James & Caffrey

Chapter Thirty One - Answers

-Kara-

Neal had made a make shift sling after I popped my thumb back into place. I now had an ice pack while Neal sat across from me holding Thea.

"I'm not going to a safe house. I'm staying here with Thea sleeping in the back and a gun in my hand." I  grumble

"Kara it's not up for discussion you have a concussion and you dislocated your thumb. It's time to end this." he replied

"No, your not turning yourself in. We're not gonna lose you." I sake my head "Look you finish what you started with this codex. Tell me what you found." he sighs

"All the pages had hidden symbols. Symbols that added up to some kind of message, culminating with a picture of the idol" he answered

"Describe it."

"It was hindu female" Something clicked and I dropped the icepack 

"Did she have a crown?" he nodded I stood up and walked to his bookshelf

"For months I've been reading my way through your book case. So much that my brain hurts." I grabbed it and took it back to the table then flicked through "Is this her?"

"Yeah."

"It's the idol of Sita, deity of wealth, created centuries ago" I state.

"I've heard of her. The idol had eyes made out of rare diamonds"

"But over the years the idol vanished. And only one of the diamonds was ever recovered. Which now sits soundly in the smithsonian." I smile

"The Hope Diamond. We're looking for its twin." Neal breathed

"Which if this is what it's all been about, could be in New York." I added

"Hagen said the masons gave miscounti something of value. This could be what he meant. You're brilliant!"

"I'm not just a pretty face." I wink at him "If this is what Hagen is after, it explains all the trouble he's got you into on his behalf. Do you still have the chapter?"

"It's gone to save the two of you I had to destroy it" i nodded in understanding then his phone rang.

"What do you have?" Neal asked it must have been Mozzie "How do you know... if he tells Peter he has footage of me taking those coins it's gonna set off a chain reaction that puts us all behind bars... anything I can to make sure that doesn't happen." He hung up

"What are you going to do."

"What I need to." he handed me That and gave us both a kiss

"Wait. promise me that when this is all over you'll let me at least try to make a honest man out of you." his eyes furrowed

"Do you mean?" I nod and he grins

"Go, be careful." he left and I took my arm out of the sling and moved Thea and her bouncer into the wardrobe which had a two way mirror. I lay  her down the grabbed the spare firearm that I hid in the safe then graded a chair and sat in from of the door into the hall way and fixed my gun on the door.

-3rd Person-

Neal stood in Rebecca's apartment in shock. In front of him was the make shift cell that still had Thea pram.

"She had...she had Kara and Thea." he breathed "Hagan and Rebecca conspired and kidnapped them."

"But she's safe right, you left them in a safe place." Peter replied

"Kara kept her spare firearm in my safe, she's at mine. Most likely with a gun trained on the door. Kara said that whoever kept her ran out, before her. She must have been too dazed and concerned with Thea."  Neal breathed stepping back out. He looked down the the files of Siegal and Kara

"We need to leave, she doesn't know that we were here. We should keep it like that." Peter moved the files back into their place

"I'm staying here." Neal stated

"And then what confront her? Convince her to tell you everything." pETER RETORTED

"She's been stalking us, she inserted herself in to my life then put Kara and Thea at risk. She held them in a make shift room. Just bring her in." Neal huffed

"With what evidence and warrant From what you told me Rebecca had a mask on and Kara had a concussion with a dislocated thumb and a crying baby.  We leave and regroup. Let's go." Peter and Neal left

"We're gonna go and take Kara and Thea to be looked over, then I'm putting a plain clothed officers outside her apartment. Now Seigal died six blocks from here. Somehow, he must have been onto Rebecca. Talk now."

"I don't know what else to say. Hagan had her threaten to hurt them if I didn't follow his instructions. Rebecca was clearly holding her then ran. They must have been working together

"So she see's Seixal, realises her covers blown, shoots him on the way back to his car." Peter summarised

"She killed him. She could have killed them." Neal rubs his chin still in shock

"Neal, we will not let her get away with this, but you need to tell me everything and I mean everything." And that's what he did. Peter and Neal arrived back at the apartment. neal held up his hand

"Kara, it's me and  Peter." Neal stated and then the door opened and the two embraced.

"Peter." she smiled

"We're gonna get you and Thea checked out okay." she nodded and went into get Thea who was now sound asleep. Peter took them to the hospital to be checked over. Once they were done they went on to the office.

-Kara-

"I'm fine, nothing some painkillers and a ice pack won't fix. I just have to be careful with my thumb. Now go work and catch this bitch cause we have plans okay." Neal gave me a small smile and nodded the left me at Neal's desk. I hummed a little tune while holding Thea. When they finished  Neal rejoined me.

"Peter can i talk to you for a second." I ask

"Sure." I handed Thea to her Dad and moved Peter off to the side

"I need your help." I stated

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