Prt 3
Amanda had spent hours looking through every case file, going all the way back to '69
and nothing. She leaned back while messaging her temples. ' Oh, my head hurts.'
She glanced at the clock and realized that it was almost quiting time. She smiled at that
thought but as she remembered that Billy told her to go to the library, her smile quickly faded
and her forgotten headache returned full force. ' Drat! Well, I might as well go and get it over
with', she thought while gathering her things and heading out the door.
About an hour later, Amanda still hadn't found a thing. She was sitting at a long table in
a secluded area of the library. She was tired and wanted to be home with her family. Her
mind traveled from her work to her family sitting down to eat dinner. She recalled the phone
conversation she had with her mother earlier.
" Hello Mother. How are the boys?" " Oh, their doin' just fine. Where are you? Shouldn't you be home about now?"
" Yes . Mother, but something came up and I have to stay a little longer? I should be home
before the boys go to bed."
" Amanda, you really should talk to them about you working so much. I mean, your hardly
ever home."
" I know Mother and I will. Now I have to go now and give the boys a big kiss and hug for me.
Love you Mother.
" I will. Love you too."
" Bye"
" Bye"
She shook her head in amusement at her Mother. 'She really would be a great interrogator.'
That thought only brought Lee to her mind and she knew if she thought about him and her
feelings toward him then the work would never get done. Shaking her head violently as if
to erase her thoughts, she quickly returned her attention back to her work. She read a few
articles before something caught her eye. She read the article softly to herself :
' Today an assassination attempt was made against Prime Minister Margret Thatcher, of the
United Kingdom, at Speakers Corner which is in Hyde Park, London . She was supposed
to speak on the current economic conditions which are good. According to a witness, a large
group had gathered to hear the speech. The witness then says that the man next to her pulled
out a gun and yelled " Long live Gribuado" The witness then screamed and as the gun went
off the Prime Minister had aready been taken into cover by her body guards. The quickly
dissapeared into the horrified crowd. According to the witnesses around , the man stood
between 6 ft and 6'2'' and had an accent that was said to be Arabic or to that nature. That
is all we have about the suspect but the police say that if they receive anymore information
that they will make it available.'
As Amanda finished reading it, she couldn't believe her eyes, ' the man yelled ' Long live
Gribuado.' She re-read the passage and realized she read it right. She read the articles of
different papers and found that several attempts were made against the Prime Minister
by different men and each had yelled the same things. ' So they are not so new. They go back
to 1979.' She kept on reading and found the same M.O. was also found in assassination all across
the europian boarder. She glanced at a picture of a man caught just moments after an
assassination just recently, ' This man will lead us to the head of Gribaudo', she thought as
she grabbed all the articles that she'd been reading and checked them out of the library.
When she reached the Agency, she immediately headed to the Q- Bureau. She grabbed her book
of itenerary and check on the people who would be in the United Kingdom that week. She found
three names. She read who they were and what they did and then checked on their meeting for the
next day. Only one, Stephen Zonder, had appointments for the next day. ' He has to be the one',
she thought as she headed down to the bullpen.
A little while later, Amanda was sitting patiently waiting as her boss went over all the
material that she'd just given him.
After a few more minutes of silence, he glanced up and said shaking his head, " I think you've
got something here, Amanda. Good job!" He reached over and pressed the button on the intercom,
a moment later they heard a female voice come on, " You want something Billy?"
" Yes, Francine get in here."
A few seconds later, Francine opens the door. " What's up Billy?"
" Francine, I need you to send this information over to the Agency in the United Kingdom, tell
them this man is the target and also send his itenerary, so they know when. Also send this
picture saying that the man here can possibly lead them to the Gribuado headquarts if they
him some kind of deal. Tell them if they need anymore information to contact us and we will
help them as much as we can." Groaning Francine turned as she said, " Yes sir!" She was
half way out the door when Billys voice stopped her, " Oh,and Francine, call Lee and tell him
he could relax, he doesn't have to go." " I bet he'll be relieved" Francine commented as she
dissapeared behid the closed door. Turning to Amanda, Billy said, " You've done an impressive
job, Amanda. Thank you. Go ahead and take the rest of the day and tomorrow off. I'll see you
back on Monday."
" Thank you sir!" Amanda said as she got up and started to leave.
" Enjoy your weekend."
" I will sir. Bye"
*MEANWHILE*
Getting off the phone with Francine, and pouring a glass of scotch, Lee slumped onto his
couch. ' whew! what a day. First paper work, then Amanda and the park, then Billy give us
the news, then heading over to the Washington Archives and then back here to pack, only
to be called and told that I'm not going.....Man, can this day get any worse?' Lee thought
while downing his scotch. He had been frustrated all day, with the whole Gribuado situation
and maybe going overseas but what he was most frustrated at was himself.
' I should have told her. It felt like the right time. That stupid ball. I should have just
kissed her and ignored everything.....'Then a something occured to him.' I'm scared. That's what I am. Scared. Scared to be so vulnerable and open. I've lost everything and everyone that
I've ever loved. But I love Amanda and I want to tell her. Should I just take the chance? Put
my heart out there and hope for the best? What if she doesn't feel the same way?'
All these questions going round and round in his mind. Getting louder and louder in his head.
He grabbed a pillow from the couch and place it against his ears. ' Do you love her? Tell her.
How do I know Amanda fells the same way? What if I put my heart out, only to have it get
broken? What if she does love you? What if I've waited to long?' " Ahhh! I can't take it
anymore." He got up and started pacing while speaking to hiself out loud," This is driving me
crazy. I need her. I love her. But I'm scared....." Pacing for a few minutes more, he stopped
suddenly and turned toward the door with the look of determination on his face. " Well, I'm
not going to solve anything staying here", he stated as he headed out the door with keys in
hand.
TBC
Amanda had spent hours looking through every case file, going all the way back to '69
and nothing. She leaned back while messaging her temples. ' Oh, my head hurts.'
She glanced at the clock and realized that it was almost quiting time. She smiled at that
thought but as she remembered that Billy told her to go to the library, her smile quickly faded
and her forgotten headache returned full force. ' Drat! Well, I might as well go and get it over
with', she thought while gathering her things and heading out the door.
About an hour later, Amanda still hadn't found a thing. She was sitting at a long table in
a secluded area of the library. She was tired and wanted to be home with her family. Her
mind traveled from her work to her family sitting down to eat dinner. She recalled the phone
conversation she had with her mother earlier.
" Hello Mother. How are the boys?" " Oh, their doin' just fine. Where are you? Shouldn't you be home about now?"
" Yes . Mother, but something came up and I have to stay a little longer? I should be home
before the boys go to bed."
" Amanda, you really should talk to them about you working so much. I mean, your hardly
ever home."
" I know Mother and I will. Now I have to go now and give the boys a big kiss and hug for me.
Love you Mother.
" I will. Love you too."
" Bye"
" Bye"
She shook her head in amusement at her Mother. 'She really would be a great interrogator.'
That thought only brought Lee to her mind and she knew if she thought about him and her
feelings toward him then the work would never get done. Shaking her head violently as if
to erase her thoughts, she quickly returned her attention back to her work. She read a few
articles before something caught her eye. She read the article softly to herself :
' Today an assassination attempt was made against Prime Minister Margret Thatcher, of the
United Kingdom, at Speakers Corner which is in Hyde Park, London . She was supposed
to speak on the current economic conditions which are good. According to a witness, a large
group had gathered to hear the speech. The witness then says that the man next to her pulled
out a gun and yelled " Long live Gribuado" The witness then screamed and as the gun went
off the Prime Minister had aready been taken into cover by her body guards. The quickly
dissapeared into the horrified crowd. According to the witnesses around , the man stood
between 6 ft and 6'2'' and had an accent that was said to be Arabic or to that nature. That
is all we have about the suspect but the police say that if they receive anymore information
that they will make it available.'
As Amanda finished reading it, she couldn't believe her eyes, ' the man yelled ' Long live
Gribuado.' She re-read the passage and realized she read it right. She read the articles of
different papers and found that several attempts were made against the Prime Minister
by different men and each had yelled the same things. ' So they are not so new. They go back
to 1979.' She kept on reading and found the same M.O. was also found in assassination all across
the europian boarder. She glanced at a picture of a man caught just moments after an
assassination just recently, ' This man will lead us to the head of Gribaudo', she thought as
she grabbed all the articles that she'd been reading and checked them out of the library.
When she reached the Agency, she immediately headed to the Q- Bureau. She grabbed her book
of itenerary and check on the people who would be in the United Kingdom that week. She found
three names. She read who they were and what they did and then checked on their meeting for the
next day. Only one, Stephen Zonder, had appointments for the next day. ' He has to be the one',
she thought as she headed down to the bullpen.
A little while later, Amanda was sitting patiently waiting as her boss went over all the
material that she'd just given him.
After a few more minutes of silence, he glanced up and said shaking his head, " I think you've
got something here, Amanda. Good job!" He reached over and pressed the button on the intercom,
a moment later they heard a female voice come on, " You want something Billy?"
" Yes, Francine get in here."
A few seconds later, Francine opens the door. " What's up Billy?"
" Francine, I need you to send this information over to the Agency in the United Kingdom, tell
them this man is the target and also send his itenerary, so they know when. Also send this
picture saying that the man here can possibly lead them to the Gribuado headquarts if they
him some kind of deal. Tell them if they need anymore information to contact us and we will
help them as much as we can." Groaning Francine turned as she said, " Yes sir!" She was
half way out the door when Billys voice stopped her, " Oh,and Francine, call Lee and tell him
he could relax, he doesn't have to go." " I bet he'll be relieved" Francine commented as she
dissapeared behid the closed door. Turning to Amanda, Billy said, " You've done an impressive
job, Amanda. Thank you. Go ahead and take the rest of the day and tomorrow off. I'll see you
back on Monday."
" Thank you sir!" Amanda said as she got up and started to leave.
" Enjoy your weekend."
" I will sir. Bye"
*MEANWHILE*
Getting off the phone with Francine, and pouring a glass of scotch, Lee slumped onto his
couch. ' whew! what a day. First paper work, then Amanda and the park, then Billy give us
the news, then heading over to the Washington Archives and then back here to pack, only
to be called and told that I'm not going.....Man, can this day get any worse?' Lee thought
while downing his scotch. He had been frustrated all day, with the whole Gribuado situation
and maybe going overseas but what he was most frustrated at was himself.
' I should have told her. It felt like the right time. That stupid ball. I should have just
kissed her and ignored everything.....'Then a something occured to him.' I'm scared. That's what I am. Scared. Scared to be so vulnerable and open. I've lost everything and everyone that
I've ever loved. But I love Amanda and I want to tell her. Should I just take the chance? Put
my heart out there and hope for the best? What if she doesn't feel the same way?'
All these questions going round and round in his mind. Getting louder and louder in his head.
He grabbed a pillow from the couch and place it against his ears. ' Do you love her? Tell her.
How do I know Amanda fells the same way? What if I put my heart out, only to have it get
broken? What if she does love you? What if I've waited to long?' " Ahhh! I can't take it
anymore." He got up and started pacing while speaking to hiself out loud," This is driving me
crazy. I need her. I love her. But I'm scared....." Pacing for a few minutes more, he stopped
suddenly and turned toward the door with the look of determination on his face. " Well, I'm
not going to solve anything staying here", he stated as he headed out the door with keys in
hand.
TBC