Michelle pointed at her monitor and read the name under the photo of a
swarthy face,
"Vladimir Ivanovich. Bodyguard to Kirrill Shandolov –a Chechnyan assassin – thought to have entered France two weeks ago..." Chappelle frowned but before he could speak they were interrupted by the phone.
He moved to answer the phone, keeping his eyes on the action as it unfolded in the warehouse. He saw Jack straighten up and look at his attacker, determined to rile him some more – anything to divert his attention from the order he had received to search Jack.
'Well, pussy, Is it my turn to hit you now?" Jack asked quietly with a smirk on his face.
Travis growled "Jeez –just show this loser how uncomfortable we can make him" and he delivered a left hook to Jack's chin in an effort to destroy his arrogance. Jack was unbalanced by the punch and as he stumbled to one side, another of the guards followed up by cracking his gun down across the back of Jack's head. The impact sent Jack to the floor and, as soon as he was down, one of them kicked him in the stomach. There was nothing more Jack could do now. He curled into a ball and waited for them to stop.
In the CTU office, everything was happening at once.
Tony picked up another phone as it rang. He continued to watch the pictures at the warehouse and hoped Jack's beating was less severe than it looked.
"Yes Chase"he said as he heard the younger agent's voice
"I'm sending pictures now. Two more men have arrived – they'll be inside in about two minutes "
"OK Chase – back up will arrive in..." Tony looked across at Chapelle who was replacing the receiver from the call he had received. Chapelle put up one hand with his fingers splayed out and Tony relayed the information to Chase,
"...5 minutes. They will attack on your orders. You wait for a signal from Jack or me"
Chase's pictures were arriving on Michelle's screen and she was cross referencing them with the information she already had. Within seconds she confirmed one of the men about to enter the warehouse as Kirrill Shandolov.
Chapelle shouted across to Tony, "OK Kirrill Shandolov is confirmed – get the information to Jack before he loses the wire."
"Or loses consciousness" Tony observed. He passed the information to Jack on an open line, making sure that Chase had the same information, but he was all too aware that there was no way of knowing if Jack received the message
"Jack, your guys are the heavies for Kirrill Shandolov – Chechnyan assassin – and he will be with you any minute now. Back up is arriving outside. They'll be led by Chase. They should be ready to enter in five minutes and they'll enter on your command – or mine if you can't give it."
Chapelle joined Tony at the screen with the warehouse images. Jack was now being lifted to his feet as the other two men entered the warehouse. Chappelle called Michelle over. She frowned as she saw them dragging Jack off the floor.
"We're short of time here Michelle but we're totally in the dark. We need to know how Shandalov is involved. I want you to go see what you can dig up – but first, can you get a better focus on Jack?" he asked. "We need to see what sort of state he's in."
Michelle moved the mouse around, gradually zooming in on Jack. The picture wasn't very clear but Jack was moving. Michelle than moved away to search through the files on Shandlaov.
"It looks as if he is more or less holding his own weight" Chappelle observed. "So he's conscious."
Jack was indeed conscious and was trying to think past the pain to make sense of the information Tony had sent him. How was a Chechnyan assassin involved? They had thought the mole was selling information to the Russians. Was the information wrong? The Russians and Chechnyans couldn't be in it together.
"Vladimir Ivanovich. Bodyguard to Kirrill Shandolov –a Chechnyan assassin – thought to have entered France two weeks ago..." Chappelle frowned but before he could speak they were interrupted by the phone.
He moved to answer the phone, keeping his eyes on the action as it unfolded in the warehouse. He saw Jack straighten up and look at his attacker, determined to rile him some more – anything to divert his attention from the order he had received to search Jack.
'Well, pussy, Is it my turn to hit you now?" Jack asked quietly with a smirk on his face.
Travis growled "Jeez –just show this loser how uncomfortable we can make him" and he delivered a left hook to Jack's chin in an effort to destroy his arrogance. Jack was unbalanced by the punch and as he stumbled to one side, another of the guards followed up by cracking his gun down across the back of Jack's head. The impact sent Jack to the floor and, as soon as he was down, one of them kicked him in the stomach. There was nothing more Jack could do now. He curled into a ball and waited for them to stop.
In the CTU office, everything was happening at once.
Tony picked up another phone as it rang. He continued to watch the pictures at the warehouse and hoped Jack's beating was less severe than it looked.
"Yes Chase"he said as he heard the younger agent's voice
"I'm sending pictures now. Two more men have arrived – they'll be inside in about two minutes "
"OK Chase – back up will arrive in..." Tony looked across at Chapelle who was replacing the receiver from the call he had received. Chapelle put up one hand with his fingers splayed out and Tony relayed the information to Chase,
"...5 minutes. They will attack on your orders. You wait for a signal from Jack or me"
Chase's pictures were arriving on Michelle's screen and she was cross referencing them with the information she already had. Within seconds she confirmed one of the men about to enter the warehouse as Kirrill Shandolov.
Chapelle shouted across to Tony, "OK Kirrill Shandolov is confirmed – get the information to Jack before he loses the wire."
"Or loses consciousness" Tony observed. He passed the information to Jack on an open line, making sure that Chase had the same information, but he was all too aware that there was no way of knowing if Jack received the message
"Jack, your guys are the heavies for Kirrill Shandolov – Chechnyan assassin – and he will be with you any minute now. Back up is arriving outside. They'll be led by Chase. They should be ready to enter in five minutes and they'll enter on your command – or mine if you can't give it."
Chapelle joined Tony at the screen with the warehouse images. Jack was now being lifted to his feet as the other two men entered the warehouse. Chappelle called Michelle over. She frowned as she saw them dragging Jack off the floor.
"We're short of time here Michelle but we're totally in the dark. We need to know how Shandalov is involved. I want you to go see what you can dig up – but first, can you get a better focus on Jack?" he asked. "We need to see what sort of state he's in."
Michelle moved the mouse around, gradually zooming in on Jack. The picture wasn't very clear but Jack was moving. Michelle than moved away to search through the files on Shandlaov.
"It looks as if he is more or less holding his own weight" Chappelle observed. "So he's conscious."
Jack was indeed conscious and was trying to think past the pain to make sense of the information Tony had sent him. How was a Chechnyan assassin involved? They had thought the mole was selling information to the Russians. Was the information wrong? The Russians and Chechnyans couldn't be in it together.