Chapter 2

The bullpen was already buzzing with activity by the time Sue arrived that morning. Myles and Bobby were reviewing a file with D while Tara was typing furiously on her computer. Lucy had come in earlier and was already at her desk. She signed GOOD MORNING to Sue as she passed her desk.

Sue was putting her things at her desk when she saw Jack wave her over to his desk. MORNING, S-U-E, Jack signed as she approached. Speaking, he continued, "We've got a break on the case. We found video of Jordan from a store camera in Alexandria on the day she disappeared."

Tapping Sue on the shoulder, Bobby explained, "She's talking to someone rather heatedly, and then they get into a black sedan together and drive off."

"Were you able to get the tags?" Sue asked, hopeful and turned towards Tara when she saw her wave.

"Yes and no," Tara stated. "Yes, the video caught the back of the car, but it was too fuzzy to make out the tags. I'm working now on clearing up the picture and seeing if there were other cameras in the area that might have seen the exchange, or the car."

When Sue turned back to Jack, he continued, "We need you to watch the tape and see if you can pick up on what they were arguing about."

O-K, Sue signed, moving over to the screen where Tara was cuing up the video. She concentrated on the images flashing before her, repeating the words she saw. They were definitely arguing. The man wanted Jordan to come with him, but she was trying to get out of it.

"He saying, 'plans have changed…we need to move now' but she's saying they need to wait." Her brow furrowed as she concentrated on the conversation. "She wants to make a call, but he told her she could do it in the car. 'If we don't go now, we'll miss the shipment.' She said okay, but she needs to make arrangements before the shipment comes in."

As Jordan was getting into the man's car, he said something to her that made her snap around with a look of surprise on her face. Before she could do anything else, he'd pushed her into the car and got in after her. As the car sped away, Sue turned to Jack.

"He said, 'Mr. Montega wasn't going to appreciate him bringing an FBI agent but this was the only way to protect the shipment." Sue was worried. "Who's Montega?"

"Might be Marcus Montega. He's a known drug lord," Jack replied. "He brings in his supply from South America."

D approached and took Sue's attention continuing, "He's into cocaine, heroin, and just about anything else he can get. We've set up several stings to get him, but he always manages to get away."

"And if he knows Jordan is FBI, it can't be good," Bobby concluded.

"Or our Ms. Michaels could be in on it," Myles said sarcastically. When all eyes turned to glare at him, he snapped, "What! They could have known she was FBI and the look could have been surprise from learning who the big boss was."

"Myles is right." Putting is hand up to halt any arguing, Jack looked around at the rest of his team. "We have to look at all options. We can't let our personal experiences with Jordan to cloud our judgment on this case."

Seeing everyone nod slowly in agreement, he directed, "Tara, see what you can find about Montega. Where is he? Do we have anything on him that we can at least bring him in for questioning? See if you can identify the man with Jordan and keep working on the tag."

"I'm on it," Tara said, quickly returning to her computer.

"Bobby and Myles, question everyone in Jordan's unit. See if anyone can shed any light on what she may have been doing the days before she disappeared. Just because her supervisor wasn't aware of a case doesn't mean she wasn't working on something. And check with your snitches, maybe they is something on the streets about what Montega is up to." Watching Bobby grab his jacket and the two men head out, Jack turned to D.

"D, you and Sue come with me. We're going to re-interview the store employees where Jordan disappeared and see if anyone can put a make on the mystery car." While the others grabbed their things and Sue put on Levi's leash, Jack approached Lucy.

"Lucy, continue working on Jordan. Check her bank records, credit history, anything you can find. See if you can get a timeline on what she did the last few days."

Seeing her nod, Jack turned back to Sue and D. "You two ready?" With both of them ready, they headed out the door together.