Watch Out for the Big Girls by J.M. Benjamin

Author:J.M. Benjamin [Benjamin, J. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2016-06-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

The warm, early morning sunshine spilled into the high-rise office of Special Agent McCarthy, who was asleep at his desk. His face was buried into his folded arms. There was a light knock before the wood grain door slowly swung ajar. He was in such a slumber he never bothered to look up to see who had just entered the room.

Chief Andrews stuck his head in first, and then allowed his body to follow. “No sleeping on the job!” He tossed the joke into the air, startling Agent McCarthy who quickly sat up, forgetting where he was. And then it registered. The files on his desk jogged his memory.

“Chief Andrews, what brings you here, and so early?” Agent McCarthy asked after catching a quick glimpse at his wall clock. It was barely 7:15 a.m.

“This!” Chief Andrews waved the folded newspaper before tossing it onto McCarthy’s desk. The front page fell open flat. “I heard about it and then I read about it.”

“Holy shit!” Agent McCarthy yelled. He sprang up and leaned over with both hands planted into the desk. “How? Who?”

“A leak maybe?” Chief Andrews suggested.

The headline read, FEDERAL AGENTS SLAIN BY FEMALE GANG. There was a full picture beneath it, showing a perfect view of the tragic crime scene. Agent McCarthy took a closer look.

“Wait. This isn’t an inside leak. They must’ve photographed what happened and sent it to the papers. Look.” Agent McCarthy spun the newspaper upside down and into Chief Andrews’s direction while pointing. “Think about it. How was such a clear photo taken? The press wasn’t anywhere near there. The entire incident was to be kept under wraps until we knew exactly what happened.”

“So, they did it. Bold,” Chief Andrews smoothly stated.

“It’s a damn slap in the face. That’s what it is. Two agents under the age of thirty are dead. Don’t you dare give ’em any credit. They’ll burn in hell when I catch ’em!”

“Hey, I’m on your side, big guy. I stopped by to let you know I’m here to help. This is spreading news through all law enforcement. Everyone’s paying full attention now. No more jokes. It’s war. That could’ve been any one of us out there dead.”

The last statement deflated Agent McCarthy. He flopped back down into his chair and buried his face into the palms of his hands. “No, that’s the problem. It couldn’t have been. It was them under my command. I forced them to go by taking advantage of their low ranks, forgetting that this isn’t about that. I was supposed to send the most skillful and tactical agents out into the field. This isn’t the local authorities. We leave our weak back in the office. Only our strong go out in the field of hunting.”

The conversation was interrupted by Agent McCarthy’s secretary peeking her head into the door with a stack of folders pressed against her breast. “Agent McCarthy, they have the tape cued up and ready. They’re waiting for you in the situation room.”

“Great, Mandy. Thank you.

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