Chapter 3 – Revelations

"Shit." Ethan cursed again.

"Would someone please tell me what's going on in here? And where the hell is Brandt?" Jane asked worriedly as she saw fear flash on Benji's face and an angry look on Ethan's.

"We need to get out of here." Ethan said quickly ignoring Jane's questions as he tried to pull Jane and Benji by their arms. But Jane pulled back in frustration.

"NO. I'm not going anywhere until you tell me what the hell is going on here?" she screamed as she pulled her arm away out of Ethan's reach.

"We don't have time. The bombs could explode anytime."

"NO. You tell me right now or I'm not leaving." Jane exclaimed as she moved back from Ethan.

"JANE!"

"NO!"

"Please."

"JUST TELL ME WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON HERE? AND WHERE THE HELL IS BRANDT?!" Benji tried to drown his team mate's voices as his friend's betrayal came in front of his eyes. Finally snapping under the pressure, he couldn't hold himself anymore.

"HE'S A LIER!" he screamed abruptly stopping his team mate's screaming match. "HE'S A FUCKING LIER. Oh God!" Benji screamed again as he pulled his hair in frustration and hurt. Jane could see tears in the technician's eyes.

"What?! What are you saying, Benji? What do you mean?" Jane asked confusingly, trying to keep her breathing in control. "God damn it, answer me."

"You want to know what's going on!" Benji exclaimed in anger as he came close to Jane. "I'll tell you what's going on. Brandt is a liar. He's a fucking liar, Jane. I trusted him. He was my friend then why did he do this to us, huh?" He said again as his breathing increased. "WHY DID HE BETRAY US?!"

"Benji, what-."

"He's the mole, Jane! He's the one who rant us out. He's the one who's trading IMF's Intel and secrets. He's the one who betrayed us!" Benji said cutting Jane off. He never thought the one he had trusted would do this to him. He knew Brandt was a secret type of guy, but this?!

Meanwhile Dread was filling inside Jane's heart. No, this can't be true... She thought as she shook her head and pulled her hair back before looking directly at Benji.

"No, you're wrong. Brandt would never do this to us. You must be mistaken, Benji!"

"I wish I was, but I saw him. I saw him talking to her."

"Her?"

"The suspect. It's a she. Red hair and green eyes. She was the one who I was spying on." Ethan interjected giving Benji time to collect his emotions. "She's the one who planted the bombs on this floor."

"No." Jane exclaimed still denying to accept the fact.

"I saw him Jane. I saw him with her. They were talking about an escape plan. The women was saying how he needs to leave." Benji said still keeping a check on his breathing. "Since we're onto them, they must have known it's not safe for him stay here undercover anymore."

"Benji's right." Ethan said suddenly. "IMF knows that a mole has infiltrated its ranks. And maybe that's why the people Brandt works for are pulling him off IMF." The whole team was in shock as they thought about their Analysts' betrayal.

"But why would he do this?" Jane asked after few seconds of silence. "Was he the mole from the beginning or did he turned recently? And why the hell didn't IMF noticed it before?" Ethan shook his head in response.

"I don't know." Ethan responded. "But there's only one way we can find out. We have to bring him in."

"You mean to the headquarters?" Benji asked realising what Ethan wants to do.

"Yes. That's the only option we have. We need to know who he works for or how long he's been trading secrets for. We need to capture him. The secretary will know what to do with him."

"But that's impossible. For all we could know, he's already gone."

"Maybe or maybe not." That's when they heard heavy footsteps coming from the same corridor that Benji was running out of.

"Ethan! Jane?!" They all heard the unmistakable voice of William Brandt coming closer.

"That must be him." Ethan said quietly as he looked pointedly at his team mate. "Act natural. We need to catch him."

"But-"Jane started.

"No. accept the truth." Ethan ordered as they heard Brandt nearing there position. In reality, Ethan was very much hurt by Brandt's betrayal. He trusted the analyst and considered him as part of the family. He always had a bad luck in trusting people. No matter how hard he tries, he always gets betrayed.

"Are you sure about this?" Benji asked as he wiped his tears. He's not ashamed to admit that he was crying a little.

"Yes." Ethan nodded just as Brandt came into view.

"Oh, thank god you're all okay." They heard Brandt say as he came into their view. "This place is rigged with bombs. We need to get out here now!" Brandt screamed just as they heard a loud exploding sound in the distance.