Zodiac Agents : Guarded

CHAPTER 14

Elaine woke up before the others the next day. The house was quiet. She had freshened herself up in the bathroom, made herself some toast and tea and sat down on the couch in front of the TV. She flipped through the channels, even choosing the news channel. And that's when she saw it and drew in her breath.

Mr King's face was on the TV. It looked like one of his campaign posters.

"In one of our top stories, Boston mayor candidate Diego King was featured in an incredibly disturbing video, sent to us just this morning." the news woman was saying.

A clipped together video played on the TV. It was shaky but Diego was standing in front of it, angry and disheveled. The scene looked so familiar.

Elaine's blood ran cold. It was footage from earlier.

How? Who filmed this?

It was the interrogation room. The camera looked like it was on Ethan.
"You son of a b*tch, where is he?" Diego was screaming. The video cut to another moment of him looking angry. "-want you dead."
It cut again.

"You and your father will pay. Your father is going down."

And then the screen went black.
The news woman appeared again, looking a little rattled.

"This was sent us just before pictures of a beaten and bloody Edward Unger, another Boston mayor candidate, were sent to us and many other news stations. Did Diego King place a hit on Edward Unger? Is this really someone who should be a mayor? Find out more after the break. "The news woman faded away but Elaine wasn't listening anymore. She ran to the foot of the stairs and yelled.

" We have a problem! "

Eventually everyone was down stairs and in front of the TV.
Huntley was seething." How did this happen? "

" It looks like Ethan had a camera on him. Must have been a livestream." Felicity said, rubbing a hand over her face in frustration.

"What if they know where the base is?" Scarlett asked, panic in her eyes.
"He was taken in the truck so the camera wouldn't see anything." Snow said, wiping the sleep out of her eyes.

"I'll check the camera when we get there just to see if it could track his location but I doubt it." Felicity said.
"We would've gotten a call from them though right?" Didi asked. "If there was an attempt to rescue him."

Ally nodded. "Yeah, maybe all the wanted was the footage."
There was a pause, filled with grunts and curses, until Scarlett spoke.
"Get dressed. We need to go see the Kings."

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The press worked fast. There were already news vans carrying nosy reporters and cameramen.

"How are we going to get in there?" Snow asked, leaning forward between the front seats to get a better look.
"Maybe we could get in through the back somehow." Huntley suggested.

"In broad daylight?" Didi asked. "I don't think so."
"Maybe we could meet them on the beach." Ally said.

Scarlett took out her phone and Didi did the same but for a different reason. Elaine noticed her smile at her screen and type a fast reply, pocketing it again. Probably Dylan. She really had a thing for that guy.

" Is that Elliot's contact? "Felicity asked Scarlett, glancing at her phone.
" What?! "Ally exclaimed and launched herself forward from the furthest seat to see.

" We have bigger issues to deal with right now!" Scarlett said and continued to call Diego King. Elaine could see the hint of red on her face and nearly laughed.

Snow had to shush the others to stop talking about Agent Caden so Scarlett could speak on the phone.

Diego had agreed to meet them on the beach.