Disclaimers: Please see Part One
2 February 2015

Boston Is Burning

Part 41 Shocks and repercussions

Rondo took Emma away and they grabbed the next bus down to the police station they had to let Maura and Jane know what was going on.

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Andrew Wells walked in holding paper files. He looked shaken and pale. In fact if Xander was to guess he would say that the once member of the evil trio had just been ill.
"What did you find Andrew?" He asked softly. While there had been a time when he would have gladly strangled the blond now he considered Andrew a friend, family even given the dysfunctionality of the gang that was both good and bad but it meant he did not want to cause him undo stress or make him panic.

"Well on a hunch we checked the old mansion. You know Travers had some really deep basements and ….well we found these files near the old insierator. I don't know how they never got burned other then maybe the HQ blew up first and you know that the place was off the books so maybe the first missed it somehow. Well we found these files and Xander they are old. I mean they go back decades these ones are from the 40's on and well it looks like the Council had teams hunting killing and kidnapping potentials and even…slayers and witches. They also experimented on them with the help of the NAZI's"

Xander suddenly felt like he wanted to puke. Andrew set the files on the desk and grabbed a waste bin and handed it to him. Xander lost the snack he had just ate and that pissed him off more because he was down to his last Twinkies. He sighed and grabbed a glass of water rinsed his mouth and spit it out.
"So Buffy was right it was international?"

"Yes, and Xander some of the people they killed were important. I, found out that one of the girls was from Israel and her father is the head of Mossad only they did not kill her. She was being held someplace. I don't know where but we are looking."

Xander looked to the heavens and wondered why? Why would the Council do something so stupid and why did the ptb allow it? "Ok see what you can find. It could be vital. If the girl-"

"Her name was Talia." Andrew said "She was just a kid Xander."

"Yeah Talia if she is still alive we have to find her. Not just because she deserves to be reunited with her family which she does but…because it could help us with a valuable contact." He raised his hand as Andrew began to protest not liking the idea of using someone. He had been trying to redeem his soul not tarnish it more.

"Look I agree with what you are likely wanting to say but….Director David is an important man and he can get useful information from parts of the world we can't easily do right now. We have a lot of girls in that area who need help and if we can help him and reunite his family maybe we can save them too." Xander explained. He might seem like he was being a bastard but he wanted to save all slayers and potentials that were now emerging and like it or not a lot were coming from both the middle east and Africa. So he could use intelligence.

Andrew nodded not liking it but sadly understanding it was always about the girls and Xander he had learned would do anything to save his girls and that included all new potentials and slayers and those in the areas he listed had somehow become vital to his sanity. So Andrew would do what he could. He he said a silent prayer the old computers they found might have more information that is if he could get the Apples to work.

Detective Crowe smiled as he counted his cash. He might not like the press but they paid damned well and it was even sweeter that he could cause that dyke detective and her bitch trouble not to mention the fact that he would get even with the little bitch that had man handled him. His ego would recover thanks to the five grand pay day he just gotten. He whistled as he headed to the wine shop to pick us some bottles. He then sell them on ebay make a killing and clean the money up as well. Yep life was good. He was just damned grateful Uncle Don had such a fine wine cellar. It made a good way to make money without appearing dirty.

Don Marco Abela listened to the new about the fire. He was not happy at all. Nor was he happy to learn of the body pulled from the bay. He cursed and pulled out his phone. He dialed a number from memory.

Three rings later.

"Yes,"

"Paddy its Marco the fire was arson and they pulled a body out of the bay. It looks like it's a woman."

Patrick Doyle cursed. First because of the killing second because he was sure this line was known only to Jane and Maura and third because Marco Abela had called him and worse was being civil and giving him information and fourth because now he would owe the Don a favor.

"Thank you I'll pass it one and Marco…I owe you one."

"No you don't." Was the reply that shocked Paddy to the core; "This is not good for any of us and I promised to help then they killed in my district that I will not allow. I have a deal with Lucas and I have kept it and so has he no one kills in that area without permission and not an innocent. Until this is over no debts and no favors owed. Because I get you are in a tight spot and that you have to deal with the Council and the Police. I am just grateful it is not me so truce."

"Fair enough but, I will remember this." Paddy said.

"That is acceptable. Maybe we can find a way to work in peace." Marco said "Good day to you Paddy and God Bless."

"Blessed be." Paddy said back as they both hung up. He turned to speak to Jane and Maura only to see them talking to Rondo and a young girl. He would wait.

TBC…