Chapter 11: The Reappearing Act

February 28th, 1993

07:37 AM

FBI Los Angeles Office, California

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Detective Jesse Flores let out a long sigh as she sat down at her desk, setting her hot coffee down to the left of her keyboard. She sat back in her chair, pulling her long black curls back into a ponytail behind her head as her tired brown eyes looked over the stack of paperwork she had yet to do. She still wasn't sure how she had made it into the FBI but she wasn't complaining. Being able to access government files alone was a miracle when it came to completing her missions. The office was quiet as agents began to trickle in for the long day ahead of them.

Jesse took a sip of her black coffee before she turned on her computer monitor, typing in her password. She scanned over the emails finding nothing relatively new but a lot of due dates. In an effort to avoid doing the paperwork, she kept pressing the refresh button, hoping something would come in. About 10 minutes after she had first arrived, an important email flashed on the screen. She sat up straight in her seat and leaned forward to get a closer look.

Her brown eyes widened as she stared at the electronic file, shaking her head slowly.

"It can't be…"

Jesse's heart sank inside of her as she read over all of the information, wishing it wasn't true.

"What are you doing, Sarah Connor?"

After nine years of searching, Sarah Jeanette Connor had finally come up again. The Los Angeles Police Department had closed the case of the strange man, Sarah Jeanette Connor, the supposed soldier from the future, and the 17 police officers killed in the shootout. The police had kept up with Sarah Connor for a couple of months after the incident and one day, after learning from a local doctor that she was pregnant, she had run away and the police much less the FBI had never been able to find her… until now."

Jesse's partner, Detective James Ellison, had been intrigued with the 1984 case since early 1990 and on her first day of working with him, he had told her that he was going to solve the case. It would appear that he would finally get that chance in Durango, Mexico. Jesse took one last sip of her coffee and opened her filing cabinet, shoving her gun in the holster at her side. She grabbed her small briefcase and clicked to print the file before she moved out quickly to find her partner.

She stopped by the printer and took out the newly printed papers, rushing to her partner's office. Jesse shoved the papers under her arm as she knocked on the door to Detective Ellison's office rapidly. The dark skinned man lifted his head and motioned for her to come in. The tall, bald man with brown eyes looked more tired than Jesse was and she didn't think that was possible. He wore his typical dark grey suit with the light blue tie and sat forward in his chair. Jesse's instincts told her to skip the small talk and get right to the facts so she did. Jesse placed the files down in front of her partner and set her briefcase down on the ground.

"It would appear that you'll get to close the case after all. Sarah Jeanette Connor was apprehended in Durango, Mexico for multiple charges with one of them being attempted murder. It would appear that your girl is now a gangbanger; armed robbery, arson, and domestic terrorism."

Detective Ellison's eyebrows furrowed with shock as he silently looked over the papers. He leaned back in his chair with one hand on his chin as he studied the words, confused.

"Why would she do this?"

"That's something for the doctors to figure out. We've been assigned to retrieve her and bring her back to the States."

Ellison nodded slowly as he handed the papers back to Jesse.

"I need to make a few phone calls before we go. Search the database for anything more on Sarah Connor. Check Interpol records and see if she shows up. I want to know everything we can know about her."

"She's been hiding for nine years in Mexico with no sign she was there until now. Also, there may be a kid."

"What?"

Jesse nodded as she leaned forward, placing her hands on his desk.

"When Sarah Connor left the States her doctor said she was about three months pregnant."

"Like I said, search everything. I'll page you when it is time to leave."

"Yes, sir."

Jesse picked up her briefcase and drew in a slow breath as she turned away from her partner. She stopped at the doorway and turned back to him.

"What do we do if her kid is there? We can't leave him there, alone in Mexico."

"I'm more concerned with how we're going to find the child. Who knows what his mother has taught him? The only thing we know for sure is that he's at least 8 or 9 years old."

"I have a feeling this is going to be messy."

Ellison let out a sigh as he rose to his feet, adjusting the buttons on his suit coat.

"We'll just have to take one thing at a time. For now, we need to get to Durango, Mexico and have a talk with Sarah Connor."