A/N – Midterms are over YAY! I'm leaving to go home in the morning but I'm going to try and get at least one more chapter posted before I go (in between packing!). I'm surprised at all the reviews coming up about Mike. I decided to go back and re-read what I had wrote, and if you look at Chapter 20, I didn't see him to be calm or particularly indifferent. I know you don't really see him as depressed as Sue has become, but he is grieving for his brother and his family. He is just very worried about his sister, and the way she's reacting to everything. He did threaten Jack because both Mike and Sue, and the rest of their family has been going through hell, and Mike's little trip to Washington showed him that not only was Sue hiding what had happened from her friends, that there was also something going on between her and Jack, and the last thing Mike wants is for Jack to do something to hurt Sue, especially now when she's so worn down already (he obviously doesn't know Jack yet…). You also have to get a picture of Mike, which I guess I didn't really portray as well. He's a big, tougher guy, and doesn't show his emotions as openly as others do. But make no mistake, Mike is very distraught over what has happened, and he's going to be appearing more as the story continues… hope that clears things up! Sorry – this chappie might be a bit short too. I'm really, really tired and have a long drive tomorrow morning!

Chapter 28:

Jack was in the car on the way to the café when he decided that he should call Sue and let her know what was happening, and that he would most likely be late. He heard her soft voice on the other end,

"Hello?" She answered.

"Sue – It's Jack." He replied.

"Hey Jack. What's going on?" Sue asked back.

"I'm going to probably be a bit late again tonight. Are you doing okay?"

"I'm fine. Do you have a lead?" Jack didn't want to get her hopes up, but nor did he want to hide the fact that there was still a chance that they would soon catch the man who murdered her brother and his family.

"We're hoping that we do. Ben French is meeting up with Howie and Bobby at the sidewalk café – we'll see what happens." Jack decided to leave out the fact there had been another murder for now, especially over the phone. He would explain when he got home, seeing as though she would find out sooner or later.

"Call me afterwards?" She asked, and Jack answered without hesitation.

"Of course." They said their goodbyes and hung up, as Jack headed down the roads, nearing the café.

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"Bobby and Howie are going to go inside and meet Ben. Tara and Jack, you stay in the van – we have cameras up; the café doesn't look too busy so we might even get a bit of sound. Jack, you can't be seen since you were spotted last time at the restaurant with Sue. It would be too obvious." Jack nodded and agreed to stay with Tara in the van. Dimitrius continued. "Myles will be out back, in case he tries to make a run for it and I'm going to go get a latte and sit nearby. Is everyone ready?"

"Sure are mate. Looking forward to catching this creep and putting him away for good." Everyone agreed with Bobby. It was time Ben French paid for what he did.

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Dimitrius shot a meaningful glance at Bobby. Ben was already 15 minutes late and the agents were getting anxious.

"Maybe he chickened out?" Jack said from the van outside, to Dimitrius. He spoke back quietly into his wire.

"He just called not that long ago. He should be here. Maybe he's just caught in traffic." Dimitrius went quiet as he saw the teenage waitress look intently at Bobby and Howie, as she walked over to them, a note in hand.

"Excuse me sir." She said to the two men, who looked at her. "Is one of you Howie Fines?"

"I think we have something boys…" Dimitrius said, feeling slightly anxious.

"Yeah – that's me. Why?" Howie answered, as he reached forward and grabbed the note out of her hand that she was offering to him.

"Some man just called and told me to give you this message." She walked away and Bobby leaned forward, whispering quietly.

"What does it say?" Howie shrugged and unfolded the note, reading it out loud, "You thought you could catch me, but you weren't so smart. You FBI guys will never win, and now you're all going to pay the price for challenging me. See you in hell." Howie looked up quickly at Bobby.

All of the sudden, Myles yelled into his wire, which Jack, Tara and Dimitrius could all hear. "GET OUT OF THERE – IT'S A TRAP!" Dimitrius bolted out of his seat and yelled,

"EVERYONE GET OUT OF HERE NOW!" People started running for the door, scared as Bobby, Dimitrius and Howie followed behind everyone else, when suddenly a bomb exploded and the enormous blast sent them flying into the street, the sidewalk café engulfed in flames.

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Sue closed the door to her apartment after having walked Levi. She didn't want to go too long, because she was anxious for Jack's phone call about whether or not the caught Ben French. She sat down in the living room, still feeling slightly tired, and decided to turn on the TV.

She flicked channels until something caught her eye on the news. She read the lines at the bottom of the screen.

There has been an explosion at the sidewalk café here in Washington D.C. about a half hour ago. So far, we have been unable to find the cause of the blast, or who may have been involved. From what we have heard, several FBI agents were in the café at the time, among with 7 other regular customers, and 2 employees. No word yet on how many are injured and how badly. Tune into the news at 6 for more details.

Sue sat in shock for a few moments, her stomach forming knots of fear. Her friends had been there, and now they maybe hurt. Jack might be hurt…or worse. She knew what she had to do. She grabbed her coat, purse and Levi's leash and ran out the door.