
"Really? Well I hope he enjoys his vacation. He deserves it."
"Just out of curiosity, why did you send him to Andros Island, why not Ireland so that he could see his family there."
"Oh no reason. I heard that Andros Island is great this time of year and he just saw his mother when she visited him here a few months ago.", Carl Reese said, smiling mischievously.
Jackson was unaware but Carl knew something that only he and Robert Quinn knew and now with Quinn dead it was only Carl who knows of the secret. A year after Terri Lowell's death, the two of them, he and Quinn, got the results of the DNA analysis done from the burnt fragments of the body gathered from the farm. It was a long and arduous process because the body was blown to millions of pieces and was burnt so badly the scientists had to implore new and advanced technology in order for them to make a decent DNA matching. The results were conclusive; the body that exploded was not of Terri Lowell but of William Yun.
Knowing that Robert Quinn could endanger the life of Terri Lowell once more, he called a few favors and had Quinn eliminated. Even the appointment of Tom Gage was a result of intense planning, a few calls and a few sly tactics. After those two key individuals were properly handled, Carl set forth to find Terri Lowell and protect her at all cost.
It took some time for him to find out the location of Terri but his sources revealed that she has been hiding in Andros Island and has changed her appearance and was using the name Katherine McCavoy. That was almost 4 years ago. He has kept track of Terri all these years. He kept abreast about her company, her associates, and her acquisitions. He was pleased with the way her life has progressed despite what had happened. He wanted to contact her and offer her the job again. She was the best OTS artist they had and she was equally invaluable as a field operative. But after thinking things through he decided to give Terri some time to heal.
In the meantime, he was also concerned about his best field operative, A.B. Stiles. After Terri's alleged death he wasn't the same anymore. He was still great as an operative but he lost all emotions, became detached and withdrawn. He became so immersed in his work, leaving for one mission after another, forgetting his personal and social life.
He knows that Terri's death affected him so deeply and being a workaholic was Stiles' way of coping with it. Fortunately, as a DCI he is not only concerned about the success of each mission but of the well-being of each of his people. And so he thought of a plan that would kill two birds with one stone. He ordered Stiles to take a 4-weeks vacation to Andros Island. He made sure that it was Andros Island and not to any other place. The island was small enough that he was sure Stiles and Terri would meet one way or another. It was a beautifully executed plan. He just hopes that it works and Stiles would come back a new man and hopefully come back with Terri in tow.
CIA Headquarters, Langley, Virginia
Carl Reese was walking towards his office when he saw Jackson Haisley. In the past 5 years the CIA experienced lots of changes esp. in its organizational structure. When the new US president was elected and took office, he placed Carl Reese as the new DCI, replacing Tom Gage who was given a new post as the US Ambassador to Norway. As the new DCI, Carl organized a new Incident Response Team which was no longer under the Homeland Security but directly under his command and supervision. Robert Quinn, the former DCI and CIA liaison to Homeland Security was brutally murdered 4 years ago. The killer and the reason for his murder still remain unsolved. The new IRT was still headed by A.B. Stiles as the main field operative, Jackson Haisley as the chief analyst and sometimes field operative, Lex as the OTS and computer support, and David Cavanaugh & Mark Stevens as back-up operatives. Joshua Nankin, who stepped down as head of OTS, was not part of the IRT. After much thought and deliberation, Carl Reese gave him a second chance and let him stay with the CIA but in a less sensitive position.
"Hey Jackson. Have you heard from Stiles?"
"No, come to think of it, I haven't heard from him for several days now. Last I heard from him was when he called Lex to check out CGD Studios".
"CGD Studios? Why does he need to know about it? Is that a new terrorist group in the Caribbean's?" Carl said jokingly.
"I don't know, could be, but Lex said something about Stiles meeting a woman down there?"
"Really? Well I hope he enjoys his vacation. He deserves it."
"Just out of curiosity, why did you send him to Andros Island, why not Ireland so that he could see his family there."
"Oh no reason. I heard that Andros Island is great this time of year and he just saw his mother when she visited him here a few months ago.", Carl Reese said, smiling mischievously.
Jackson was unaware but Carl knew something that only he and Robert Quinn knew and now with Quinn dead it was only Carl who knows of the secret. A year after Terri Lowell's death, the two of them, he and Quinn, got the results of the DNA analysis done from the burnt fragments of the body gathered from the farm. It was a long and arduous process because the body was blown to millions of pieces and was burnt so badly the scientists had to implore new and advanced technology in order for them to make a decent DNA matching. The results were conclusive; the body that exploded was not of Terri Lowell but of William Yun.
Knowing that Robert Quinn could endanger the life of Terri Lowell once more, he called a few favors and had Quinn eliminated. Even the appointment of Tom Gage was a result of intense planning, a few calls and a few sly tactics. After those two key individuals were properly handled, Carl set forth to find Terri Lowell and protect her at all cost.
It took some time for him to find out the location of Terri but his sources revealed that she has been hiding in Andros Island and has changed her appearance and was using the name Katherine McCavoy. That was almost 4 years ago. He has kept track of Terri all these years. He kept abreast about her company, her associates, and her acquisitions. He was pleased with the way her life has progressed despite what had happened. He wanted to contact her and offer her the job again. She was the best OTS artist they had and she was equally invaluable as a field operative. But after thinking things through he decided to give Terri some time to heal.
In the meantime, he was also concerned about his best field operative, A.B. Stiles. After Terri's alleged death he wasn't the same anymore. He was still great as an operative but he lost all emotions, became detached and withdrawn. He became so immersed in his work, leaving for one mission after another, forgetting his personal and social life.
He knows that Terri's death affected him so deeply and being a workaholic was Stiles' way of coping with it. Fortunately, as a DCI he is not only concerned about the success of each mission but of the well-being of each of his people. And so he thought of a plan that would kill two birds with one stone. He ordered Stiles to take a 4-weeks vacation to Andros Island. He made sure that it was Andros Island and not to any other place. The island was small enough that he was sure Stiles and Terri would meet one way or another. It was a beautifully executed plan. He just hopes that it works and Stiles would come back a new man and hopefully come back with Terri in tow.