Jack signaled her to cooperate. They both dropped the guns and kicked them about ten feet away. The man continued, "You should have just done your job, Murphy,"
She knew the voice, but Sam stole a glance over her shoulder to confirm what her ears already knew. "Gibson? Sir, what are you doing?" Despite Jack's hunch, finding out it was her boss that set her up and wanted her dead was still a shocking blow.
"Both of you, turn around. Slowly." They both turned and Gibson sneered at her, "You couldn't just be a good girl and run a casual investigation, could you?" He sidestepped slowly around them, keeping his gun trained on them all the time. "You had to get Bauer involved, and you went over my head to do it. You always were a troublemaker, weren't you Murphy? First that affair with Travers, now this. I warned you to stay away from Bauer for your own good."
Sam gaped at him, "But...but you're such a stickler for the rules."
He gave her an amused grin, "Am I?"
Sam shook her head slowly, "I don't understand."
"You still don't get it, do you Murphy?"
"I guess not sir, why don't you explain it to me?"
Gibson looked back and forth between Sam and Jack. "You'd like that wouldn't you Bauer?"
Jack stared defiantly at him and asked, "How are you connected to Salazar?"
"It's simple really. Jose was supposed to kill you in Mexico because he knew you were undercover. But then you had to go put Ramone in prison. In the end, you actually saved us some trouble with your virus scheme killing Ramone and Hector the way you did. Jose had planned on getting rid of them himself to take control of the cartel, but you beat him to it. Pity you survived the day though." He shook his finger at Jack, "You've caused us some problems Bauer."
Jack urged through clenched teeth, "Go on."
"Jose and I met through a mutual friend and I guess you could say we have a symbiotic relationship. I provide him free reign throughout the city, reduced surveillance, loose investigations, and advance intel. He provides me with money. It works out well for both of us."
Jack looked up and smiled at Gibson.
"What are you smiling at Bauer?"
Jack trained his eyes on the figure that had snuck up behind Gibson. "Did you get all that Chris?"
Chris's gun was aimed at Gibson's back. She cocked her gun, "Hello Agent Gibson."
Since these chapters are short, I'll put them up two at a time--I'm so glad that someone is liking this, it is such fun to write...Thanks for reviewing to all of you who have, I really appreciate it!