Kaira and Eliot were eating breakfast and talking when Nate called the team in for a new client. Eliot and Kaira got changed. He put his hair in a half ponytail, which Kaira loved on him.
"Love the hair, babe." Kaira told him.
He planted a kiss on her lips as they exited.
"Thanks. You look amazing as always." Eliot said.
Kaira smiled as they got in the car and arrived at the headquarters.
They sat down as the couple told their story.
"Allen Haldeman laughed us out of his offices." The woman said.
"They said there was no way to link the fertilizer in the water to Ashley's death." The man said.
"Because of her preexisting condition." Nate clarified.
"She had a thyroid problem. But that had nothing to do with her lungs, her heart. And they found these... masses in her chest, and..." The woman said, her voice breaking.
"Our doctor testified, but Genogrow trotted out all these experts..." The man said, comforting the woman.
"Who were paid to say exactly what Haldeman wanted them to." Sophie said, interrupting the couple.
"It's not about the money. I mean, people like Haldeman, they need to know that they can't get away with this. They need to pay." The woman said.
"The problem is, our attorney doesn't think we can win." The man said.
"Burden of proof. You need evidence that Genogrow knew exactly what could happen if the fertilizer was leaked into the water supply." Nate said.
"We've been trying to get access to their research reports, but their lawyers keep stonewalling. Trade secrets, they said." The man said.
"Which means Genogrow has something to hide. Something we can use to give to your lawyer and takedown Genogrow. We're gonna find it." Kaira said.
The couple thanked the team as they planned for an early run on the headquarters to see what they'd dig up.
When they went to go to the building, Hardison never showed up. Just Nate, Sophie, Kaira, Eliot, and Parker. Sophie distracted the security guards as Parker let the rest of the gang went in.
"Okay, our man - Allan Haldeman, C.E.O - 30th floor." Nate said, looking at his phone.
They walked to the elevator and pushed the up button, but it didn't work.
"They're locked down - security timer." Parker informed the team.
"We need a key card." Nate said.
"And I hate to say it, but you know who we could really use-" Eliot was saying before Nate cut him off.
"Don't even say his name. I don't want it spoken aloud." Nate warned.
They followed Nate to the stairwell.
"Target's on the 30th floor." Parker reiterated.
"You don't really expect us to - okay yep we are." Kaira said as Nate opened the door to the stairs.
They went up all 30 floors, Parker being the one not breathing hard. They saw the door had a key card swipe.
"Great. Another key card." Eliot complained.
"I'm gonna kill him." Parker said.
"Not if I get to him first." Nate said.
"You won't get the chance." Kaira said, not happy with you know who.
"Okay, Parker." Nate cued up Parker to place a bomb and sat the timer for 5 seconds as they ran down the steps.
They went through the hole and went to Haldeman's office. Parker picked the lock as they went in, flashlights in hand.
"Corner office." Parker said as they went in. Nate went to the computer.
"Let's see here." Nate said, typing.
Parker and Kaira looked through files as Eliot kept watch.
"So, we're looking for some kind of paper trail?" Parker questioned. "Safety studies research data - anything that they knew the fertilizer was unsafe prior to releasing it." Nate explained before Kaia cut him off. "Or something that proves Haldeman paid off experts who knew the fertilizer was unsafe." Kaira added. Parker hopped on the laptop. "Come on, come on." Nate rushed Parker to try to get the computer to boot up faster. "I'm going as fast as I can, okay? This thing's taking forever to boot up." Parker said. Kaira moved over to the laptop to look.
"Hello, hey, hey, hey! Hey, guys. W-what's up?" Hardison said, finally getting on comms.
Kaira had a calm anger to her.
"Hardison, I'm gonna kick your ass next time I see you, you asshole. You don't bail on your crew!" Kaira exclaimed, showing she wasn't happy with Hardison.
"Please don't." Hardison said, pleading almost.
"Where are you?" Nate asked.
"I'm at the office. What happened - there was a thing - m-my electricity went out." Hardison claimed. "I swear, when I see you -" Eliot said before stopping. Eliot flashed his flashlight on the trio at the computer.
"We got company." Eliot said.
"Okay, I'm hacking into their security system." Hardison said.
"Visual range in ten seconds." Eliot said.
They got into hiding places. Kaira and Eliot hid beside the copier, staying silent. Haldeman was on the phone saying about assets on a plane to the Cayman Islands and went into his office. They stood up.
"Hardison, you get that?" Nate whispered.
"Assets and a flight to the Caymans? He's liquidating." Hardison said.
"Fire walling. He's gonna bankrupt the whole agricultural division." Nate continued whispering.
"If that part of the company ceases to exist, it'll become a mess of creditors." Hardison said.
"Wiping any chance the clients have of winning their lawsuit." Kaira whispered, walking to the door.
"We got to get on that plane." Nate said.
All he said was the plane leaves in an hour, and the airport's all the way across town. Even if traffic's good, we're still-" Eliot said before Nate cut him off.
"These people killed a kid, all right? They killed a bunch of kids. There's no way in hell we're gonna let them get away with it. We are going to get on that flight." Nate said.
"Hardison, can you help us with navigation?" Kaira asked.
"If it means I don't get my ass beat from you, then yeah." Hardison said.
"All right." Eliot said.
Nate opened the door to reveal Parker.
"So, what are we waiting for?" Parker said, leaving.
"How does she do that?" Eliot asked. "I don't even ask anymore." Nate said, leaving with Eliot and Kaira. They walked down the hall.
"Don't bother with the stairs. I got you a ride down." Hardison said.
"Oh, so we're kissing asses now. Great." Kaira joked, getting in the elevator.
"Is it working?" Hardison half-joked.
"Still haven't decided yet." Kaira said.
Hardison groaned as Eliot smiled at Kaira. They exited the elevator. When they got close to the service desk, Nate yelled that something was behind them and Parker said it was chasing them. The security fumbled trying to find the thing as Sophie went with them.
"Come on. We got a flight to catch." Nate said.
They drove to LAX and got out and started walking towards the entrance.
"Hardison, we need those tickets." Nate said, impatient.
"I'm working on it." Hardison said.
"All right, I got two seats in first class." Hardison reported.
"Okay, Sophie and I will take those." Nate said.
"What I.D's have you got on you?" Hardison asked.
They all looked in their pockets and started looking at the I.D's they had.
"Let's see... we got, uh, Peter Davidson, Sylvester McCoy, and I have a Tom Baker." Nate said.
"Ooh. I have a Baker. Sara Jane." Sophie said.
"Perfect. I now pronounce you man and wife. Now go on and kiss that bride." Hardison said.
Nate and Sophie put on wedding rings to match the aliases.
"And now for you, Eliot." Hardison was saying before Eliot cut him off.
"Hardison, I don't need a ticket. I got an Air Marshal badge." Eliot said.
"What if there's already an Air Marshal on the plane?" Sophie asked.
"There's only one Air Marshal per every 100 flights." Eliot explained.
"Ugh. I know that's good for us, but I so wish I didn't know that." Sophie said.
Kaira found her I.D. "One authority figure's good, two's better. Parker, you're about to get a day job." Nate said.
"How about three? I've got a Private Investigators badge." Kaira said.
"One ticket in coach coming up." Hardison said.
Hardison called one of the flight attendants about a cat she had missing, and Eliot tripped over her bag, which Parker switched out the bags as Kaira acted like a concerned bystander. Parker went into the bathroom and changed as Sophie, Nate, and Kaira grabbed bags. They met with Parker outside the bathroom as they kept walking.
"How did you both know there'd be an extra uniform in the bag?" Sophie asked.
"Everyone knows flight attendants are required to carry extra uniforms in case they get called in to work unexpectedly." Nate explained.
"Or if something happens to the one that they're already wearing." Eliot continued explaining.
"How does everyone know that?" Sophie asked.
"Worked airport security." Nate said.
"Slept with a flight attendant." Eliot said at the exact same time as Nate.
Kaira smiled and scoffed.
They went through security. Kaira and Eliot went through with no problems. Sophie had apparently grabbed Nate's luggage that had, uh, toys, in it (God, that was embarrassing to write). Sophie's excuse was that it was a second honeymoon, and smacked Nate's ass. Kaira refrained from commenting, as she would get herself in a mess she couldn't get out of or live down. Eliot called him an idiot as he went through.
"Hardison." Nate said.
"Uh... uh what's up? Yeah?" Hardison stumbled.
"Are you in my chair?" Nate asked.
"N-no, I - I'm not - I'm not in your - I'm at a desk - my desk - in my office, w-waiting on your call so you can tell me what I can do to help you a-a-and the team, boss. What's up?" Hardison stumbled again.
"Well, you can stop now." Nate said.
"Appreciate it." Hardison said.
"I need you to go back to Genogrow." Nate ordered.
"What for? The assets are on the plane. We grab the money, give it to the client. They don't even need to go ahead with the lawsuit." Hardison said.
"We are taking the company down, Hardison. Not the EPA, us. Go back and dig up what you can. Anything related to safety studies, research documents, or evidence of bribes, find it. Find our smoking gun." Kaira ordered.
Nate looked at her proud.
"I'm on it." Hardison said.
"And, Hardison?" Nate said.
"Yeah?" Hardison questioned.
"Don't forget to turn off my computer." Nate said.
"Well, how in the hell..." Hardison said.
Kaira followed Eliot in the plane and sat down near him. They exchanged subtle looks. Parker went through her routine, which went bad.
"All right, Nate. We're here. Now what?" Eliot questioned.
"Uh, yeah, well, first we have to figure out what we're looking for and who's got it. Then we have to steal it and get off the plane without anyone noticing. And we have to do that before the plane lands in... five and a half hours." Nate said.
"So... business as usual, then." Sophie said.
The captain got the plane off the ground as they started the flight to the Caymans. Eliot had a guy sleeping on him, which he shoved to the other side.
"Want me to sit in his seat, cowboy?" Kaira flirted a bit.
"Please I am literally begging you." Eliot said.
He woke the guy up and asked if he could move to where Kaira had been seated. She sat down next to Eliot and they looked at each other, scanning the surroundings for anything. It was a habit. Parker showed that her people skills need work when she talked to a passenger and was rude.
"Parker, I've told you before you have to be nicer to people on these jobs." Kaira said.
"Ugh, why can we still hear her, anyway? I thought these things would stop working once we were in the air." Sophie said.
"Your welcome. If you're curious, I hacked from the plane's wi-fi connection and piggybacked our signal onto it. The comms will work as long as you guys stay on this side of the atmosphere." Hardison explained.
"Thank you. Just keep us posted on what you find at Genogrow." Kaira said.
Her and Eliot held hands on the arm of the chair, exchanging flirty glances at each other. "Hardison, where are you?" Nate asked.
"About to head in." Hardison answered.
"What's your plan? Do you need Parker to walk you through-" Nate asked before Hardison cut him off.
"Don't worry about it. I got this." Hardison said.
Kaira rolled her eyes as Eliot chuckled. Hardison made his way in. Messy, but he got in.
"This is impossible. It could be anyone." Parker said.
"Not anyone. No, we can rule out the elderly, anyone with kids, everyone under 25." Nate said.
"We count 14 possibles in coach." Eliot reported.
"Yeah, and six more in first class." Sophie said.
"That gives us 20 possibles." Kaira said.
"If Haldeman's entrusting his assets to a courier, I'm guessing he's gonna pay for the extra legroom." Sophie said.
"So we should focus on carry-on. No one checks bags full of cash." Nate said.
"Might not be cash." Parker said.
"What's it gonna be, Parker? Gold bars? They don't exactly travel well." Eliot quipped.
"No, Parker has a point. We could be looking at travelers checks or bearer bonds. Just something paper that packs light." Kaira explained.
"Exactly, Kaira." Nate said.
"Got it." Eliot said.
He got up as he checked the carry on compartment. Parker was throwing snacks on people as she checked coach. Kaira glared at Parker.
"Parker." Kaira warned.
Parker glared at her and Eliot as they finished looking through the bags. Kaira got up and looked through the stuff above her seat compartment. Someone glared at her, wondering what she was doing.
"Sorry. I could've sworn my boyfriend put my meds in his bag before we left earlier. Trying to find his bag." Kaira brushed them off.
Hardison was talking with a woman at Genogrow and revealed why he wasn't at the job earlier.
"Hardison. You bailed on the job because you were up all night playing a game?" Nate questioned.
Kaira groaned a bit.
"First off, game is hardly adequate, okay?" Hardison quipped, whispering.
"Have you even gotten into Haldeman's office, or have you found a way to screw that up, too?" Nate said.
"I'll figure something out." Hardison said.
"You can't skate by on talent and luck forever." Nate said.
"What's up with everyone being grumpy on this job? Do ya'll need to get laid or something. Well, besides Eliot. I know he's getting laid." Kaira said, smugly as Eliot got flustered.
"Real mature." Nate said, unamused.
Kaira helped a still flustered Eliot calm down.
"Woman, I did not just hear you say that." Hardison said, uncomfortable.
"Yeah, I did." Kaira quipped, whispering.
"Y'all are nasty." Hardison said.
"What? At least I'm getting laid." Kaira retorted as Hardison groaned.
"Please, focus, Kaira. Keep that stuff off the comms." Nate ordered, trying to bring everyone in line.
"Sorry, boss." Kaira said.
Hardison faked a meeting and got into Haldeman's office.
"Hatbox full of Euros, pouch of uncut diamonds, and a stolen Stradivarius. Now, I've never lifted one of those." Parker said.
"Parker..." Nate was about to scold Parker when Sophie started talking.
"This is insane. Between the five of us, we've found millions of dollars of merchandise. None of it belongs to Genogrow." Sophie said, surprised.
"Cayman Islands - thieves holiday. Go for the tan, stay for the tax shelter. Haldeman's not the only bad guy doing business there." Nate said.
Kaira and Eliot were still in their seats.
"Guys, I got something. I've been cross-checking the flight's passenger manifest with Genogrow's company roster. I got two hits - Dan Erlick, head of security, ex-Navy Seal. Been with the company for the last six years. And Marissa Devins, an accountant. She's only been with the company about ten months. Weird thing is, they're not seated together. I mean, Erlick is in first class, the accountant's in coach." Hardison informed them.
Kaira was thinking.
"Well, it could just be a coincidence they're on the same flight." Sophie said.
"Then how come both seats were paid for by the same corporate credit card at the exact same time?" Hardison questioned.
"Divide and conquer. Okay, Erlick's in first class, Sophie and I will take him. Seems likely he's our guy. Parker stay with the accountant, just in case." Nate ordered.
"Nate, can we at least take the diamonds?" Sophie asked.
"Sophie..." Nate was about to answer before Hardison spoke.
"Sending their photos to your phones now." Hardison said.
"Okay." Nate said.
Parker exhaled.
"Is there a problem?" Nate questioned Parker.
"No." Parker said.
Parker handed the girl a towel and figured out that Devins didn't know Dan and that she was on a business trip, and that no one told her anything.
Sophie and Nate faked an argument near the bar and Sophie flirted with Dan a bit.
"I hacked into Erlick's phone records. And he did call Haldeman right before takeoff, so your theory fits." Hardison said.
"Uh-huh, but?" Nate questioned, sensing the bad part.
"But it's this accountant that's got me curious. I'm standing outside her office right now. I think this woman knows more than she's supposed to." Hardison concluded.
"You know, when we heard that Haldeman had assets on the plane, we assumed it was currency." Nate said before Kaira jumped in after realizing what Nate was getting at.
"What if a person was the asset?" Kaira questioned, finishing Nate's idea.
"Okay, but.. then that means..." Hardison said before Nate cut him off.
"That Marissa Devins is the asset they're liquidating." Nate sighed.
Nate, Parker, and Sophie met at the back of the plane.
"I think we should tell her." Sophie suggested.
"No way. That woman's already paranoid-crazy. We tell her there's a bounty on her head, and she's gonna lose it." Parker said.
"I think she has a right to know. Anyway, if Haldeman's going to this much trouble, then she must have something - some information that could help us help our client. She's our smoking gun." Sophie said.
"Mmm. Okay. Tell her." Nate said.
"Don't say I didn't warn you." Parker said.
"No, not you - Eliot and Kaira. They've got badges - it makes the story more credible." Nate ordered.
Kaira and Eliot looked at each other and got up to where Marissa was seated. Eliot and Kaira flashed their badges discreetly.
"Excuse me, ma'am. I'm a U.S. Air Marshal." Eliot said to her quietly.
"And I'm a private investigator. Could you come with us, please?" Kaira asked, giving a reassuring smile.
Kaira and Eliot guided her to first class. They got stopped by a flight attendant. Eliot flashed his badge and let them through. They sat down in the back of first class.
"I need you to tell us about Genogrow. Your boss is a Mr. Allen Haldeman, right?" Eliot asked Marissa.
"And he sent you on this trip?" Kaira asked.
"Yeah, a-after I noticed some accounting irregularities in our agricultural chemistry division." Marissa said.
"What kind of irregularities?" Eliot asked.
"Safety studies - one of the new fertilizers that the company launched last year. See, the checks were cut, but there was never any confirmation that the studies were actually completed. And some of the payments to the researchers were - abnormally large." Marissa explained.
"And you brought this up with Haldeman?" Kaira asked.
"He assured me it was a process error. That's why I'm here - to audit the offshore accounts and then correct it." Marissa explained.
"Hush money." Eliot said.
Marissa has a confused look on her face.
"What?" Marissa asked.
"Ms. Devins, those payments were not made in error. They were bribes. He was trying to pay off the researchers so they would not testify." Eliot explained.
"What are you talking about? What the hell is going on here?" Marissa asked.
Then Parker walked over and keeled down with a small can of ginger ale, which seemed to be the poor woman's drink.
"The guy in 1D wants to kill you. Ginger ale?" Parker said nonchalantly as she opened the can.
"Parker, how many times do I have to tell you?" Kaira whispered as Parker left.
Kaira took the panicked woman over to where Sophie sat as they calmed her down as Nate and Eliot talked.
"Ms. Devins, we are an interested third party helping a client whose child died because of the fertilizer. They are trying to bring a civil suit against him, but they need evidence, and Genogrow isn't giving up the research reports needed. That's why the man is trying to kill you. You found the safety study that would bring who knows how many lawsuits against him. I assure you, we will protect you." Kaira explained, calming Marissa down.
"So it's a hit. How does it lay out?" Nate asked Eliot.
"If I was gonna do it, I'd have two guys on the ground at the gate, one guy on the plane to make sure she gets off." Eliot explained.
"Well, I think it's time you introduced yourself to Mr. Erlick." Eliot ordered.
Eliot walked past.
"Be careful, cowboy." Kaira said.
"I always am." Eliot said.
"So you and the Marshal, huh?" Marissa questioned, half smiling.
"Yeah. Known him for four years now." Kaira said.
"How long have you two been going out?" Marissa asked.
"Just about a month." Kaira answered.
Marissa smiled as Sophie and Kaira continued to comfort her.
"Hardison?" Nate said through comms.
"Yeah, boss?" Hardison answered.
"I want Haldeman's hard drive. Grab it and get out of there." Nate ordered.
"I barely got him out of his office the first time. How am I supposed to -" Hardison was saying before Nate cut him off again.
"Just do it." Nate ordered.
Hardison managed to get into Haldeman's office again.
Sophie and Kaira went to the bar and got drinks. Marissa had red wine, and Kaira and Sophie had scotch.
"Marissa, you're being very brave." Sophie said, comforting the woman.
"You think so?" Marissa asked, shakily.
"Yes. There's no need to worry. We'll take care of you." Kaira comforted the woman.
It was a second before Sophie suggested her and Marissa walk to calm down some. Kaira saw Dan follow her.
"Hey cowboy, you got incoming." Kaira whispered.
"Copy that Princess." Eliot said.
Just as Dan walked past the bathroom, Eliot pulled him in and started fighting. After a few minutes of fighting, Eliot flushed the airplane toilet and left, and Parker put up an out-of-order sign.
Sophie took Marissa to her seat as Kaira went back to her seat with Nate, Sophie, and Eliot.
"Everything is gonna be fine." Sophie said.
"Maybe not." Hardison said, causing the gang on the plane to perk up.
"I found Haldeman's laptop. You know what? He has a hidden compartment right under his desk. It's actually - it's pretty cool. It's right up under -" Hardison started ranting.
"Hardison!" Nate exclaimed, bringing Hardison back in line.
"Okay, um, I accessed his e-mails. A few hours ago, he made a stop payment on a fund transfer... to Dan Erlick." Hardison informed them.
"The guy Eliot took out?" Kaira questioned.
"And that's not all. I ran some backtrace on a few phone calls Haldeman made. Any guess as to who?" Hardison said.
"How about someone in the Caymans?" Nate answered.
"Bingo." Hardison confirmed.
Sophie ran up to them.
"Erlick's his head of security. No reason why Haldeman should be talking to these guys directly." Eliot said.
"Unless... Marissa Devins is not the only one on that hit list. Haldeman is gonna take out both of them. Getting rid of the evidence and the guy in charge of covering it up." Nate said.
"Erlick's a pro. He had a ceramic knife. If anything was going down, he'd sniff 'em out when he saw them coming." Eliot informed them.
"How would they do it?" Nate asked.
"Bring down the plane they're on." Kaira answered.
"You mean bring down the plane we're on?" Sophie questioned.
"Shit!" Kaira exclaimed, quietly.
"Eliot, get everyone back to their seats." Kaira ordered.
Eliot did just that. "There's no way Haldeman would go this far." Sophie said, shocked at what was happening.
"Billions of dollars, decades of jail time." Nate said.
"That'll make any man desperate enough." Kaira said, trying to keep calm.
"Look, if you're right about this, we got to get this plane down on the ground right now. We have to tell the pilots." Sophie suggested.
"No, we can't yet. Not until we know what Haldeman's plan is." Kaira said.
"How would you get a bomb on the plane?" Nate asked Eliot.
"Cargo hold, post-screening - in Erlick's bag or the accountant's luggage." Eliot said.
Parker was leaving. Kaira grabbed her hand.
"Parker, look for the bomb in the cargo hold. Nate, Eliot, talk to Erlick." Kaira ordered.
The boys walked to the bathroom as Kaira stayed on her seat. Eliot was heard trying to get Dan to wake up.
"Let me guess, hit him too hard, cowboy?" Kaira retorted.
"When I knock people out, they tend to stay out." Eliot quipped.
"Figured." Kaira quipped.
Eliot found a luggage tag. Eliot grabbed the knife as he left. Parker got in the luggage hold, citing a medical emergency with an asthma inhaler that needed to be found. Kaira went up to Marissa.
"Marissa, what kind of bag do you have?" Kaira asked with Sophie next to her.
"I don't understand. Why do you need to know what kind of bag I have?" Marissa asked.
"We think Haldeman may have put something in your bag post-screening. We need to find it just to be sure." Kaira answered.
"It's red with white flowers on it." Marissa answered.
Parker found the bag and Erlicks.
"Are you sure? It's red with white flowers." Sophie asked again.
"I'm looking right at it. There's nothing in it. Same as Erlicks." Parker reported.
"Hey, Parker. You got your phone on you?" Hardison asked.
"Yeah, why?" Parker questioned.
"Okay, now is there anything that looks like a computer interface hooked up to the plane's electrical system?" Hardison asked.
It took a second for Parker to respond.
"Yeah, I think so." Parker responded.
"Okay, good. Good. Now I need you to find the USB port on the control panel and connect the phone to it using an A.V adapter." Hardison said.
"Where am I suppose to find an adapter?" Parker asked.
Kaira rolled her eyes.
"Look around." Hardison answered.
Parker took a sec to find the adapter.
"All right, and... I'm hooked in." Parker reported.
"What are you doing?" Parker asked.
"Oh, I'm just remote accessing a plane's electrical system from 3,000 miles away. You know what - if you were a geek, you would be really turned on right now. I'm just saying." Hardison quipped.
Kaira rolled her eyes again.
"Huh?" Hardison questioned.
"Huh what?" Parker questioned, unsure of the problem.
"O-okay. I'm reading an electrical spike. Parker, do you see anything around that could be interfering with the signal?" Hardison asked Parker.
It was a second before Parker responded.
"There's something. Looks like it's tapping into one of the conduits." Parker reported.
"Where are you exactly?" Hardison asked, getting worried.
This made Kaira nervous. Parker didn't respond.
"Parker, the device you found - is it anywhere near an orange box?" Hardison asked.
"Yeah." Parker said.
"Oh, god. They tapped into the black box." Hardison said, getting anxious.
"No, no, it's not black. It's orange." Parker reported, still unsure of the problem.
"Yeah, the black boxes - they're orange. Makes them easier to find in the debris." Hardison explained.
"Oh. Ohhh." Parker said, finally getting the problem.
"They've hacked into the flight's computer, which means they have access to the system which means they can spoof the black box data all at the same time." Hardison explained.
"Crash the plane without anyone knowing it was sabotaged." Parker said, getting the point.
"Exactly." Hardison confirmed. It was silent for a second.
"Uh, guys..." Parker said, getting their attention.
Eliot and Nate went up to the cockpit.
"Gentleman-" Eliot got their attention.
"Whoa! What are you doing?!" The pilot asked.
"This area is off limits!" The co-pilot ordered.
"Listen! Listen to me! I am a U.S Air Marshal, okay? This is Tom Baker. He's an engineer. He's a consultant for the TSA." Eliot explained.
Just then the plane started shaking.
"The autopilot's disengaged itself! We're losing altitude!" The copilot exclaimed.
People started screaming as Kaira tried to stay calm.
"Sophie, are you in a seat?" Kaira asked, nervous.
"Yeah." Sophie said, shaky.
"Listen - someone has hacked into the navigation system. They're trying to bring the plane down. Hardison, we need you!" Nate said.
"I don't - I-I-I don't know, Nate. I don't - I mean, I-I can override the software attack, but that means we would have to restart the flight's electrical system, which I have no idea how to do because my knowledge of aeronautical engineering is kind of limited to what I can pull off of Google in the next two minutes, and, brother, I don't - I mean -" Hardison explained, getting anxious.
"Listen to me! You can do this! I trust you! No matter how many times you goof off or screw up, you always come through in the clutch. You're the only guy I can count on in a situation like this." Nate said, trying to convince Hardison.
"Hardison, you're a genius. No one understands computers better than you do. You got this." Kaira said, trying to remain calm as the plane was still shaking and losing altitude.
"You know what? You... whoo! You're right. You're right. I got this." Hardison said, pumping himself up.
Kaira smiled.
"Yes! Yes! Yes, you can!" Nate egged him on.
"You're right. You're - I'm the man. I'm the man. I got this. I'm gonna do this." Hardison said, still pumping himself up.
"Then do it already!" Parker exclaimed.
"Okay, um... Parker, Parker... can you sever all the wires between the device and the black box?" Hardison asked.
"I think so!" Parker exclaimed.
The pilot said the yoke of the plane was stiff. He was about to reset the system.
"No, not yet!" Hardison exclaimed.
"No! Not yet! Not yet! On my mark." Nate ordered.
"Okay, okay. I-I got a lock on the virus. I need to get ahead of it and divert its attack." Hardison reported.
The plane was dropping still. "10,000 feet and dropping fast!" The pilot reported.
"Parker, as soon as the code stops cycling, sever the last wire." Hardison ordered.
9,000 feet.
8,000 feet.
"Alright, my code is in the flight computer. Pull the clip!" Hardison reported.
"Got it!" Parker reported.
"Nate, reset... Ah-now!" Hardison exclaimed.
"Okay, now!" Nate ordered.
The pilot reset the computer, but the plane was still falling. The pilot said the dive was too steep. They needed to land. Nate suggested they land on the bridge ahead of them. Eliot and Nate sat down. Eliot sat next to Kaira. He buckled in and the couple squeezed each other's hand.
"Eliot. If anything bad happens, I just want to say, I love you." Kaira said, looking at Eliot.
"God, I love you too." Eliot said before pulling Kaira into a kiss, which Kaira gladly reciprocated.
Nate checked on Sophie. She was okay. Sophie asked how Nate was. He said to wait 10 minutes and ask him again. Kaira and Eliot let go and held hands again. The plane touched down, causing the passengers to get jostled around. Hardison was freaking out.
Then the plane finally came to a stop. Everyone was cheering as Kaira got her breath. She hugged Eliot, glad he was okay. She sat back down as she looked for Nate, Sophie, and Parker. They were okay.
"Whoa! Whoa! Baby! Unh! A to the geek! Smooth! To smooth! Oh, Lord, I was so scared, wanted to cry, call my mama. Mm. Whew! Y'all cool? Y'all cool?" Hardison exclaimed, relieved.
Kaira smiled at Nate, showing her and Eliot were okay.
"Yes, cool." Nate reported back to Hardison.
"Family. All right." Hardison said, relieved.
"Hardison, you beautiful son of a bitch!" Kaira chuckled.
She got up to exit the plane as Eliot made sure everyone was okay and got off.
"Hey, I want Marissa off the plane now. Hardison, your guy's about to find out the smoking gun isn't dead. Get out of there." Nate ordered.
Kaira got the message as she and Eliot walked with Marissa out of the plane.
Hardison got out of Genogrow.
"You guys almost died trying to help me. I wish I could help you, but all the evidence was at my office, and Haldeman took it all." Marissa said.
"He didn't take it all." Nate said.
Kaira chuckled.
"I wish there was some way I could pay you back for everything you've done." Marissa said, grateful.
"There is one thing you could do. Testify against Haldeman." Kaira said.
Marissa agreed.
They left and went back to the office and changed.
They were sitting at a desk as Hardison grabbed a drink. The news reported that Haldeman was arrested on attempted murder charges and conspiracy. Hardison came in as Sophie shut the laptop.
"Man, I love it when a plan comes together." Hardison said, proud of himself.
Kaira smiled at him as the team remained silent.
"What? I said I was sorry. Hey, look, it all worked out okay. I mean, I was 3,000 miles away and still managed to save all y'all lives." Hardison said, pouring his drink.
The team started getting up.
"You're welcome!" Hardison exclaimed.
"Thanks Hardison." Kaira smiled at him as he walked away.
"Ungrateful..." Hardison said, walking away.
Eliot and Kaira went home for the night.
"So that job escalated quickly." Kaira chuckled.
"Yeah." Eliot said, sad. Kaira went up to him.
"What's wrong cowboy?" Kaira asked.
"That was too close. I can't lose you, Princess." Eliot said, getting a bit emotional.
"I know. I can't lose you either." Kaira said.
Kaira got up and moved on Eliot's lap and kissed him, her fingers pulling his long black hair. Eliot had his fingers through her long brown hair. They fell on the bed as they started removing each other's clothes. Kaira was on top and went back to kissing Eliot. They silently agreed that they were never gonna lose each other. No matter what happened.