Chapter 3
Juliet pulled up in front of the video rental store, got out of her car and started to walk in when she was approached by two men in black suits.
"Detective O'Hara"
"Yes" said Juliet cautiously
"We are going to need you to come with us." Says Briggs
"Excuse me, I'm not going anywhere with you" Juliet states now very alert.
"My name is Agent Briggs and this is Agent Seltka of the F.B.I., and we need to confer with you about a case – we have already met with your superiors – Chief Vick and Detective Lassiter"
"What kind of case and shouldn't we have met at the station?"
"This is a classified case and we would have met at the station had it not been your day off!" says Briggs getting aggravated.
"Well excuse me for being forced into taking a day off!"
"Ms. O'Hara, we really could use your help with this case, but I am afraid we can not discuss the details out here in the open public. If you would take a ride with us around the block we will tell you about the case, you can make up your mind, and if you chose not to take this case we will bring you right back her and you can get out and resume the rest of your day off. Sound fair?"
"I will need to see identification before I go anywhere!"
They show her their badges.
"Fine, you have half an hour."
INSIDE GUS' CAR ON THE WAY TO JULIET'S HOUSE
"Shawn stop driving like a maniac, we won't be able to help her if we are dead!"
Shawn didn't respond.
"Shawn!" yelled Gus
"What?" said a startled Shawn
"Didn't you hear what I said?"
"What would that be Gus?"
"Slow down!" said Gus a little calmer that before.
"OK, OK all you had to do was ask!" said Shawn as he slowed down to a much safer speed.
"Shawn, what exactly are we trying to stop Juliet from doing?"
"I heard Lassie and Vick arguing with a couple of FBI Agents, they wanted to do some undercover job. From what I could read off the case file it has something to do with drug dealers and terrorists – not a good combination. And for once I will have to agree with Lassiter about her not being trained for that kind of undercover operation."
"How do you think she will feel about all of this?" said Gus
"Let's find out" said Shawn as they pulled into Juliet's driveway.
Shawn looked around; her car was gone and her lights were off – she wasn't there.
"Why don't we just call her?" said Gus
"This isn't the sort of thing to tell someone over the phone, duh!"
"You know Shawn you could call to find out where she is at and then go tell her there."
"Didn't think about that!" said Shawn as he pulled out his cell phone and dialed the number.
Just as Shawn dialed her number for the third time with no successful answer a car pulled up in the driveway and Detective Lassiter stepped out.
He only said one sarcastic word "Great!"
INSIDE FBI AGENTS CAR
"So will you do it or not?" asked Briggs
"OK, I'll do it."