-chapter 2-

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"The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see."
-Winston Churchill

"Play the call, amour," Cascade spoke to Gracia who was on the other line

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"Play the call, amour," Cascade spoke to Gracia who was on the other line.

"National news network, how may I direct your call?"

"There will be an explosion this morning."

"Excuse me? "

"I said, there will be an explosion this morning. A bomb."

"Oh. I'm sorry, did you say "A bomb," Sir?" The woman asked again. Unsure that what she heard the first time, was in fact, the truth.

"On a bus. In the city where it all began. Get my message out."

"Message?"

"This is only the beginning until is it brought back. People will die."

"In the last 20 minutes, virtually identical threats have been made, to most of the coast to coast news networks in the country. It's the same information, just slightly different words." JJ explained to the 14 people sitting in one jet.

"It's not a recording or a written script," Reid spoke first after JJ.

"Displays a manner of confidence." Gideon analysed.

Cas loves Gideon. She was like a father. But not really. More like an older, fatherly, authoritative figure that she respected. A mentor, in a way. Someone to guide her when she wasn't sure the direction she needed to be heading in. He was a pain in the ass, and sometimes too unaware of his tone, but regardless, she loved him.

"He could have easily called only one network."

"He craves attention, what else do you expect him to do? He shows signs of a textbook personal bomber." Cascade added to the group discussion, god how she had missed working with this team.

"One bomb has a finite impact- it's just a little package. Make a bunch of phone calls, that magnifies my explosion 100 times."

"We have the additional call being gathered for assessment."

"Networks say the calls came from a restricted number. Two have given limited permission to trap and trace the lines if we should need to." Garcia spoke calmly.

"You got a news organization to agree to a trap and trace?" Gideon asked, genuinely curious.

"Who could say "no" to Penelope Garcia?" Cascade spoke, before pausing for a small bit,  "This is not likely Al-Qaeda. They don't call unless they bomb something."

"At Homeland security's request, the networks are going to keep this quiet until we've assessed the situation." JJ addressed.

Obviously, she thought.

"It doesn't feel like a hoax. His voice is calm, resigned. He's made his decision. He's committed to it." Em spoke for the first time today.

Em was another agent in the JTTF department. Em was quieter, kept herself to herself. She didn't open up about much, and Cas barely knew her. They were good friends, and knew, if needed, she'd help her whenever. She just, didn't know her past.

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