Chapter 23: Following the Trail
Hannibal arrived at the compound and found BA and Face in the living room, "Hey guys, what's up?"
"We have a good shot at getting back on schedule with the gym construction," BA said, looking pleased, "I met with all the subs yesterday, and we reworked the construction schedule, doubling up where possible. I'm guessin' we might even get done ahead of schedule."
Face was grinning like a Cheshire cat, "And the recruiting is going better than I could have hoped," he said, "The ads just went in this morning, and I've already had calls from three candidates, all of whom have faxed in their resumes," he held the papers out to Hannibal triumphantly.
Hannibal grinned, "I love it when a plan comes together!"
Nancy called Tam, next, "Hey Tam - I've got another request . . ."
"Girl, you are gonna owe me a huge 8-course, down-home meal by the time you're done," Tam said teasingly.
Nancy laughed, "You make it sound like a chore," she said warmly.
"Whatcha need?" Tam asked.
"I need to know flight information for Sam Germaine, October or November of last year, from LAX into either Dulles or National."
"Let me pull that up, now," Tam said, "I'm gettin' pretty fast at surfing these airline records with your little assignments."
A few minutes later, Tam had what Nancy was looking for, "Sam Germaine, flew into Dulles from LAX on October 20, and . . . let's see," Tam was quiet for another couple minutes, "Yep, here he is, flew back out October 27 - in town for a week. Is that what you needed?"
"That's it, Tam," Nancy said, "Thanks a lot. You let me know the time and place, and the meal is on me!"
Again, Nancy didn't put down the phone, but immediately dialed Casey Case at CIA Internal Affairs, "Hi Casey," she said when he answered, "Still speaking to me?"
Casey sounded pretty cheerful, "I figgered I'd be hearing from you," he said, "When do you want that lunch I promised you?"
Nancy was a little confused, "Well, I don't know . . .?"
Casey let out a bark or laughter, "You don't even know, do you? They picked up Caswell just a little while ago for the Columbia Cartel incident. You were right - he was the guilty one. LaSalle's in the clear now."
Nancy felt her heart skip a beat, this meant that if she couldn't pull some evidence of her suspicions together, a man she felt certain was innocent was going to pay. She had a feeling that LaSalle had left a long line of them in his wake, "Casey, I need some information," she said seriously.
"What's up kiddo, you don't sound too happy . . ." Casey said.
"I need to know if a Sam Germaine visited the CIA headquarters, between October 20 and October 27 of last year, and who he visited if he did."
"Sam Germaine," Nancy could tell from his tone that he was writing the name down, "October 20 to 27. This will take me a little bit to look up . . . are you going to tell me why you need to know?"
Nancy grinned, "Maybe . . . when you take me out to lunch!"