18

Calum marched from the Grid, not waiting for Ros or Adam to follow. He knew they would be on his heels. In that moment he completely forgot the chain of command. He knew Ros would chew him out but in that second he didn't care. They had a location for the man who had tried to hurt his wife, who had probably killed her friend. Nothing was going to stop him finding the man who had been helping Peterson.

"Calum." Adam started as he reached the lift. Calum practically punched the lift call button as Ros glared at him.

"Location."

"He's turned his phone on. Tariq is tracing him."

"And you thought you could leave the Grid? Play Action Man?" Ros glared. "You really think that is going to help Catherine."

"This is my job."

"Yes. Yes it it." Ros snapped as Adam looked at his friend. He knew Ros was on the edge of sending him back to the Grid. There was no way she was going to tolerate him usurping her authority. She held Calum's gaze for a moment before nodding once.

"You better be right about this."

"Ros."

"I mean it." Ros glared at him. "Do you know how fast I could have you stationed in Bolivia? Bosnia?"

"Siberia." Adam smirked as Ros glared at him.

"I know he's there. CCTV picked him up and the phone he thinks he has blocked pinged there. The subject matches the photo on the website for Kanga films."

"Come on then." Adam stepped past them into the lift as Ros shot him a death glare.

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"Tariq." Malcolm looked up as Harry and Ruth emerged from the office. Both looked decidedly unhappy as Ruth made her way to her desk while Harry headed towards where Tariq was working.

"Harry."

"Calum Reed, Ros Myers, Adam Carter. Location. Now."

"Just left the building." Tariq answered honestly. "They are wearing tracers. Well, I know Calum is. There's this prototype I've been working on. Fits on his wedding ring, completely invisible to those who don't know its there. Emits a frequency of..."

"Ok, fine. We can trace him." Harry stated, knowing that any further explanation would go completely over his head. He glanced over to where Catherine, Beth and Ruth were talking. Both his wife and daughter looked more angry than worried. He turned his attention back to Malcolm and Tariq, wondering what the Geek Squad had devised this time.

"Yes." Tariq nodded, slightly disappointed that his full explanation had been cut short. He glanced at Malcolm.

"Ros and Adam still have their phones with them. So far both have kept them switched on. I have asked Alec and Lucas to stay in contact. Erin and Will are nearby should back up be necessary." Malcolm explained. Harry nodded once as Zaf walked through the Grid holding a bottle of Lucozade in one hand.

"Beth, Zaf." Harry stated as Zaf groaned inwardly.

"Sir." Beth bit her lip as she looked up slightly. Ruth kept her eyes on the computer screen.

"Get after them. I want this Jamie person brought in as soon as possible with as little damage as possible. Catherine."

"Yeah." She turned slightly.

"You do not leave this Grid. Are any Pearce women capable of following a direct order?" Ruth shot him a look.

"I have an asset who."

"I'll take that as a no, then." Harry rolled his eyes. "I do not care if the asset in question is the Dalai Lama. You do not leave the Grid. Catherine paused as she realised his ire was not intended for her. One glance at Ruth caused her to nod once. She was worried sick about Calum being in the field so she could only imagine how worried she would be if it were Charlie or Lily out there.

"Fine."

"Thank you."

Ruth narrowed her eyes as she read something on the computer screen. Catherine turned back to her as Beth and Zaf left the Grid. Reading over her shoulder Catherine felt the colour drain from her face.

"That absolute shitbag. That treacherous waste of oxygen."

Harry folded his arms as he read what his wife and daughter had just read. He felt sick. If Calum and the others didn't get there in time, if they made one wrong move then at least half England was going to be anihilated.