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Elizabeth stood in the elevator thinking. What did he mean when he said that it was "better if she find out herself"? Why couldn't he just show her the evidence incriminating Tom? "Because he has none" said her common sense "He's playing with you". She thought about it for a second, had it been somebody else who had said that she would had laughed, it was a pathetic piece of excuse really, desperate even. Yet, why did she had the itchy feeling that this was not the case?
"Always trust your gut, Liz."Her father would tell her, "Whenever you don't know what to do, when you can't trust your judgment trust your instincts, they will always be right" and she had found out that he was right, whenever she had that impression she had followed it, no matter how crazy it might had seemed, and all the times it had been right. She probably never would have chosen this career had it not been for this advice; she had always had a fascination for the way that the mind worked but had never considered as a way of living, her current career had never crossed her mind until a professor had suggested it one day after another outstanding paper in psychology. She was about to file her university submission to study Medicine, more particularly Genetics, and had no intent to change her mind. Nevertheless, and after the days went by with that annoying feeling increasing by leaps and bounds she chose to follow his father advice, and it worked wonderfully. So, she thought, why should it start falling now? It was settled, she would trust Red… for now but wouldn't let her guard down, on the contrary, she knew it would be at full capacity on the wait or something to go wrong.
Before the doors of the elevators shut after being standing there for quite some time, she stepped outside, determination controlling her moves. She would work on her own to find what she needed. Nevertheless she wasn't going to forget her priorities, and would only work on it when it didn't interfere with her work nor put her in jeopardy.
Red was nowhere to be seen and she walked slowly to the office she shared with Meera and Ressler. There was no hurry, since no new number had been disclosed; today was mostly paperwork. Some familiar agents smiled at her or wished her a good morning and she replied back, as usual, with an easy smile. On her way over she passed by Director's Cooper Office and an idea crossed her mind. He was sitting in his desk filling his own paperwork. The plan was no plan at all but after Zanetacos arrest something had bothered her; two options were presented to her, either work as a double agent and provide information to the FBI or in less than two weeks she would be executed. No trials or life sentences for her, after all her crimes were up to capital penalty and as resourceful as she was, it was of no convenience to keep her alive, the risks were simply too high. Nevertheless, why they believed Gina would be "safer" as a double agent was something that baffled her, and the benefits did not outcome the dangers.
After Gina accepted the plea Elizabeth was surprised that the case was sent to Special Divisions without even asking for an evaluation from the Blacklist team. There were no profiles on her before Elizabeth's, nobody had even heard of her before, nobody knew associates, employers or any necessary operation to offer her a deal such as the one she got, yet they did not even requested the opinion of the only ones who had had "contact" with her.
What she planned to do would be probably useless, but it would at least gave her some leverage, a way to have some sense of control, something she desperately needed. Moreover she had every reason to suggest such an innocent idea. It would go unnoticed.
She walked to the office and knocked at the wooden door. Why they put wooden doors in a high security facility was something that had surprised her, in case of emergency they would offer little to no cover whatsoever, compared with the standard metal ones.
A thick voice took Lizzie out of her train of thought. "Come in."
She entered the room but left the door open, after all it would be a quick visit.
"Good morning Sir." she greeted.
Cooper lift his gaze and met hers, confirming her identity. His face showed surprise as well as concern.
"Agent Keen, good morning, is there something I can assist you with?"
"Actually" she began slowly, acting as if she was trying to find the right words, "I'm sorry to bother you Sir, it's just something about the last case, the one with Gina? I.. I heard that you got her to cooperate by working as a double agent."
"That is correct." he nodded but still looked perplexed.
"Is it also true that the special division is handling it and not us?"
"Indeed, it was only logical to pass the case to them provided that their expertise in the field is much greater than ours."
"Of course" she agreed "but wouldn't it be appropriate if one of us assisted them? We are far more familiar with her case and backgrounds, and would provide valuable Intel for the operation."
Cooper was slightly surprised by her idea and Elizabeth suppressed a smile but before he could respond she added "I know that due to my proximity with the case I would be a suitable choice but I see no reason for Malik or Ressler not to act as consulters"
"It's a good idea" he recognized "and I see no reason why it shouldn't be implemented, good work Agent" he complimented her.
"Thank you Sir" she replied and left the office wondering who he would choose. She was well aware of the fact that she was the best choice for this task. Despite that Ressler and Malik were more than capable for a job like this, her expertise as a criminal profiler would help the special team now in charge of Gina, keep tabs on her, as well as making sure that she was fully cooperating. Nevertheless she knew that her proximity to the case made it an obstacle, and that was why she had recommended her partners, if well she could not access the files of the group in charge without being caught, she could easily check on her partners work.
It was a very small step, virtually inexistent but who knew? It was good to keep her options open.
