Kate had Det. Hastings to be the person to assign personnel to each task needed doing. Colin was chatting with her and noticed she was assigning Agent Avery to pick up the prisoner Phillip Phillippe from JFK Airport on the morning flight 210 on United from Paris. Along with 3 other FBI agents on the task force.
Leaving he got a hold of his friend and caught a plane to Paris in time to escort the prisoner back to New York. During the flight they chatted and he got him to confess about a secret email account which his orders from the man called D would give him and the account in the Caymans where the money was wired to. Colin was secretly recording.
Once arriving at JFK all the security was being maintained then out of the Baggage area a gunman appeared and took two shots at the prisoner. He was rushed out of the area and Colin drew his weapon and fired along with Agent Avery. The shooter was dead.
The task force was alerted of the situation just before Kate entered the interrogation. Det. Fields ran up to her.
"Lt. you need to know your agents working for the Taskforce were ambushed in the baggage terminal at JFK this morning. Agent Hunt and Avery killed the shooter. The victim was rushed to the hospital and is in surgery now." Det. Fields said.
"Thanks John for that News." Kate said.
"Sure thing Lt." Det. Fields said walking off.
"It looks like Operation Conner work." Rick said.
"Yeah Rick let's get these slimeballs turn on their masters." Kate said as she entered.
Rick just smiled as he sat down next to Kate.
"Col Frank Franks so how are you today?" Kate asked. "Are you being treated well in our medical facility?" Kate asked.
Jackson did not like the prisoner not talking so he primed the pump by pressing on his wound.
"Answer the Lt. questions!" Jackson said applying more pressure.
"Ok the medical facility is adequate!" The Col said.
"Hmm that is better. It is a shame you will not talk. You were involved in destroying evidence of a federal crime. You do know that is classified as a terrorist act?" Kate asked.
"I want my lawyer!" Franks yelled.
"Pity I can not grant your request as a terrorist you have only to get speak to one when this interrogation is completed and you are incarcerated at the facility at GTMO. Once there you and your lawyer can talk to your hearts content." Kate said.
"I know my rights you can not detain me!" the Col said.
"Wrong again! Terrorist! You are classified as an Enemy combatant. As such I can let my associate Mr. Hunt lose you in the system and never reappear!" Rick said playing hardball.
"So what do you want?" The Col now realizing what mess he was in and there was not away of getting out without being cleaned himself.
"What I want is names and people you know are part of this criminal conspiracy!" Kate said.
Jackson gave him a one page of paper and a purple crayon.
"Start writing" Jackson growled as he stood there watching him.
In the other interrogation the other Merc broke quickly and told them that Xe Corp was contracted to General Mast himself.
Det. Fields and Det. Grobin had him write out his confession.
The plot was being shown it was all a family affair. Bracken had created his only little mafia.
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Agent Avery and 3 other task force members were at the hospital.
The surgeon spoke to them.
"The victim was hit in the abdomen and the shoulder. He is in critical condition but he will survive the attack" the surgeon said.
"When could I speak with him?" Agent Avery asked.
"In a couple of hours..." The surgeon responded.
"Good I will wait with the prisoner." Agent Avery said.
Avery attached the rest of the task force to various locations. NYPD officers were guarding the door.
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The prisoner awoke to see his old friend Arnold sitting in the chair next to his hospital bed.
"So you made it Henri" Avery said.
"Arnold my good friend... Why are you here? Come to kill your old friend?" the prisoner asked.
"No to warn you Henri tell them everything. It is your only chance for redemption Henri." Avery said.
"You Arnold are the only one to call me Henri. Redemption…? From you Arnold I know your secret shame so do not talk to me about redemption! I know how you shot that little 5 year old girl in her daddy's arms you pulled that trigger! I saw you of course that was in war but still you could be considered a War Criminal! So all this talk of redemption… Bah!" The prisoner said.
"Henri they will not protect you. They are already turning on all of us. You have been shot and almost killed. My grandmother and my young ones Henri are gone! They did this they need to pay! Tell them everything. Henri I am begging you!" Avery broke down and cried.
"Arnold NO! They would not do that they were honorable. You are lying!" The prisoner said.
"Really then take a look at this!" Avery said as he pulled out the autopsy photos he kept with him to make him realize what they did.
"Oh Arnold I am so sorry for your loss…Please forgive me on not believing you. I will do as you ask my old friend." The prisoner patted his friend on the head as the agent wept.
"Thank you old friend they are waiting in the hallway. I will ask them to come in." Avery said getting up and calling in the interrogators.
Agent Hunt entered the room.
Phillip spoke on length on how he was recruited and who did the ordering and who picked up the packages when they were done. It was amazingly efficient operation.
Agent Hunt's face grew grim when he heard him to confess on making the bomb which killed his fiancée.
In total he confessed in making 24 bombs in his career.
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Relaying the information to Kate a picture was beginning to emerge how Bracken's empire worked and how it is self destructing in front of them.
"So the mysterious Mr. D sent the orders to everyone but he was the middle man Bracken actually called the shots. D just made sure they were followed." Rick said.
"Yeah Rick and according to Colin that all roads end up at the Xe corp and it's head Carmine Bracken the late Senator's niece!" Kate said.
Kate set up the Task force for search warrants at Xe headquarters in Arlington Virginia.
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The warrants were issued by the Federal Judge Hammond. They were executed by Homeland Security Agent Mark Fallon. They were seizing records and computers. They checked the warehouses. They took into custody Bracken's niece and several other members of this company staff.
Under interrogation and files the bombs delivered were distributed by various members of the Xe corp. they had located 23. One was missing!