Fast Cars & Love

13.6

"Mmm-hmm. Yeah, right," Roman says as he grabs a candy bar out of the vending machine. "This is crazy, man."
"What are you talking about now?" Tej asks as he looks over at Roman.
"I'm sitting here looking at these images... it's like we're hunting our evil twins," Roman answers him as they look at the pictures of Owen Shaw's team. "Look at this black dude right here, he's handsome. Clearly, that's me." Tej rolls his eyes at Roman while Mia shakes her head. "We got a white Hobbs. This is Han." Han gives him a 'not bad' look. "Tej, it's an African in a beanie. That's like your mini me, man." Tej rolls his eyes again as he turns back to his computer. "And Brian! When did you this photo shoot?" Roman points at the picture of the blonde woman, before Brian flips him off with a smile. "I'm just playing, man. You know you're the prettiest blonde around here."
"At least he didn't compare her to me or you," Mia says as she walks by Gisele, who nods in agreement. Hobbs drives in before getting out of his truck.
"All right, lock it up. We got two things," Hobbs says as everyone walks towards each other. "First off, this is the worst damn city in the world to commit a crime. They got street cameras on every street corner. I got video footage from CCTV of the raid. Lets track that, see where it leads us." Hobbs hands a chip to Tej before continuing. "And secondly, we just got confirmation on what Shaw's crew grabbed from Interpol. They ripped off the database of every location that houses the final component that they need."
"So where are they at?" Dom asks as he looks at Hobbs.
"There are over two dozen of them around Europe," Riley answers him.
"But the list is only good for 96 hours," Hobbs takes over as he looks around at everyone. "Which means, wherever Shaw's crew is going to hit next it's going to happen within the next four days. They got a window and so do we. We gotta move."
"Hobbs is right," Dom says as he looks at the team. "So let's break this down. You met them. What do we know?"
"We know they have to be running custom engines," Tej says from his spot at the computers. "You heard the flip car going through those gears."
"Sequential transmission," Han adds with a nod.
"That didn't sound like a normal engine," Gisele says as she looks over at Dom.
"That was a turbo diesel," Brian states before adding. "It sounded like something you hear at Le Mans."
"Did you see it take all those hits and still stay flat in the corners?" Tej asks as he looks at everyone.
"Yeah, hydraulics," Roman answers him with a shrug.
"Or magnetic suspension," Brian suggests with a nod.
"Who not only had access to the components, but can fabricate something like that?" Mia asks as she looks around at everyone while crossing her arms across her chest.
"Maybe a handful of shops in London," Gisele answers her with a shrug.
"Regular tuner shops aren't going to cut it on this one," Dom says as he looks at Brian. "We're going to have to dig deeper than that. Han, Gisele, Roman, you're up. We find the guy who made that car, we find Shaw."
"Let's go," Gisele says as she loads a gun.
"I'll help," Riley tells Hobbs before they walk off to leave.
"Tej, we're gonna need cars without computer chips that can't be overridden," Dom orders as he looks over at him. "Make sure they're fast."
"I got this," Tej tells him as Brian lets out a chuckle while Tej nods.
"I'm already on it, Dom," Hobbs says as he looks at him. "I've contacted R&D at DSS."
"Hobbs," Tej says interrupting him. "I said I got this."
"This should be interesting," Dom says as he and Mia share a smirk.

Dom is looking at the bullet that Letty had shot him with while Mia looks out at the city, wondering where Damon could be in all of this mess.
"What you're looking at is a 5.45 by 18 FMJ spitzer bullet," Brian says as he walks over to Dom. "It's specific to one handgun, PSM. Now, given that handguns are illegal in the United Kingdom, there's very few people that have access to that firearm. So if somebody wanted to, say, track down where it came from, it wouldn't be too hard." Brian hands Dom a paper. "I was a cop for a lot of years. Some habits die hard."
"A pawn shop," Dom says as he looks at the paper before he, Brian, and Mia leave. Dom looks around to see three men inside the shop as Brian closes the door behind them.
"All right. What do you want?" The Pawnbroker asks as he glances at them before he notices Mia.
"They say if someone's looking for Russian guns, you're the man to see," Dom tells him with a glare as the Pawnbroker looks Mia up and down.
"Oh, they do, do they?" The Pawnbroker asks him with a smirk. "What do you want mate?" The two men in the room stand behind Dom. One grabs Dom by his shoulder before he turns around, grabbing his arm before slinging him into the wall. Dom quickly turns around before head butting the other man. Dom reaches under the glass grabbing a fist full of The Pawnbroker's shirt, slamming him against the glass so he couldn't reach his gun. Mia kicks the man that Dom had head butted, causing him to fall unconscious. Brian quickly grabs his gun, pointing it at the man, who tries to enter the shop.
"That might be a bad idea," Brian tells the man, who walks away before Brian closes the door.
"I'm looking for the owner of this," Dom says as he holds the bullet in front of the glass.
"I don't know," The Pawnbroker tells him before Dom pulls him away from the glass then slamming him back into it.
"Take a closer look," Dom orders him.
"About a week ago, a girl and a guy came in, bought guns, ammo, everything I had," The Pawnbroker explains as he looks at Dom in slight panic.
"What did they look like?" Mia asks him with a raised eyebrow.
"Tough chick, with dark hair. Mean streak. The guy looked similar to your friend, except with dark hair. Word is they're street racers," The Pawnbroker answers her as he glances over at Brian.
"Where can we find them?" Brian asks as he walks closer as well.
"How do I know? Do I look like a racer?" The Pawnbroker questions him before Dom slams his head back into the glass, knocking him out.
"No, you don't," Dom answers him before walking out the door.
"Take care, guys?" Brian tells the men as he flips the open sign to closed.

Gisele and Riley are watching Firuz type on the computer before a car pulls up.
"Oh, shit," Han says as he points it out to Roman. They watch as Ivory, Jah, and Letty get out of the car.
"Sorry, Girls," Firuz says before Jah and Ivory cock their guns. Jah and Ivory start shooting as Gisele and Riley, who duck down.
"Let's go," Roman tells Han before they start making their way down. Riley runs out of the office before shooting at Letty, who shoots back as they duck to cover. Han and Roman shoot at Jah and Ivory before Jah starts shooting at them. Letty starts running through a tunnel with Riley following them. Jah takes off running once he is out of bullets with Roman and Han following him.
"Hold on. Stay with me. Stay with me," Gisele tells Firuz as she notices that he had been shot. "Tell me where to find Shaw, and I will make him pay for this." Firuz slides his hand down to his jean pocket where Gisele finds his phone.
"Braga," Firuz says before taking his final breath. Ivory gets on a nearby bike before Gisele stands at the doorway of the office. Ivory starts shooting at Gisele as he drives off before Gisele raises her gun to shoot back but a single shot echoes while Ivory falls off of the bike. Gisele looks around in shock before she sees Damon stand up from the ledge that Han and Roman were once on.

"Damon," Gisele says as Damon breaks his gun down, not bothering to look at her, before he walks away as Riley, Han, and Roman meet back up with Gisele.

"What happened?" Mia asks worriedly as Roman, Riley, Han, and Gisele slowly walk back into the hideout.
"We met Dom's girlfriend," Riley answers as she walks over to Hobbs. "She's lovely."
"Are you all right?" Hobbs asks her concerned.
"Yeah," Riley answers him with a nod.
"Tej, what have you got? Footage, CCTV? Talk to me," Hobbs says as he turns to Tej.
"I just went through all of it," Tej answers him while shaking his head. "Believe it or not, everywhere Shaw's team is, the cameras are down."
"That's a hell of a coincidence," Hobbs says as he crosses his arms in front of his chest. "All right, we're going to pay CCTV a little visit. Lets roll."

"So, what happened?" Mia asks as she looks around at the team.
"Shaw's goons showed up and started shooting up the place," Han answers her with a shrug.
"But we got something big," Gisele says as she walks over with a cellphone in her hand.
"What?" Dom asks her with a raised eyebrow.
"Braga," Gisele answers, causing Dom and Mia to look at Brian. "He's working with Shaw."
"What are you talking about?" Brian asks her confused.
"It's true. That phone's filled with coded payment transactions that lead straight to Braga's cartel," Han explains with a shrug.
"Who the hell is Braga?" Roman asks as he looks at everyone confused.
"He ran one of the biggest cartels in Mexico," Dom answers him as he looks at Brian.
"And my old boss," Gisele adds with a sigh as she shakes her head. "We used codes just like that to move money out of the country."
"It all makes sense. Braga was running Letty and Damon, now he's working with Shaw. It would explain how the three of them met," Brian explains as he processes everything.
"Okay, so you all know all this information about him, where do we find him?" Tej asks as he looks at everyone.
"He's sitting in a prison in Los Angeles," Mia answers him as Brian starts walking around.
"How do you know that?" Tej asks her with a raised eyebrow, causing Brian to let out a sigh.
"Brian put him there," Dom answers him with a slight frown.
"All right, so this was the break we were looking for," Brian says as he looks at the team. "If the two of them were working together, Braga will know what Shaw's up to. I'm going to pay him a visit."
"Are you serious, right now?" Roman asks as if Brian was crazy. "Think about what you're saying. You're wanted, Brian. The moment you step foot off that plane, it's a wrap. You're not coming back."
"'Coming back'? How are you going to get in the country?" Tej questions him as he agrees with Roman.
"Let me worry about that," Brian answers him before walking in front of Mia and Dom.
"There's one other thing," Gisele says which causes everyone to look at her. "Damon was there today. He killed one of Shaw's men."
"You saw him," Mia says in shock, causing Gisele to nod, having remembered his face from Mexico.
"He didn't seem the same though," Gisele says as she shakes her head while trying to make sense of it. "It was as if he didn't care that it was us. Like he was only focused on taking out Shaw's men."
"At least he's alive," Mia says with hope as she looks over at Brian, who slightly nods.
"I feel like this is on me. I'm the one that served them up to Braga," Brian says as he looks at Dom and Mia for permission to go talk to Braga. "I'm the one that gets to make it right. Let me make it right."
"Be careful," Dom tells Brian, knowing that he needs the closure.