Chapter 3

Upon arriving at the Post Office, Lizzie looked for Cooper and spotted him talking with Ressler. Approaching them, Lizzie handed the file to Cooper.

"We have a new name. Marcus Frost...a killer for hire. He can make anything look like an accident. Two days ago, there was a car accident...three cars involved, two dead, and five injured. Police are ruling it an accident. Red says this is the work of Frost, who has at least eight, if not more, deaths on his sheet."

While Cooper was reading the file, Lizzie found Aram and got him to run his own background check on Frost. She was doubtful that the FBI would have more information than Red. Thinking of Red got her to thinking of that missing picture. "Who could it be? It has to be someone from his past. Family, or maybe even an ex? WHY AM I EVEN THINKING ABOUT THIS?" Lizzie shook her head to clear her thoughts, trying to focus on the case as she saw Cooper and Ressler approach.

"Alright guys...Ressler,Keen, I want the both of you to go interview some of the witnesses and see if they've spotted anyone or anything unusual." Turning to face Aram, Cooper continued, "Aram, run your own checks on this guy, and I want the files of all these accidents." Nodding his head, Aram turned back to his computer.

"Malik, check with traffic control about the day of the crash. I want everything they have for that day. Then come back here and go through it with Aram." With that, Cooper walked to his office, and the team headed for the exit.

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Red entered the cafe and spotted Kate straight away. Walking to her, he bent and kissed her head. "Morning Pumpkin."

As Red sat, Kate gave him a huge smile. "Morning Daddy." Her smile quickly turned into her heartbreaking, 'I want something' smile. Leaning back into his seat Red looked at her. "What is it?" Red asked, mentally preparing himself.

Kate was quick to reply. "Nothing, Daddy, I just think it's time I meet Lizzie, that's all," Seeing that her dad about to interrupt her, she continued, "Since you've told me about your plan and how Lizzie was gonna be involved, I'd like to meet the woman you're putting your future and trust into." Giving a small smirk she added, "Plus...you know...it's not everyday your dad gets a crush."

Sputtering at the last part, Red chose to ignore it and focus on the rest. "Katie, we've been over this. It's not safe." Seeing Kate's smile drop broke Reds heart. "Not yet anyway," he quickly added. When Kate's smile returned, Red sighed. "I mean it though, Katie, it's too dangerous for people to know about you, and Lizzie needs to have more trust in me before I can tell her. We've only been working together for a few months. I know I can trust her, but this would be a big responsibility for her to keep it a secret. You're my main priority, and until I know that you'll be safe with her knowing...it won't happen."

Nodding her head, Kate was quick to agree, willing to be somewhat patient. She would do anything to meet Lizzie, and if her father wanted her to wait until it was safe...she would. She was about to tell him so when they were interrupted by the waitress.

"Hey, are you guys ready to order?"

After they gave their orders, Kate decided to change the subject. "I want a dog." The statement caused Red to choke on his breathe, which caused Kate to start laughing. He gave her a dry look that just made her laugh more. She was laughing so much that she didn't even notice when their drinks were delivered. Trying to calm herself, Kate was able to get out an apology.

"I'm sorry Dad, I didn't think you'd react like that." Getting herself under control she took a deep breath. "But I really want a dog"

"Katie you can't...we move around too much. It wouldn't be fair on a dog." Red had always hated saying no to his daughter, and apart from her wanting to meet Lizzie, he'd rarely had to.

"Used to Dad...we used to move around. Ok, we move to different places every couple of days." Kate was ready for whatever arguments her dad brought up. "But now that you're doing your list, I stay here. But I want some company for when you do go out of town."

"You have Grey."

Kate raised her eyebrow and Red chuckled. She was so much like him.

"Really, Dad...Grey? That's the best reason you can come up with?" Taking a sip of her drink, Kate continued before her father thought of another reason. "Dembe's already promised to train him." She shot a look over his shoulder to Dembe, who was quick to put his head down so Red couldn't see his smile . "Luli and I went to the kennels yesterday, and I've found the perfect dog. Will you come see him Dad, please?"

"You do realize that Dembe and Luli are there to protect you? Not for you to get them to do everything you want."

"Yes, Dad, I know, but they've been around for so long...they are my family." Looking behind her dad, she gave Dembe her special smile. "So will you come see him?"

Red knew there was really no point in arguing. Plus, if Dembe was willing to train the dog, that added more security for Kate. Red agreed, nodding his head with a sigh. Kate squealed and went to hug him. "Thank you, Daddy. I love you."

Returning the hug, Red kissed the side of her head. "I love you too, Pumpkin. Just make sure it doesn't chew on any of my things."

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Getting back to the post office, Lizzie let out a frustrated breath. Following Ressler, she walked towards Meera and Aram.

"Did you guys get anything?" Ressler sounded frustrated as she felt.

"Still waiting on footage from the crash, but we do have the data from traffic control."

Perking up, Lizzie felt like this was the best news she'd heard all day. "Were they hacked?"

"There were changes made to the system at the time of the accident...I'm just trying to find the person's IT tag." With that, Aram went back to typing.

Lizzie shared a confused look with Ressler. "What's an IT tag?" she spoke up.

"All hackers have an ID. It's their calling card. They usually leave it somewhere in the hacked data so that everyone in the cyber world knows who did it." Waiting for them to nod, Meera continued speaking. "Any luck with the witnesses?"

"Nothing. All of their statements are the same now as they were when the accident happened."

Hearing the frustration in Resslers voice, Meera looked to Lizzie.

"Not one thing has changed from their accounts of what happened. They all heard the sound of cars suddenly braking or the sound of the collision and that's it, nothing suspicious."

Cooper, having heard all of this approached his team. "Then I guess we need a location of where Frost is now. Keen, contact Reddington see if he has one. Ressler, go through the reports on the other accidents and see if anything stands out."

Leaving the group, Lizzie went to her office. Taking out her cellphone, she hit number 2 and waited for Red to answer.

"Hello Lizzie, such a pleasure to hear from you."

Rolling her eyes, Lizzie didn't give Red a chance to continue speaking. "I need Frost's current location." Hearing a female voice in the background, Liz strained to hear what was being said. "Who's with you, Red?"

"Just a client." Suddenly, Red made a weird noise. "I'll have a location for you in an hour."

"Red...what was that?"

"I just banged my leg. Concerned for me, Lizzie?"

Seeing where the conversation was headed, Lizzie changed the subject. "Call me with the location ASAP, Red"

"You're not denying it."

"Bye, Red." Hanging up, Lizzie shook her head, not realising she was blushing.

A/N

A big thank you to Thousand_miles for the support and advice and to jadenanne7 for being my beta.

Disclaimer: I don't own The Blacklist, but Kate's mine.