Chapter 6
"I've got news on Bob." Said Tara as she came into the office. She hat to get some stitches for the cuts on her forehead but other then that she seemed her own happy self.
"Is he okay?" asked Sue. Tara shook her head.
"He died in the operating room." Said Tara. Sue hung her head and the others seemed to be depressed by the idea was well.
"Well Bob certainly was a great pizza man." Said Myles.
"To Bob!" cried out Bobby. The other nodded in condolence and continued with their work. Sue turned to look at the clock that was mounted on the clock.
"Its 11:30." Said Sue. Tara came over from her desk.
"I could fall asleep right here on the floor." Lucy said as she pulled up a chair to Sue.
"We should go home." Said Sue.
"I agree," said Lucy, "but I bet you anything Jack will not agree with the idea." They both turned in their chairs to look at Jack, who was also falling asleep in his chair.
"Jack, we need to get some sleep." Said Lucy out loud. Jack was jolted from his sleep and he rubbed his eyes.
"Good idea." Said Jack. Sue coughed.
"What are we supposed to do? I mean, this guy is following us obviously." Said Sue. Jack shook his head and ran his hand through his hair.
"I don't know just give me some time to think-" Jack stopped and stared at the phone. Sue looked quizzically at the phone.
"Is it ringing?" asked Sue. Lucy nodded.
"Everyone quiet!" said Jack. The room fell silent as Jack picked up the phone and put it on speaker.
"Hello?" he asked. Sue couldn't hear the voice on the other end of the phone, but she could tell who it was by the look on everyones faces. She quickly looked at Lucy for help in what the person on the other line was saying.
'NICE TO HEAR FROM YOU JACK' signed Lucy.
"Hello." Said Jack simply. "What do you want?" Silence filled the room. Sue looked at Lucy. She had difficulty piecing together the conversation.
'NOT MUCH, HOW YOU DAY HAS BEEN? YOU HAVE LOTS IN HANDS, ALL THESE MURDERS' signed Lucy.
"There has only been one murder Hall, and it hasn't been who you have been aiming for." Responded Jack.
'ALIVE ARE THEY? I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO DO IT THEN, I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD RESORT TO THIS' Lucy signed and spelled. Another silence as Jack searched for the right words to say.
"Resort to what?" asked Jack.
'YOU'LL SEE SOON ENOUGH," signed Lucy. Jack put the receiver back down showing the conversation was over.
"You'll see soon enough?" said Bobby.
"What is that supposed to mean?" asked Myles. That instant everyones heads turned to the computer screen. Levi jumped at Sue's knees.
"Email?" asked Sue. Lucy nodded as Jack grabbed the mouse for his computer. It took Jack a full 10 seconds before he covered his mouth.
"It's another picture." Said Bobby.
"Who is it this time?" asked Tara. Jack removed his hand from his mouth.
"You." Said Jack as he answered Tara's question. Tara sat up from her desk and came over to the computer screen. Sue followed so she too could see the photo. As she came to face the computer screen she saw a picture of Tara walking down the street with a coffee cup.
"How is this soon enough?" asked Myles, "I mean, the freak has already targeted Tara." Jack shook his head.
"He's telling us that he's after all of us. Everyone on this team, and all because of me." Said Jack glumly as he slumped back into his chair.
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Everyone was transported to a nearby hotel. Guards were placed at every end of the hall way and each room was searched before the agents were able to enter them. Jack thought it would be unsafe for them to return to their homes, because of the shootings.
Sue sat down on the edge of the bed and watched as all the other agents said goodnight. There was a shortage of rooms because of a firefighters convention that was taking place that weekend. The guys were sharing a suite down the hall and were saying goodnight.
"Night Sue," called Bobby. Sue nodded to them as the two men left the room. Tara and Jack were sitting at the table in the corner of the room talking about the case.
"Okay Jack, stop talking about the case." Said Lucy. "You both need your sleep." Jack nodded and stood from his chair. Sue could see the bags developing under his eyes. Sue took a peek at the clock. It was 2:30 in the morning.
"Okay." Said Jack. "It's just hard getting it out of my head, you know, the case." Said Jack. Sue nodded as she agreed silently with him.
"Get some rest." Said Sue. He stood from his chair and looked around at all the women in the room.
"I'll see you in the morning." He said giving Sue a nod.
"Night Jack." Said Sue. Jack left the room leaving the girls to themselves.
"God I'm tired." Said Lucy. Tara nodded and then yawned.
"Me too." Said Tara.
10 minutes later they were all in their pajamas. Sue was set up to sleep on the pull out couch as the other two were in the beds. Levi jumped up on the end of her bed and curled himself into the blankets.
"Levi." Said Sue. Levi gave her look then put his head down. Sue smiled and put her head back. She looked over at Lucy and Tara who were also getting under the covers.
"Night." Said Sue.
"Night," the both replied. With that Sue turned off the light and closed her eyes.
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Sue could feel someone poking her in the shoulder. She opened her eyes silightly to see Lucy's figure standing in front of her.
"Lucy? What time is it?" asked Sue. Lucy pointed to the clock.
"9:00." Said Lucy. Sue jolted up.
"I slept in!" exclaimed Sue. Lucy laughed and pointed to Tara's bed, which was still occupied.
"We all did." Said Lucy. "I bet the boys are still asleep." Sue smiled nad got out of bed and making her way to the bathroom to get changed.
10 minutes later she emerged to see that Tara was dressed and out of bed.
"Where did Lucy go?" asked Sue. Tara looked up from her suitcase and pointed to the door.
"She's just talking to the agent outside." Said Tara. Sue made her way over to the door where Levi was standing.
"You want to go outside don't you?" asked Sue. Levi gave a little bark. Sue grabbed Levi's leash off the side table.
"Let's go buddy." Said Sue. She opened the door and cliped Lev's leash on. She stepped outside to see the hallway was vacant. Sue shrugged her shoulders and made her way over to the stairwell. An agent was standing guard. He looked over at her as she made her way over.
"Have you seen Lucy?" asked Sue. The man nodded.
"Yeah, she just went to go talk to Jack." Said the man. Sue smiled remembering his name.
"Thanks John." Replied Sue. She took another step down the stairs before John grabbed her shoulder.
"Where are you going?" he asked. Sue mentioned towards Levi.
"Don't worry, he needs to go out." The man nodded.
"Don't leave the courtyard." Said the man. Sue nodded.
"I won't. Thanks." Said Sue. She tugged on Levi's leash and made her way down the stairs. Little did she know that she was making a very big mistake.