Chapter Five

Three hours later…

FBI war room

Charlie was looking through other papers for his equation when Colby walked in and the agent could tell that the professor was hard at work. He saw that the professor had written on all of the white boards and had clearly been looking over the documents quite a bit in order to adjust his equations but he looked like he was getting somewhere.

"Hey, Charlie, everything is coming along okay?" Colby asked, hoping they might be able to find an answer in the mix.

"Actually, yes." Charlie said as he turned to face his friend, "I think I am getting close to figuring out the connection between the two witnesses and why someone would have them killed."

"That's great Charlie, when do you think you will be able to present your findings?" Colby asked, as he was eager to also talk to Charlie about his own work on the case but wanted to wait until Charlie was done on his end.

"I think in a few minutes I'll be done with the math and then we can compare notes on the case." Charlie said with a smile, a real one that Colby hadn't seen in months.

"That's great to hear Charlie, I'll let the others know about your progress, thanks Charlie." Colby said, smiling back at his friend.

Charlie looked pleased as he went back to work while Colby went to go talk to the other agents about the case.

CalSci…

Amita sighed as she finished grading research papers before her next class, thinking about Charlie doing consulting for the FBI again. She was happy to be honest, as she knew that Charlie had missed consulting for the FBI but it wouldn't be the same without Don around.

She took a deep breath, like Charlie, she missed Don, as he was a good man who always tried to do right for everyone.

Amita will always be grateful to Don for saving her life when she was held hostage by that cult and hoped that someday that things will get a little easier for everyone.

The professor was pulled out of her thoughts when Robin came into the room, looking tired but better than she last saw her last week.

"Hey, Robin, what brings you here?" Amita asked out of curiosity

"Hey, Amita, I was wondering if you want to meet for coffee after your class and we can talk." Robin said

"Sure, the class will only be an hour and then I can meet you at the campus coffee house." Amita said with a smile

"Sure, I would like that." Robin said, smiling back before telling her she would be at the library before meeting there.

"See you then." Amita said as she got ready for class, glad that she had something to look forward to after class, though wondering what Robin wanted to talk about.