Unexpected 4: Digital Purge

Chapter 10: Sherlock & Watson

As Chris and Street made their way back, the officers in the room were on a mission of their own. Luca and Tan were in charge of uncovering the reason why they were trapped in that building.

They had to pause their research momentarily as they engaged with the first Marshall, Peters, when Chris and Street were trying to make a run for it. Luca thought they needed to keep Peters busy so he wouldn't ruin their escape. He figured Chris would come up with a good plan. Once they were out of sight, he returned to the room and hoped his stalling had helped in some way.

He joined Tan, who stood behind the table with all eight folders opened. Each folder was identified with the initials of the officers, and a number of three digits, which neither Tan nor Luca could decipher.

"What exactly are we looking for?" Luca asked approaching one of the folders

"Anything that can give us a clue as to why we were tagged in the first place" Tan answered opening another.

Both men opened the folders and braised themselves for some boring time. But...to their surprise, it was anything but boring.

"Hum...this is strange" Luca said as he stared at the front page of his folder

"What is?" Tan asked glancing at his side of the table

"When I opened this I expected to find a copies of all the paper in my file. You know? Like the ones back at HQ." Luca said pointing at the table.

"Yeah, me too. So?" Tan said trying to figure out where Luca was going with this

"But...this only has the front page of our jackets." He said as he raved through the other folders."They didn't even bother to include the rest!"

"Yeah. Hicks, Whitlock, Hondo. All three just have the front page." Tan said looking at the documents

"Mine, yours, Street's, Chris', Deacon's...just one page of record." Luca said confused.

"This is..." Tan started and paused, as he took a step back and glanced over the entire table, now covered with papers, but the covers of the each official placed neatly in the middle, "As if it was a cover up"

Luca stared at him, then looked at the table. He was lost! "For what?" he asked frowning

"Check again, Luca." Tan gestured to the table,  "All of these folders have the stuff that had gotten us in trouble." He paused as he looked into his, "Look! Mine has the incident when I ate those happy gummies that Bonnie gave me."

"Mine has the report of the accidents I've had with Black Betty" he said annoyed

Tan changed folders, "Hondo's has the article where he called off the police for racism."

Luca went for another folder, "Here are Chris' memos both times she stood up for Street."

Tan switched folders, "And here are the reports by Hondo both times Street got in trouble, and" he paused, "the letter of demotion."

Both officers glanced at each, not understanding why these was the information the FBI collected of each one.

"All of these are our wrongdoings!" Tan said annoyed

"Is this some kind joke? Some vendetta of some sort?"

"I don't get it." Tan was so lost! He leaned in and placed both elbows on the table.

"Tan, all of these focus solely on our mistakes. But...why?" Luca was spiraling now

"Luca, if only I knew, buddy" Tan tried to console