Chapter Five

FBI Office

One hour later…

Don and Charlie were chatting as they entered the offices as they noticed that Merrick was waiting for them, much to their confusion.

"Is something wrong, sir?" Don asked, concerned that something came up that he can't deal with at the moment.

"Yes, Agent Eppes, it seems that a mysterious, and suspicious, package addressed to you was found in the mailroom and with no return address." Merrick said, getting right to the point

Don felt a sense of concern, wondering if it was related or not to their case.

"Is it related to our case or a previous one?" Don finally asked, hoping to get an answer

"Not sure yet, but we should have an answer in a few minutes after our techs look through it." Merrick said

"So, what's the next move while we wait for the results?" Don asked, worried if he would be taken off the case because of this and he hoped that didn't happen.

"Just keep working the case." Merrick said, almost like he read the agent's mind, "And we'll see if this package is some kind of prank or not."

"Thank you sir." Don said as Merrick stood up and left.

Charlie was listening the entire time and felt concerned, as while he knew there were risks involved for field agents, he still was worried about his brother's safety.

"Don… Do you really think it could be a prank?" He asked quietly

"I honestly don't know, as things get sent to agents all the time, so it could be anything, but don't worry, I have agents who have my back." Don said as he patted his younger brother when Colby came in, looking annoyed.

"Everything okay, Granger?" Don asked as he looked at the agent's face

"It's fine, just a couple things I do not need from Sinclair right now." Colby said, trying not to think of his argument with his new partner.

"Okay, we will talk about it later." Don said, annoyed that his two agents are having trouble getting along.

David came in a minute later with Megan and Larry not far behind and saw the look on his boss' face that he and Colby needed to be quiet and listen.

After getting an update on the case and along with informing the rest of them on the mystery package, Don shooed everyone back to work while they waited for more information on the package and told Colby and David that he wanted to talk to them later.

"I have a few things I want to bring up to you guys." Don said as Megan and Charlie watched in amusement while Larry was just confused as to what was going on.

"I'll tell you about it later." Megan whispered to him

Not a minute later, Merrick called Don to have him come to his office, as he wanted to share new details on the box.

Don just hoped it doesn't derail the case.