Chapter 3
Surprisingly, Jason was able to identify the woman before K.A.I.S.Y.
Where K.A.I.S.Y. had a nearly limitless amount of faces to sift through, Jason had a much more limited amount of information to sort through. It still took Jason a couple of days to find her.
While he was certain he had seen her photo in a magazine, he didn't know which one. He was subscribing to several, mostly dealing with psychology and medicine.
He began with the most recent magazines and worked his way backwards through each, up to a year.
He found the photo in a psychology magazine dated five months previously.
He hadn't originally read the article the photo was tied to, as it hadn't dealt with post traumatic stress syndrom.
The title of the article caused him to suck in his breath. Wonder Drug, or Brain Washing? Jason quickly read through the article. Dr. Gloria Stalov had created her so called wonder drug to help addicts overcome their addictions, or so proponents of the drug purported. Opponents of the drug claimed that it opened the recipient's mind to brain washing. Anyone given this drug could be in essence programmed to do anything the person administering it wanted them to do. It was so powerful that one dose was all that was needed and the recipient's mind would be open to commands within several minutes. While the drug did eventually wear off, it took several months.
Magazine in hand, Jason set off in search of Michaela. Having no solid leads, Michaela hadn't left the F.L.A.G. premises, but she could still be just about anywhere on the large property.
He found her out front of the mansion, jogging around the perimeter of the large lawn. Casey was jogging with her. When they saw him, they both cut across the lawn.
Michaela scooped up a towel from the ground nearby and blotted her sweaty face and neck.
If Jason hadn't known what Casey was, he would have found it extremely odd that the other "man" wasn't sweating.
Jason handed Michaela the magazine, and told her his fears about her mother.
"Brain washed!" Michaela exclaimed in frustration. She took the magazine and skimmed the article.
Handing the magazine to Casey, she said, "Find out everything you can about Dr. Gloria Stalov."
Casey scanned the article and gave the magazine back to Michaela, who stared at the picture of Dr. Stalov.
Turning back to Jason, Michaela said, "Find out everything you can about that 'wonder drug.' Especially find out if there's an antidote. If not, get R & D on it."
"Sure, no problem," Jason responded, happy to have something to occupy his mind.
Giving Jason a quick, "Thanks!" Michaela sprinted toward the front doors of the mansion, Casey right behind her.
"What is it?" he asked, having sensed her sudden change in heart beat and blood pressure.
"That woman's name, Stalov. I know I've heard it before. One of Mom's old cases..."
Casey stopped in his tracks. Michaela stopped, turning towards him.
"No, not one of your mom's old cases. Dr. Gil Stalov. When you were four, he kidnaped your mom and K.I.T.T. Used your mom to gain entrance to K.I.T.T., then tried to program him to override his primary programming."
K.A.I.S.Y. had access to all of F.L.A.G.'s computers, which contained files on everything that Carlee and K.I.T.T. had ever done.
A quick Internet search confirmed what K.A.I.S.Y. had feared. "Gloria Stalov is Gil Stalov's daughter." A grave look clouded Casey's handsome features, "Gil Stalov broke out of prison last week."
"I want to know all properties in either Stalovs' name," Michaela directed, as she headed off to shower and change.