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"Keeping the Faith"
CHAPTER TWO
As Jess came to she immediately felt an incredible throbbing in her head. 'Ouch.' she thought. 'What the hell…' All of a sudden a rush of the night's events flooded her mind. She tried to collect her thoughts and evaluate what she could while not giving away the fact that she had awoken. Finally, after absorbing all she could, she opened her eyes. What she found was a dim, dank, concrete room in which she was tied to a chair. Across from her was Colin, chained to the wall and still unconscious.
"Colin." whispered Jess. "Colin, wake up for me."
Luckily for Jess, her pleas were met by a response. Colin began to stir and awaken, groggily lifting his head to meet Jess' saddened stare.
"Oh geez, I feel like I've been hit by a Mac truck." groaned Colin. "Are you alright? They didn't hurt you too badly, did they? Can you…"
Jess interrupted his concerned rambling. "I'm fine Colin. Just a bit of a headache. I suppose this has something to do with the case you are working on."
"Yeah, the Denis Thompson case. He's one badass drug lord with a missing conscience. I don't know how much I should tell you, they might be likely to do more harm if you knew what crimes they committed."
"For some reason I think they don't care either way. They've already assaulted and kidnapped me. I don't think discretion is on the agenda." quipped Jess.
"That's true." admitted Colin. "The man who approached and distracted us was Thompson's number one, Jason Ritters. He handles the collection aspects of the job, if you know what I mean. Thompson's organization is responsible for almost twenty percent of U.S. cocaine intake and distribution. We've been working with the local Narcotics sectors in areas where his business is most prominent and have built up quite a strong case against him." He paused. "I was getting close to him, learning his ways and getting really helpful information. He's a bad man Jess, a very bad man. I'm just sorry you got dragged into this."
Jess just sat there, giving her bow a sympathetic stare. "It's not your fault Colin. Thompson must have figured that you were using an alias. Maybe there's a leak in your department."
"Maybe…" he replied. "Jess, I don't want you to worry. I'll take care of this, trust me. Besides, somebody will notice when we don't show up to work tomorrow. Everything will be okay. I'll make it okay."