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Beckman walked into the hospital with her Aide, the Major along with a couple of other men in black. They blew by the information desk and the nurse's station heading straight for the elevator. There was no doubt when the General came into a room who was in charge. The Neurologist who had been asking Ellie so many questions before was on hand to witness the General's walk through and all Beckman's presence did was feed his curiosity even more.
"Who was that," asked the Doctor after Beckman walked past. "Are we treating some VIP I don't know about?
"Oh her? She's here to see the patient in quarantine. Some sort of General I really don't know her story but I've seen her here before," said the nurse as she tried to get away.
"Hold up you said she's here to see the guy in quarantine? The brother of..." the Doctor almost said Ellie's name but didn't. "What would a General want with a guy who works at the Buy More?"
"I don't know Doctor Greg. Maybe she wants some advice on how to set up her home theater or she's looking for discounted electronics. It's about time they look for ways to cut their budget. Now if you'll excuse me I've got..." But her plea fell on deaf ears.
"Yes it is," he said as he followed her. There was no getting rid of him. "Does anyone know why our patient is in quarantine anyway? I know we're treating him but treating him for what?" The nurse looked at him she had had enough so she spelt it out for him.
"Look Doc, I'm kind of busy to be playing twenty questions with you. No one really knows what's going on up there. The CDC people blew in and took over the ward this is all their bailiwick. Listen some friendly advice leave it alone. Whatever is going on we're better off being in the dark but if you want to run with this then I suggest you go up there and ask. I'm sorry I'm already late for my rounds," she said and with that she walked away.
"Yeah sure I was just a little curious is all. Thanks for the information," said the Doctor. He walked over and got on the elevator. When the elevator doors opened he was on Chuck's floor.
"Just a little peek can't hurt," he said to himself. Walking out he noticed all the people milling about were people he didn't know or hadn't seen before. Then he saw the General again outside the suiting room for the quarantine area talking with a doctor.
"What to do now," he thought as he walked down the hall trying to get close enough to listen in on their conversation. He was almost within earshot when a man in black stepped out in front of him blocking his way.
"Crap," he thought as he quickly beat a hasty retreat back towards the elevator before he was caught. But he had gotten close enough to see the doctor's name stenciled on his coat, 'McCoy'. He had a few friends at the CDC he could call to find out the doctor's specialty and maybe why he was here.
He was standing waiting at the elevators proud of his investigative skills when the doors opened and he was greeted by Ellie staring back at him.
"Aren't you on the wrong floor? Or did you get lost?" asked Ellie knowing exactly why Greg was there. She didn't like his curiosity and like the cat it was going to get him into trouble especially if she had anything to do with it.
"I pressed the wrong button I guess but I see your brother is being well taken care of. I'm still waiting on that coffee and chat."
"I think we might have to have it soon but you know it's funny when I was working here I didn't have time for coffee, chitchats or getting lost. Has the patient load gone down that much? I wonder if it has anything to do with customer satisfaction."
"What's that supposed to mean? You wouldn't be thinking about moving back would you? I hate to inform you but I've got a three year contract."
"Move back me... no but contracts can be broken especially when there are performance issues but that's between you and the hospital. Be careful the elevator is about to close I'm sure you don't want to be late for your next patient."
Doctor Greg got on the elevator and Ellie stood there until the doors closed staring him down. She could see she was going to have to have a talk with the administrator about have the good doctor and have her rein him in. Ellie took a deep breath to calm down then put all that aside as she turned to walk back down the hall to join the General and Dr. McCoy but she made a mental note to have a talk with the hospital administrator.
"Here's the sister now," said Dr. McCoy. Everyone turned to see Ellie as she walked down the hall towards them. She could tell by the General's look she was not happy but she didn't know if Beckman was upset with her or someone else.
"I'm sorry I'm late but I got held up with a consult on the way in," said Ellie as she met up with the group. "Can someone catch me up to speed?"
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Chuck was looking for a way out for Sarah but he didn't see one. Cole's men were stuck in traffic and he was pinned down by enemy fire. Sarah was trapped inside the surveillance van with Jamil and a wounded Carina. However, in his moment of desperation his attention was attracted to the sky when he caught sight of an inbound surprise.
[Outside the Van]
"I'm tired of messing around with you," yelled the same man as before. "So I'll give you women to the count of ten then I'm going to huff and puff then with this RPG I'm going to blow your house in."
"Let me go out," said Jamil. "There's no reason for anyone else to get hurt. Just tell Samaa her father died on his feet."
"Will you stop trying to play the hero," said Sarah as she looked at Carina's wound. She grabbed the first aid kit in the van then flushed the wound out with water. After getting a better look she slapped an Olaes bandage on it to stop the bleeding until she could get Carina proper medical care.
"What's that sound," asked Carina. "Do you hear that? Is someone up above sending a Blackhawk to take us home instead of a chariot?"
"You sure you didn't bump your head when you fell," said Sarah as she taped down the bandage. But now she could hear it too.
"Let me go check," said Sarah. After she got Carina patched up she went up to the front to look out through the bullet proof glass to see what was going on.
"I see our friend with the RPG looks like he's heard the chopper too," yelled Sarah back. She saw the man with the RPG stop his countdown then he began looking up to see where the chopper was coming from. She saw him point up but at the same time as he was pointing there was a loud explosion where he stood then when the smoke cleared he was gone.
"I think you're right," said Sarah as she came walking back into the back. "Not about the chariot but about the Blackhawk." There was another explosion and the van shook. Suddenly communications came back on line and the monitor flashed followed by Chuck's image appearing on the screen.
"Sarah, love hang tight help is on the way," said Chuck as he feed into the van street cam coverage from outside on the street. Ropes descended from a hoovering chopper then men in full tactical gear rappelled down with M-4A1s. They opened fire on the IRA wet team as they descended hitting the deck fighting.
"Thanks there Chucky," said Carina as she came over to the monitor behind Sarah to watch what was going on. "Makes me want to grab a piece and join in the fun."
"Don't thank me they just showed up out of nowhere. I was desperate then these guys showed up. I've feed them tactical information but just stay put until I can figure out who they are. I'm talking with their team leader now."
"Who could these guys be," asked Sarah looking back at Carina, "any ideas?" But Carina shook her head.
"The uniforms don't tell me anything other than they don't want to be known," said Carina. Whoever they were they had a medic with them. They watched as he went over and checked on Cole afterwards they saw Cole talk to the man then pointing at them.
Soon the battle was over and the war seemed to be won. There was a knock on the back of the van and Cole yelled for them not to shoot.
"It's us. We're coming in hold your fire," yelled Cole. He opened the door then he and the medic went straight to check on Carina. "Just hold still and let the man look at you."
"You say that now but when they do in the pub you get mad," said Carina. "Ouch! Watch it there doc it's a little tender. I'd like to be able to use that arm afterwards."
"You need to go to the hospital and have them remove the round that's still in before sepsis sets in," said the man as he packed her wound and prepared her for transport."
"But who are you people and where did you come from," asked Sarah. "Chuck said he didn't call you. Cole, are they your people?"
"I can answer that," said one of the men in black tactical gear as he climbed in the back. "Jamil Al-Bayati I presume As-salāmu ʿalayka."
"Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatu Allah," said Jamil looking at the man with a puzzled expression. "Excuse me but you're obviously a Muslim brother but do I know you?"
"Not you but your wife's cousin does. Colonel Banai ordered… asked us to drop in to check on you to make sure you were safe. We discovered through our channels something was going down so I put this team together, Commander Navid at your disposal."
"We appreciate your assistance," said Sarah but you and your men should leave before the police and MI6 get here. I don't know if your government wants to be mixed up in this but we appreciate the assist. You pulled our… well you know what out of the fire."
"You must be Agent Carmichael's wife," said Navid. She looked at him. "He called me on the chopper and gave me a quick rundown of the situation. Banai speaks quite highly of him. Well if there's nothing else…"
"Wait you said my wife's cousin called you? How is she?" asked Jamil. He had been worried what this would do if the word got back to the kidnappers. "Can you tell me does that mean she's safe?"
"Yes Colonel Banai and his team rescued your wife and eliminated the man known as the Commandant. It's a great day for us. May I give you some advice you need to leave here and stay gone for a while. The people who tried to assassinate you, the new IRA, they failed this time but they'll be back."
"We can offer you witness protection and new lives in the United States if you that's what you want," said Sarah. "Or you can go to another country and start over. My husband and I will help you resettle if that's what you want."
"Thank you… all of you but I need to talk this over with my wife first. This is a big step and we need to talk it through."
"I need to run," said Navid. Sarah went out with him and watched as he rounded up his troops. The chopper flew in low dropping ropes for them to grab on to then the way they came was the way they disappeared into the London skyline.
"Sarah there's someone on the monitor who wants to talk to you," yelled Cole as he sat on the back of the van with Carina. They heard sirens in the distance approaching quickly towards them.
"Is Chuck calling back?" asked Sarah as Jamil helped her in the back. She stopped in her tracks when she saw who was waiting for her.
"I already talked with Noora and Samaa," said Jamil as he stood behind her. "But Sam wants to talk with you." On the monitor was Sam staring back at her bright eyes and smiling now she could see her mother.
"Mommy I've miss you a lot and I want you to know I've been good. Aunt Ellie is here but she's at the hospital now. They won't let me visit Chuck. I don't know why? I told her I've got a coat and stethoscope but they won't let me go take care of Chuck. That's not fair."
"Sweetie it's not possible right now as soon as it is I'll take you to see him. I promise I will but for now you need to patient."
"How are you supposed to take me to see him if you're with Aunt Carina in London? What did she do to her arm? I could come there and take care of her since they won't let me take care of Chuck."
"She fell down and cut it. I'll be home tomorrow night so I will be able to take you in to see him. You said Aunt Ellie is at the hospital?"
"Yes she was called by Uncle Casey who told her that Aunt Diane wanted her to meet her at the hospital to talk over the game plan."
"Game plan? What game plan? I just talked with Chuck and he didn't mention anything about a game plan."
"I don't know what they were talking about either. No one ever explains anything to me and I don't like it. Just because I'm little doesn't mean I don't need to know."
"You're right and I'll try to explain to you what's going on as soon as I get home. But for now you need to be patient with us adults. Sweetie we don't always have the answers you want but know I'll always love you," said Sarah. She could hear sirens outside. "Sweetie mommy has to go I'll be home tomorrow night."
"I love you too," said Sam as she blew her a kiss. Sarah blew one back then she cut the connection. "Jamil go get a bag together along with your passport. I'll have a man bring you to me at the hospital then you're coming with me back to the States to be with your family."
"I'd appreciate that," said Jamil. Sarah went out and grabbed one of Cole's men and put him on the Jamil watch with orders that he was not to let Jamil out of his sight for any reason.
"Once he has his bag together bring him to the hospital and hand him over to me. I mean to me no one else just me. Now you two go…"
"Sarah I want you to ride in the ambulance with Carina," said Cole. "I'd go but I need to stay here and get this place cleaned up. Don't worry I'll bring Jamil myself to you then we can go from there."
"Go from there for me will be to get some sleep with an early morning wake up call," said Sarah as she watched Jamil walk back into his building. "I don't know if Jamil has figured out yet but his life here is over. I hope I can get that through his head on the way back to L.A."
"That's going to be a bitter pill to swallow. Get in the ambulance and go or Carina won't leave. She's already been asking for a knife saying she could take the bullet out on her own."
"I have no doubts that she couldn't but I'll try to calm her down," said Sarah as she climbed in the back.
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Back at Echo Park Sam was feeling much better now that she talked with her Mommy and found out she would be back the next day. She ran outside to tell everyone the good news when she found Banai leading Noora and Samaa in prayer. She immediately stopped and waited silently until they were finished.
"Samaa, my mother is coming home tomorrow," said Sam as Samaa put her shoes back on. "Let's go play now. I want to make a welcome home card for her. You should write something for your father."
"Do you think he'll be coming with your mother?" asked Samaa. "It would be nice if they could fly back together? Mâmâ we should go to Bâbâ now that you're both free."
"We need to wait and see. Banai what do you think we should do from your experience in the greeting card business?"
"I think children should go and play and leave grown up things to grown-ups," said Banai. He waited for Samaa to leave going back into the apartment before speaking. "I'm afraid you can never go back to London or anywhere the IRA can reach you. They are not the forgiving kind once they realize that they've been led into a trap."
"But we've got everything in London. I lived as refugee when I was a child I don't want that for my daughter but…"
"You don't want her to grown up back home for obvious reasons. If I had a daughter I'd probably feel the same."
"I got lucky with Jamil. He's a good man but I don't want my daughter to end up having to marry a radical which will happen if we're forced back home."
"If you want I can see to it that you're settled in Kuwait or Qatar. Either country would be good plus the IRA would have a difficult time reaching you. But talk it over with Jamil if he's worried about his job I can get another one there like I said I know people who owe me favors."
"Banai, you've always been good to me," said Noora. "I want you to know I appreciate it. Your wife is a very lucky woman."
"You mean wives I took a second wife at least on paper. Behrouz died in the war so I took his wife and am raising his child. We were friends and close… it was the honourable thing to do."
"Poor Behrouz is dead? How? The gas… I see now of course that's why you were after Ali. Well Behrouz can rest in peace now. See I told you that you were an honourable man."
"I appreciate your confidence but sometimes I don't know. This is a hard life and it's easy to get lost but I'm happy that it enabled us to meet again."
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Casey and Alex had Morgan on the hot seat in Castle. He had to know his cover front and back for this to work. The last thing they needed was for him to unravel at the wrong time when the mission depended on it. John and Alex walked around him as he sat on a stool firing questions at him for quick answers.
"What's your name," asked Casey as he spun him around on the stool to face him. Morgan had to grab hold not to fall off.
"Ettore La Barba, why who wants to know?" said Morgan as he faked a phony Italian accent sounding like he'd just gotten off the boat. "Pretty good, no?"
"No, now get your head in the game or lose it on the ship, which one do you want?" said Casey as he thumped him on the head.
"Ouch that hurt," said Morgan as she rubbed his head. "Can you go easy with the head? I need my gray matter to work and if you keep it up I'm going to be firing on only one piston here really soon."
"Ettore who am I?" said Alex as she spun him around to face her. "Come on you need to speed up the answers or this won't work. You can't look like you're thinking."
"You're my number one, my main squeeze, my go to girl for…" he almost got carried away but Casey's growling and knuckle cracking brought him back to reality.
"Where are you from?" asked Casey as he spun Morgan back around. "Come on I need an answer today. What are you waiting for?"
"Hold up a second I don't feel so good," said Morgan as he turned green. "I think I'm going to get seasick and I have stepped foot on board yet."
"You throw up you clean it up," said John as he shook his head. "I asked you where are you from? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to answer the question."
"I don't know anyone who works well under this type of pressure," said Morgan. Casey grabbed him by the collar. "I'm from Milan… No Rome or is it Naples?"
"Grimes you're going to get yourself and everyone else killed if you can't keep your story straight. I don't know if this is going to work or not. I should call the General and tell her you're no able…
"I'm not able to what? No I've got this let's go again. I know I can do this."