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arrived thirty-two minutes after Special Agent Frank Mendoza and his team entered the Sanctum. Sharpe took custody of the sealed folder from Special Agent Keith Weber.
Weber's face appeared even more exhausted than this morning, though he had managed to find a new dress shirt to replace the crumpled mess he had presented to the task force this morning. Since then, the pale, lanky agent had never been seen without a cup of coffee in his hands. As tired as Weber might be, Sharpe was relieved to see him still functioning at full capacity. As chief communications officer for the task force, Weber was unlikely to find a moment's rest in the next twenty-four hours, especially with CIS Category Two protocols blanketed over the entire task force. Any breach of information security would fall squarely on his shoulders…and Sharpe's.
All eyes in the task force's operations center drifted toward Sharpe as he broke the packet's security seal. Aware of his audience, Sharpe motioned for Special Agent Dana O'Reilly, from the criminal investigation section, to join him at the front of the room. As she navigated the workstations, Sharpe removed the two-page document and began to read, his face betraying no initial response to the information as he processed what Mendoza had been able to push past the Pentagon gatekeepers. It was more than he had expected. He handed the first sheet over to Agent O'Reilly.
O'Reilly was another rising star within the FBI. Graduating number one in her class at the Academy, she had reported to the Los Angeles field office in 1999 and made a positive, lasting impression on Special Agent Olson, who personally requested her assignment to headquarters in 2004, several years ahead of schedule on a typical agent's career-ladder climb. As usual, Olson's instincts had been dead-on, and Agent O'Reilly didn't disappoint. Her investigative skill and efficiency matched her sharp, angular face and short brown hair.
"Agent O'Reilly, I want full workups on each of these names. Start with their most current known locations and move outward. I'm looking for a possible geographic pattern. Munoz lived within easy driving distance of Newport. Focus on the East Coast. If their last known address isn't on the East Coast, or close, move on to the next name. I want to start shaping this investigation in twenty minutes."
"We'll process all of the names at once, with an appropriate geographic priority filter. Give me ten minutes to get this up on the screens," she said and rushed away before Sharpe could respond.
"And I want these names, with pictures, to go out highest priority, everywhere. Classify them as suspected terrorists, no fly lists. The works!"
He sat down at his temporary workstation near the front of the chaotic room and watched as several agents and technical support staff moved about in a flurry of activity, reenergized with the new information. Agent O'Reilly rolled a chair up to one of the occupied workstations and handed the list over to one of the task force's tech staff. She gestured toward several other workstations, then the large screens above Sharpe's head. Satisfied that O'Reilly had this under control, he turned his attention to the second sheet. He thought Mendoza must have fought the Pentagon to get this sheet released. Although he could drop this sheet on the subway, and nobody could make sense of it, he was seasoned enough to understand the sinister implications. The notes provided by Munoz gave him a unique frame of reference to analyze the sheet.
Confirmed that General Terrence Sanderson founded program. Seeking additional details.
Areas of focus for investigative cross-reference: Serbia (1990s), Colombia (1990s), Russia (1990s), Mexico (1990s), Afghanistan (1990s).
All subjects trained extensively in following skill areas: hand to hand combat, edged weapons, urban combat, undercover operations, sabotage, field espionage, improvised combat, deception and disguise, marksmanship,
Weber's face appeared even more exhausted than this morning, though he had managed to find a new dress shirt to replace the crumpled mess he had presented to the task force this morning. Since then, the pale, lanky agent had never been seen without a cup of coffee in his hands. As tired as Weber might be, Sharpe was relieved to see him still functioning at full capacity. As chief communications officer for the task force, Weber was unlikely to find a moment's rest in the next twenty-four hours, especially with CIS Category Two protocols blanketed over the entire task force. Any breach of information security would fall squarely on his shoulders…and Sharpe's.
All eyes in the task force's operations center drifted toward Sharpe as he broke the packet's security seal. Aware of his audience, Sharpe motioned for Special Agent Dana O'Reilly, from the criminal investigation section, to join him at the front of the room. As she navigated the workstations, Sharpe removed the two-page document and began to read, his face betraying no initial response to the information as he processed what Mendoza had been able to push past the Pentagon gatekeepers. It was more than he had expected. He handed the first sheet over to Agent O'Reilly.
O'Reilly was another rising star within the FBI. Graduating number one in her class at the Academy, she had reported to the Los Angeles field office in 1999 and made a positive, lasting impression on Special Agent Olson, who personally requested her assignment to headquarters in 2004, several years ahead of schedule on a typical agent's career-ladder climb. As usual, Olson's instincts had been dead-on, and Agent O'Reilly didn't disappoint. Her investigative skill and efficiency matched her sharp, angular face and short brown hair.
"Agent O'Reilly, I want full workups on each of these names. Start with their most current known locations and move outward. I'm looking for a possible geographic pattern. Munoz lived within easy driving distance of Newport. Focus on the East Coast. If their last known address isn't on the East Coast, or close, move on to the next name. I want to start shaping this investigation in twenty minutes."
"We'll process all of the names at once, with an appropriate geographic priority filter. Give me ten minutes to get this up on the screens," she said and rushed away before Sharpe could respond.
"And I want these names, with pictures, to go out highest priority, everywhere. Classify them as suspected terrorists, no fly lists. The works!"
He sat down at his temporary workstation near the front of the chaotic room and watched as several agents and technical support staff moved about in a flurry of activity, reenergized with the new information. Agent O'Reilly rolled a chair up to one of the occupied workstations and handed the list over to one of the task force's tech staff. She gestured toward several other workstations, then the large screens above Sharpe's head. Satisfied that O'Reilly had this under control, he turned his attention to the second sheet. He thought Mendoza must have fought the Pentagon to get this sheet released. Although he could drop this sheet on the subway, and nobody could make sense of it, he was seasoned enough to understand the sinister implications. The notes provided by Munoz gave him a unique frame of reference to analyze the sheet.
Confirmed that General Terrence Sanderson founded program. Seeking additional details.
Areas of focus for investigative cross-reference: Serbia (1990s), Colombia (1990s), Russia (1990s), Mexico (1990s), Afghanistan (1990s).
All subjects trained extensively in following skill areas: hand to hand combat, edged weapons, urban combat, undercover operations, sabotage, field espionage, improvised combat, deception and disguise, marksmanship,
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