The Bodies One By One

Chapter 46

The first place Graves went to was the station where there were multiple cops outside, they're getting ready for something, he thought to himself as he began to move around the tall plants. He had to make sure no one else could see him, he had to get into the building. Both Melissa and Ms. Malloy were still in the car which was parked quite a way away, just in case the cops went roaming. 
The door was a few metres away from him and he was getting ready to run to it, when the doors swung open, and he watched Baloc Robertson strode out, his eyes glued to his phone. He'd have to get passed him, or he could access his phone? It would be too risky. But he needed to get inside fast in order to obtain the information. Maybe Fernald could help him? That might be a better plan, to just corner one and get the information from them. He crouched down and waited until Baloc pocketed his phone and moved away from the door to talk to the cops.

Now!

He scurried past and slipped through the doors, his eyes darting back to see if anyone had seen him and he was glad that no one had made any sudden movements. He was inside and he was going to have to find Fernald and extract information from him. He looked over to the elevator, the level he was on was the reception, so he'd have to make his way up. 

Storm flicked through the computer, his eyes were starting to hurt. He'd been looking through the security footage and he watched the two men rushing around the car, shoving their things into the back. 

'Where the hell are you guys going?'

He blinked a couple of times and leaned back into the chair, thinking about the fact that there will be another chase. He minimized the sight and grabbed his jacket. Baloc had gone downstairs to meet the other cops and to set the search. Storm made his way out into the hall and pressed the button to the elevator. The arrow blinked a couple of times until there was a high dinging sound and the doors opened.
Storm Fernald and Charleston Graves stared at each other for a few moments, until Graves made the first move. He lunged forward and shoved Storm backwards, away from the elevator. 

'How the fuck did you get in here?'

Storm snarled as he dropped his jacket, he needed both his hands to fight Graves, who was now smiling at him, 'you're partner and his gang of goons weren't as vigilant as they should have been, so I was able to slip through'.
Storm started to rack through his brain in order to find the reason that Graves would be here but he found nothing. Graves had spoken up, 'you're wondering why I'm here? Well let me tell you, after you ransacked my house, and took all of my shit, I had to start from scratch. Clearly you saw that I had tracked the whereabouts of one of them, so I knew you and your crew would be on their heels as well'.

'So you're going to try and steal everything back'.

Storm gritted his teeth, and his mind went back to when he minimized the tab that had the videos. If Graves got a hold of that, then Foils and Humphrey would be doomed. Storm shook his head, 'I can't let you have the information', he says slowly, and he's not too afraid because he's no alone on this floor, but no one had come out to check because they hadn't really made any noise to alert anyone, but it sure as hell would be caught on tape. 

'You're going to take me to get that information'. 

Graves said and Storm laughed, 'I don't think so Charleston, and you know that, besides you don't even have -'. 
Storm threw himself to the side when Graves's grabbed a small pistol from his belt and fired. Storm was sure that everyone was now on their highest alert. 

'Give me the fucking information'.

Graves snarled as he points the gun at Storm, who doesn't put his hands up. He knows why Graves won't shoot him because he needs him to access the files and footage, 'you know I can't do that'.
Graves's eyes grew so wide that they began to terrify Storm, 'oh but you will and I'll make you do it! Now get the fuck back into the office and get the information for me, otherwise I'll shoot you, but don't worry, I won't kill you, Ill make sure that you bleed out'.

'Why do you need to find these guys?'

'That's none of your fucking business!'

Storm suddenly could hear muttering behind and and he realized that others had come out into the hall to see what was going on, did they not think that that noise was a gunshot!? Why're they out here looking!!??

Graves pointed the gun past him, 'if you take any longer, I will shoot any one of those workers behind you', he sneered and Storm hear some gasps from behind. Frustration hits him like a tidal wave because now he had to follow Graves's orders.
He leads him back into his office and brings up the sight once again, 'USB stick?' Graves asked and Storm slowly pulled one out of the drawer, being careful not to make any sudden movements as he could feel Graves's pistol pressed into his side. He won't be as lucky like last time.
Storm watched the USB began to download all that was given to him, the letters, coding and footage.

'I can tell that you're quite interested in all this'.

Graves says with a hint of humor, 'I find it fascinating as well, by all means, you can join -'.

'I'd rather not'.  

Graves's smile disappeared, 'you don't know what you're missing out on', but Storm shook his head, 'I'm quite fine with where I am'.
He really shouldn't be talking to him, but the man angered him. Graves tapped his fingers on the table, his knuckles ad gone white as he clutched the pistol. 
The bar went green when the USB was done downloading and Graves pocketed it.

'Thank you so much for helping me'

He pressed the pistol further into Storms side and Storm couldn't feels his hart pounding against his chest, 'I'll see you next time', Graves then moves away from Storm, his pistol still trained oh him and when he moved out into the hallway, he turned and fled.

'Shit!'

Storm jumped to his phone and called Baloc straight away, and it only took a few moments until he heard his partners voice on the other end of the line, 'what's taking you so long we're -'.

'He took everything!'

'Wait, who took everything?'

'Charleston, he managed to sneak in and we bumped into each other. He had a gun but I had to give him everything because of the fucking bystanders in the hall!'

He hears an audible shit, come from the other end, 'how long ago did he go?'

'A few minutes, but I don't think he's going to go out the way he came in, are you guys still out there'.

'Yeah, we are, but I can't see anyone, I'll come up -'.

'No! Don't, just in case you bump into him, he won't spare you'.

Storm hung up and rushed back out into the hallway, completely ignoring his jacket that was on the floor, he had no time.