CONGRATULATIONS JeanneJam! (part 1) Yep, D was the person I've never seen anywhere else. Part two is coming in a minute!
TRIVIA: Why is Sue the best qualified to go undercover as a massage therapist? (I have to admit something, I based this whole story on this trivia, lol) Clue: the answer is just before Jack had his heart attack.
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"Let's see…" Myles said as he looked at the assignment sheet that Peter had emailed everyone a few minutes after AJ came in the office. "Sue, it looks like you'll be going undercover."
"Me?" Sue asked.
Myles shrugged. "You're the best qualified. Tara, you're going to interview for a front desk position." He looked at her. "Don't screw it up and miss the opportunity to get the job."
"Of course. I'll try my hardest." Tara replied.
"We need you on the computer to get access to the appointments." Jack explained.
Tara nodded. "I know."
"Do you think you two could pass as sisters?" AJ suggested.
"I don't know, why?" Sue asked.
"If you were, I could give a recommendation for you both, and say you're a two- person hire." She paused, thinking. "I've got it! You owned your own clinic in Vermont, and when it went under, you moved to D.C. wanting to start over, and don't want to spit up the team!"
Jack nodded his head, considering the idea. "Not bad."
"Not bad! It's a great idea!" AJ complained at Jack, then turned to everyone else. "I will let Cassandra know, then let you know when your interviews are!"
"OK, thank you!" Tara replied.
AJ said her goodbyes, then left.
"I still say I know her from somewhere." Bobby said as he sat down at his desk.
Jack chuckled. He wouldn't let it annoy him like it was annoying Bobby. He walked over to Sue. "You doing anything this weekend?" he said when she looked at him.
She looked away, thinking, then turned to him and shook her head. "No, I don't think so. It'll actually be a quiet weekend. I'm dropping my Mom off at the airport tomorrow morning. She's going down to See your Uncle Bob."
Jack signed 'Wow'. "They seem to be pretty serious."
Sue nodded. "I guess you Hudson men are irresistible to us Thomas women." She teased.
Jack laughed. "I guess so."
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The next day came, and Sue got up early to take her Mom to the airport.
"Now, remember to do the laundry while I'm gone, oh, and the grocery store. We desperately need eggs. Oh, and could you-"
"Mom!" Sue exclaimed. "I'll be fine! You already wrote all this stuff down!"
Carla smiled. "You're right. You will." She started getting out of the car, only to turn around immediately. "Oh, and-"
"Mom!"
"Oh alright." Carla mumbled as she got out of the car and grabbed her suitcase from the trunk, then started walking into the airport. She looked back at her daughter. Sue waved. Carla waved back.
Sue sighed. It was going to be nice to have a quiet weekend for a change. She hadn't had that in a long time.
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"Whatya doin'?" Mya asked Maddy when she saw her sister laying out a bunch of school supplies on her bed.
"I'm getting ready for school on Monday." She replied, counting how many pencils she had.
"You do know it doesn't matter how many pencils you have, but it does matter if you get to work on time." Mya replied.
Maddy looked at her watch. "Oh gosh, I'm late." With that, she quickly got up, grabbed her purse, and ran out of the room.
Mya chuckled and shook her head, then looked at her own watch. "I'm going to be late myself if I don't leave." She mumbled to herself.
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Fridays were always either crazy busy, or dead in the bullpen. Today was one of those busy days. Everyone was running around, tying up one loose end or another, praying that they'd get out of work early that day. When Sue arrived at work, she found it was one of those crazy days.
"WHAT'S UP?" Sue signed to Jack when he looked at her. He walked over to her.
"When we were doing a background check on Cassandra Olen, Tara found out that she was married to Ahmed Areik for a couple years." He paused to fingerspell the name. Sue looked at him, clueless about the significance.
"Areik is a well-known drug money launderer in the Middle East. He has travelled all around the world, and all law enforcement around the world has been trying to catch him for the past 10 years. The only thing is, none of us can get a definitive conviction of him, only speculation."
"So, do you think Cassandra is involved in some way?"
Jack nodded. "Definitely. I think she may be some type of meeting location. You and Tara desperately need to get inside there. If we try to get a warrant and Areik is involved and here, he definitely will go back into hiding."
Sue nodded. "That's if he's even involved on this level. We just might get some of the lower level employees."
Jack nodded. "You're right. I'm jumping to conclusions. And hope." He smiled at her.
"Hey!" AJ said, walking into the bullpen.
Jack looked towards the voice, and Sue followed him. "Hi AJ." He responded.
"I got you and Tara in for an interview on Monday morning at 8. Think you two can make it?"
Sue looked at her gratefully. "Thank you! We will be there!
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"You know, I was thinking," Sue started. Since her Mom was out of town, Sue invited Jack over to her home and cooked a meal for him. It was now after dinner, and they were cuddled up on the couch.
"What?" Jack asked when she looked at him.
Sue sort-of wiggled nervously. "I was thinking that it was time for another clue." Without looking at him, she could feel him laughing. Once he calmed down, she looked back at Jack.
"Maybe." He said, then looked away, deep in thought. Then he looked back at her. "I can't think of a good clue. How about you ask me a question, and I will answer it?"
Sue nodded, smiling. "Is it bigger than a bread box?" she asked, joking.
Laughing, Jack nodded. "Yes it is. Now that's all the questions for now."
"Hey!" Sue laugh-yelled, sitting up so she could slap Jack's arm. "No fair! That was a joke!"
"Alright!" Jack yelled, laughing. "I'll let you have another one."
Sue leaned back down next to Jack, thinking. "Is it something that lasts a while?" she looked at him.
Jack nodded, smiling. "Yes, it's something that will last a long time, just like our love."
They both smiled at each other.
"Alright then. I'm happy, for now. I will be bugging you in a little bit for another clue."
Jack laughed. "Alright. But not too soon!"