Chapter 2

Ill Wind

Phil Diffy paced back and forth on the porch as Keely stood there with the money in her hand.

"Who is this guy, Jason?" He said

"I don't know, really," said Keely, "he looked to be a guy about our age who was just down on his luck."

"Well," said Phil, "he must not be that down on his luck if he is able to give you $200."

"Yeah," said Keely, "I smell a big story here!"

Meanwhile…

It was dusk when Henry Barnes assistant district attorney walked toward his office with a reading the open case folder in his hand. He reached down and unlocked the door with out taking his eyes off the file. Then opening the door he stepped inside. Walking around his desk he plopped down into his cushy desk chair and reached for a pen. Suddenly he stopped short with his had half way between himself and the pencil cup.

There in the corner of the office on the right side of the door stood Jason who was leaning casually against the wall with his hands in his pocket.

"Nice office, Barnes," he sneered

"What do you want," said Barnes trying to hide the fear in his voice.

"You know what I want," growled Jason walking toward the desk.

Suddenly Barnes grabbed for something in the half open top drawer of his desk. Jason saw it and with blinding speed connected a perfect wheel kick with Barnes' Jaw a 38 caliber pistol dropped from his hand Jason's hand shot out and caught the gun before it hit the floor.

Barnes slumped down in his chair unconscious. Jason calmly stuck the gun in his belt and scooted Barnes away from the desk. Reaching into the inside pocket of his coat Jason pulled out a syringe that was half full of a blue fluid. Pulling Barnes' shirt back he injected the fluid into the base of Barnes neck. Returning the Syringe to its hiding place he began to rummage through the papers that were on the top of the desk. After several seconds he picked up a small piece of parchment with ancient writing on it.

Just then he heard the sound of voices coming down the hall and immediately he knew that it was the two night watchmen. A low almost inaudible growling sound came from Jason's throat. Turning he calmly walked toward the corner of the office farthest from the door pulling down on a piece of molding on Barnes' desk as he went immediately a hidden panel on the wall opened revealing a hidden elevator. Smiling to himself he turned to look at the unconscious man in the chair,

"You're so predictable," he said, "but thanks for the info it was a pleasure doing business with you." With that he turned and walked into the elevator. The elevator descended into an underground tunnel that ran under the street. Soon Jason could be seen standing on the opposite street corner watching as the rescue squad responded to the call that they got from the night watchmen.

The next day the papers were buzzing with the news that Assistant D.A. Henry Barnes had been found in his office that morning slumped down in his chair in a coma. Keely Teslow was all over the story at least as close as a school reporter could get to it.

"I can see it now," she said staring into space as Phil was adjusting the position of the camera for her newscast, "Pickford, town of danger and intrigue. Where nothing is as it seems."

"Keely, don't you think that you are letting your imagination run away with you?" said Phil as he fired the camera up again.

"No," she said, "First this mysterious boy who pretends to be poor but isn't comes to town and then the assistant D.A. is found slumped over his desk in a coma. There has to be a connection and I'm going to find it."

"My, Keely-is –going- to-get- me- in-trouble sense is tingling." muttered Phil as he untangled an extension cord.

"What did you say," said Keely narrowing her eyes at Phil

"Oh I said I wonder how I'm going to find the three pronged outlet in this rubble!" said Phil quickly.

Jason entered his hotel room at the local holiday inn, he yawned and stretched then removing his shirt he laid down on the bed and closed his eyes. He was almost asleep when his cell phone rang. He pulled out of his pocket opened it and held it up to his ear.

"Well," said an impatient girl's voice on the other end of the line.

"It's here." Replied Jason quietly. Then hanging up he closed his eyes.

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