[DAY TWO 11:45 PM]
"Yes ... Of course ... I beg your pardon ... NOT DAVID? But then who? ... Could you repeat that please? ... So the DNA's belong to Grzegorz Ostrowsky, Alexandra Valdez and Jean Devereaux ... THE Jean Devereaux? ... Without any doubt? ... Thank you ... Good evening." Jerry puts the receiver down.
This isn't going in the right direction. If the guy who attacked Grzegorz and Alex was Devereaux, were was David? He will have to put more agents on the case. But first he has to warn the spies. Devereaux is a dangerous killer. He was once one of the mercenaries in the Congo conflict. Whoop has dealt with him before. He takes out his wallet and calls Britney and Clover.
"Britney talking", "Clover receiving", "Good evening girls, I have some very bad news. The man we thought to be David isn't. He is in fact Jean Devereaux the infamous mercenary." The girls know this man. This is real bad news. They will need a lot more hardware then they got. "Jerry, can we have some back-up? We four aren't up to the number of men Devereaux will use." States Britney.
"I was planning on sending agent Devin. You will also need closed cars. Tonight it's just you five, but we can get more men in tomorrow. You can of course get backup from our men, but basically this is Secret Service ground. So when under attack, your first call is to them."
"Will do Jerry." Answer the spies.
Clover goes downstairs to talk to Britney. "Shouldn't we wake Sam and Bob to inform them?"
"No Clover, I think we better wait till Devin is here. You better get upstairs again. Take the P90 for safety." Clover walks back upstairs. Devereaux, of all people. Jean Devereaux the terror of Congo. Suddenly she realizes Mandy could be quite right.
Under while Jerry calls Adams to inform him of the DNA findings. Adams concern is a lot less great then Jerry's. In fact he doesn't think it necessary to provide extra backup. It would only make Mandy mad. This is to Jerry's biggest surprise and concern. He has to make a decission. It's been ages since this happened. This is a decision he can't make on his own. He pushes the blue Whoop button on his desk. A small receiver pops up. Jerry takes the receiver hesitantly. This could prove to be the biggest mistake of his career. He pushes the blue auto-dial button. After a short while a creaky voice answers, "Yes, Jerry?". "Sir, I would like to call a code blue." Answers Jerry.
"How sure are you Jerry? You know it has been since the rocket crisis in Cuba that a code blue was issued. You also know what happened to the head of Whoop at that time."
"I know Sir. This is about Devereaux and the presidents daughter."
"That's United States Secret Service stuff Jerry and you know it. Those are internal affairs. We don't mess with them."
"I'm sorry Sir, but four of our agents are involved with the protection of this person. On special demand from the American President. I asked back up from the Secret Service. They won't give it."
"Code blue, world wide, Jerry. I'll inform the president myself."
"Thank you Sir."
Jerry puts the receiver down. He takes a deep breath, flips a small cover and takes out a key from his pocket. He hesitates. Worldwide code blue has never been issued. He inserts the key and turns it. A small keyboard is projected on his desk. He taps the code and enters.
Immediately the lights change colour. All blinds (bullet-proof) close. The big generators in the basement start to hum. All over the building a soft but high pitched whine is heard. Every employee knows what this means.
In the sick bay, the nurse puts on her bullet-proof vest, the windows to the room are secured with blinds. Alex looks up hearing the whine, Grzegorz is still sound asleep. Her eyes open wide. She calls for the nurse. "Yes Alex?"
"Is this a training run, Sonia?"
"I'm afraid not Alex."
"So, Whoop is on his own?"
"Yes."
"Where are Sam, Clover and Mandy? It's because of them isn't it?"
"I wouldn't know Alex. You know I care for the injured. I'm not that informed."
Alex is concerned. This can only be because of what happened these last two days. Only two days, it's as if it were centuries. Ow, the headache. She must rest. But there was something. The eyes, it ... were ... the ... She drifts off to a troubled sleep.
Over at Mandy's mansion Devin joins the spies. All five are up and about. The code blue was received and acknowledged. They look anxiously at each other. Devin is the first to speak, "We must take her to headquarters. The situation has changed dramatically."
"How are you going to do that?" Asks Sam, "all we have are two sports car and a motorcycle. Hardly the kind of get-away alive transports."
Devin knows she's right. But something has to be done.
