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New Blog Series “Tricracity”

TRICRACITY (tri-cra-city): A top secret, international term, defined by the United Nations as a central government, that is charged with protecting their country’s structure and economic welfare by their respective national constitution, that is secretly controlled by three or more ghosts organizations or established governments within it’s respective national borders.

In this ficticious thriller we explorer a world where the most important nation’s are controlled, not by their central government, but by groups that are invisible to the public view.  They consider themselves “Ghosts Governments” and they are the ones that control the central government and influences all the decisions made by their leaders.  The “Tricracity” movement has been around for decades and it’s most glory days was during the Cold War and the influence they played in World War I and II.

Today the United States is the home of such movement and where the strongest leaders and world influence resides.  The United Nations, however has knowledge of these groups and have seen a taste of what these people can do.  The U.N. has struggled to help the people in Africa and throughout the world where citizens are crying for help the most.  The only problem is that there is no telling who is part of the “Tricracity” movement and who is the head of the organization.  All the U.N. knows is that they need to be stopped and eliminated all together, but that would call for a global effort.

How could the U.N. form such an alliance and conduct operations throughout the globe without causing enemy nations to go to war?  They establish a group that contains individuals with military experience and undercover ops maturity.  Once the group is established their main mission is to find and investigate who is part of the “Tricracity” movement and eliminate those that are infecting our nation’s governments with coercion and empossing their financial policies.  How many nation’s are under the control of the “Tricracities”?  Only time will tell of how this secret organization came to be, how they are organized, and who is in fact the leader of the movement.

……..Season begins January 2010!

“SHOOTING STAR” Chapter VI: What to Believe?

LOCATION: Military Installation (Somewhere in central MD)

It has been about three weeks since Tommy and Sandra were picked up at the main entrance and taken on base as part of the civilian population.  Just recently Tommy has begun a journal of the things that they have seen and are experiencing in this life after death.

TOMMY’S JOURNAL ENTRY:  It has been three weeks almost to the day since Sandra and I have been taken under the care of the military.  We have met new friends since being here, well, I don’t know if they are considered friends yet, but they seem to know exactly what is going on around here.  According to Greg and Cindy the city of Baltimore was basically hit with a nuclear bomb and so was Boston, but Philadelphia remains as a mystery.  I wonder why the public was not notified of the horrible events that occurred or were occurring at the time before the blasts, as it is referred too.

I’m not even 18 years old yet and I feel like we went through a time warp that has encouraged fast-pace aging mentally and most definitely physically.  We have been shot at and seen people die in ways that I hope to not see again, but most confusing among all of this is we still don’t know what happen.  Who can I believe at this point since we have been deceived before and will do what is necessary to prevent that from happening again.  I care too much about my life, of what is left, and the well-being of Sandra that anyone will pull a wool over our eyes again.

As we stay here and adapt to the new life we are given by some higher authority, the military continues to come and go and conduct missions as they say to give us a better life.  Who knows how much longer this will take and when things will go back to normal or will they ever?  The past few days I have seen soldiers coming back with battle wounds and even some have died from firefights with other enemy combatants.  No one is saying who is the enemy and it would seem that no clear cut enemy can be determined.  What about the troops overseas in other countries?  Are they aware of what happened back home?  Are they fighting the enemy that caused this type of damage to our country?  Who knows all of this, but the question is how will we, the people, know what has happened and what is to take place.  I guess the only way for us to know is that we talk to someone who would know and demand to know the real truth.  The military won’t speak of what truly happened so we need to find out who will.

It became normal around there that most people would conduct themselves in some type of physical activity after dinner and before lunch.  So Tommy did just that after dinner as Sandra left the cafeteria and went with Cindy to some unknown location.  Tommy was picked to play flag football, but a strange sight seeing armed soldiers in towers above the field about twenty yards away at either end of the field.  Soon that became the norm as well and almost to the point where they would be forgotten they are there until less-than-lethal rounds are fired if a fight is going on or other type of disturbance.  During the last play of the game, under the flood lights that surrounded the field, Tommy was assigned to cover one of the other teams fastest receiver.  Tommy has been holding his own all game and only allowed one pass caught the entire game.

As both teams line up at the line of scrimmage, Tommy looks over to the sideline and sees Greg standing there with his arms crossed.  Tommy then looks back at the receiver that he is covering and they both begin to talk trash to each other just before the play starts.  The offense has to go twenty more yards before scoring the winning touchdown, but Tommy has other intentions as to intercept the ball and take it back the opposite way, if thrown his way.  Suddenly, the ball was snapped and the quarterback dropped back and looked in Tommy’s direction and watching how he was covering his receiver.  The ball was released and thrown high in the air, as if they were running a fade pattern, and both looked up in the air for the ball.  As the ball was coming down both were giving each other elbows and hand checks, but neither gained any ground.  Both jumped up for the ball and Tommy had one hand on the football, but it was snatched from his grips by the receiver.  Touchdown!!

Tommy fell to the ground on his back and watched the winning team celebrate their victory.  The rest of his teammates just left the field shaking their heads in defeat.  A member of the opposite team came over and gave him a hand to get up off the ground and Tommy thanked him.  As both teams walked off the field Tommy fan up to the dude that caught the winning touchdown and shook his hand.  The guy shook his hand back and told him good game and that he can make one hell of a cornerback one day.  Tommy smiled and with kindness thanked him for his compliment.  Tommy walked side by side with him and they just had a pleasant conversation.

TOMMY: Where did you learn to play football like that? If you don’t mind me asking.

JASON: Watching television and just remembering certain moves. He laughed and Tommy followed.  I’m Jason.

TOMMY: I’m Tommy.   Good to meet you.

JASON: I take it your new here?  I say that because I don’t remember seeing you on the field before.

TOMMY: You can say that Sandra and I just got here about three weeks ago.

JASON: Oh, well, welcome to the new world my friend.

TOMMY: New world?  What does that mean exactly?

JASON: As they stop walking and stand face to face.  You’ve seen what it is out there, right?  That’s the new world.

TOMMY: Yeah, about that ummm….what exactly caused all of this?  It seems like Sandra and I are the only two people that don’t know what happened.

JASON: Get in line, kid, you’re in the same boat as everyone else is.  Right now, just speculation on what is going on and how things came this way.

TOMMY: So you have no idea of what happened?  Not even an idea.

Jason looks back up at him from wiping his hands clean and looks around to make sure no one was around to listen to their conversation.

JASON: Well, there is one thing that I noticed when I was out amongst the population.

TOMMY: What?

JASON: I believe it was a few hours after the chaos started, but I’m only speculating on that. A pause then he explained his sighting.  As I was traveling north towards Philadelphia I heard six fighter jets streaming overhead almost at tree top level, going north.

TOMMY: Towards Philadelphia?

JASON: I believe so, but I couldn’t be sure of that.  Everyone got out of their cars to look at them streaking north.  It was a huge traffic jam, but none of the radio stations were working.  About a few hours later people started walking southbound in both directions.  Military tanks came up on the shoulder and allowed some vehicle to turn around to clear the traffic jam.

TOMMY: Whoa, that’s different or added to what I heard.

JASON: What did you hear about it?

TOMMY: Well, the only thing I know is that Philadelphia is mystery.  No one knows what happened since we don’t have anyone here from there.

JASON: I guess we will have to put things together as we learn more about it.  Hey, I want you too meet…..

They got interrupted by someone yelling as they are running by saying that a radio is working in the dining hall.  Tommy and Jason look at each other and take off running towards the dining hall behind the yelling individual.  The dining hall began to fill up quick with people rushing in from all points of the base to listen to the working radio.  Since the chaos radio and television have been basically obsolete up until this point during the aftermath.  Tommy and Jason rush in and was fortunate to reach a seat to where they could hear it.  A few soldiers rush into the dining hall to see what was going on and they could hear the radio as well.  Besides their transmitting radio for missions and objectives this is the first time they have heard outside voices.

A few people turn to the crowd behind them and attempts to get the crowd to quiet down so it can be heard.  One lady up front turns it up so everyone in the back can hear the transmissions.

RADIO VOICE: Ladies and gentlemen if you can hear this transmission this is the first time radio waves are sent over the air since the chaos erupted our democracy.  We only have a few minutes before out transmission goes out and then after that we don’t know when we will be back on air. While he is talking part of his transmission is broken up and distorted and hard to follow.  Someone in the back yells out ‘WHAT IS HE SAYING!?’  Then the transmission becomes clear for a few seconds.  Investigations are being done to find out exactly what happen and what lead up to the events of our sudden life changing event.  We are still not able to confirm or tell you anything of what has happen or what is going on, but we do have news about what is going on in the south.  According to our reports it is stated that the state of Georgia has gone into an emergency session to determine the future of their state.  When more reports come up we will let you know and…………

The transmission stops and noting but static fills the radio and the dining hall spectators.  Slowly the crowd starts to make their way outside and going back to where ever they came from before the news of the radio came about.  Tommy and Jason look at each other and shake each others hand and go their seperate ways.  As soon as Tommy left the dining hall he went to go look for Sandra as he made his way to his room.  Sandra was just coming out of her room as he was going to his and they spoke to each other for a few minutes.

SANDRA: Tommy? How was the game?

TOMMY: We lost by a touchdown, but there is news I don’t know if you heard or not, but we were just listening to a radio transmission in the dining hall.

SANDRA: I heard everyone rushing out of the door, but I decided to stay.  What did you hear?

TOMMY: Something about the state of Georgia in an emergency session to determine the future stability of their state.

SANDRA: What does that mean exactly?

TOMMY: I don’t know exactly, but it sounds kind of mysterious.  Where are you heading to now?

SANDRA: I’m going to go see Cindy.

TOMMY: You okay with that?  You barely know her and I heard something else about what may have happened to Philadelphia.

SANDRA: Cindy is a good person and is looking out for our best interests.

TOMMY: Okay, well, be careful and I will see you later.

Tommy watches Sandra go down the hallway and into Cindy’s room and heard the door close.  He turns around and goes into his room and straight into the shower.  About one hour later he hears a knock at his door and he opens it and sees Jason standing there.

TOMMY: Jason?  What to come in?

JASON: Sure.  I found you through the directory.

TOMMY: We have a directory?

JASON: Well, I have one, but you don’t.  I may share with you at some point.

TOMMY: That would be great.  What brings you here?

JASON: Remember the transmission we heard a while ago?

TOMMY: Yeah, what about it?

JASON: Well, it’s not official yet, but my sources have stated that the state of Georgia are looking to secede from the United States.

TOMMY: WHAT?!  Isn’t that against the constitution?

JASON: You’re right, but they seem to think that the federal government is not worth the support from their people.

TOMMY: When is this decision suppose to come out?

JASON: Maybe within the next week or two.  Maybe sooner, but the way things are we won’t find out until afterwards.

TOMMY: We may find out afterwards, but you found out before hand.  Why is that?

JASON: I don’t give up my sources to people I hardly know.  I have to gain your trust and know that you won’t turn on me.

TOMMY: Turn on you?  You’re making it sound like we partners in a crime spree or something.

JASON: The military finds out that I have the resources to know what is going on outside, they will locked me up, take what I have and probably never see me again.

TOMMY: Okay I can understand that.

Jason walks by Tommy and gets half way out the door and tells him to be safe and watch his back.  Once the door closes Tommy stands there figuring out the clues that he was just given today.  Now he wants to know can he trust the word of Jason, who claims to have a source on the inside, or Greg, who looks rough and has details on what happened.  Are they both telling the truth or is one of them lying to hid what they do know.

NEXT PUBLICATION:  January 2010 (Happy Holidays)

 

Season I: Episode X: “Vince Black”

What is going on?

When Elizabeth finished talking to the police dispatcher by hanging up on her, she also disconnected the battery and threw it out of the window along with the phone.  She was about five miles down the road and that is when she saw police vehicles blarring sirens and flashing lights passing her in a high rate of speed.  One patrol vehicle flew by her so fast that she felt the wind disturbance shake her vehicle slightly even though she was traveling in the opposite direction.

Once the police arrived on scene many exited the patrol vehicles and drew their weapons.  A few scattered around the back and a few scattered on either side of the house.  About three officers were at the front door and one was able to kick it open as they rushed in with their weapons pointed in every direction yelling their presence.  All the police could see was blood stains on the carpet and a few bullet holes in the walls, ceiling, and blood outside near the Senator’s truck.  They ran the registration and it came back stolen and linked to a carjacking that happened in Washington, D.C. injuring a senator and killing one.

One officer was out back and yelled at the top of his lungs to get other officers attention.  They all came around the back, whoever wasn’t already there, and saw the three dead bodies piled on top of each other underneath a bunch of wet wood, and steel railings.  They contacted their supervisor and later on the coroner came out to the scene.  F.B.I. was contacted along with D.C. Police and notified of the findings at the scene and gave the advisement that they would wait until everything was brought back to the office.

As the police is investigating mysterious murders at this ranch house, Vince and Amanda are still at his house speaking about the incident.

SECRETARY AMANDA: I’m glad that I found your briefcase sitting in my car this morning.  Hopefully they can find out who took it and arrest them.

VINCE BLACK:  Yeah, but I’m confused in how the person or persons knew to put it in your vehicle?  I mean there are many areas to ditch the briefcase, but yet these people took time to get into your car and place the briefcase in the passenger seat.

SECRETARY AMANDA:  That is weird isn’t it.  I wouldn’t know who would do that.  Are they attempting to say that I’m in their sights now?

VINCE BLACK:  If you was next I think they would have already taken you or done more than just return the briefcase.  Are you involved with someone or know someone who is involved in anything that seems suspicious?

SECRETARY AMANDA:  I’m not seeing anyone at the moment.  The closest friend I have from college is in Philadelphia, but doubt she was the one.  She’s in France right now on a business trip and won’t be back until next week.

VINCE BLACK:  None of this makes any sense.  The people who took my briefcase would have to know what are the contents in order to attempt to even break in.  Then they would have to know where you live and that you have direct ties to me.  I’m missing something and just not seeing it.

SECRETARY AMANDA:  Well, hopefully the F.B.I. can figure it out and see who was exactly in possession of the briefcase. 

VINCE BLACK:  Yeah I suppose we wait then.  I’m just glad that you are okay and wasn’t harmed. 

At the morgue later that day F.B.I. Agent Black and Detective Brown are looking over the bodies.  They were able to get a hit on the fingerprints from the briefcase and the individuals that they were able to identify are in the morgue.  Although the theft and carjacking portion of the case is pretty much solved, they have no idea if the briefcase was returned before their death or after.  The time of death puts them dying the night before and the briefcase was found the following morning.  The investigators working the case seem to the think that either they were killed and the briefcase returned or they were killed as the briefcase was being returned.

They are able to collect little evidence from the crime scene, but nothing into who killed them.  Now they have a second part of the investigation opened to who took justice into their own hands.  They think that the senator’s secretary may have something more to tell than what she explained from before.  Later, that night Amanda was at home sitting in her family room watching television when she heard a knock at the door.  She was surprised to hear the someone at the door around 8pm since she wasn’t expecting anyone.

She gets up and walks to the door and peeps through the curtains on the door and see two men in business suits.  They flash their credentials at her so she could see them and to have her open the door.  She closed the curtains and took a big gulp of saliva before opening the door and they enter in on her consent.  They announce themselves to her and explain to her why they are there visiting her.

F.B.I. AGENT:  Ms. Freely, we are here because we want to talk to you more about the briefcase that was found in your car this morning.

SECRETARY AMANDA:  I don’t know what more I can help you with other than what I mentioned this morning.  I can do my best.

DETECTIVE BROWN:  You said you didn’t know who put the briefcase in your car and that you saw no one outside of the house at the time you found it.  Correct?

SECRETARY AMANDA:  Correct. 

DETECTIVE BROWN:  Well, the hard thing we are having issues with is that this person or persons knew where you lived and took the time to place it in your vehicle without damaging anything.  We seem to think that you may have left your doors unlocked by mistake, is that true?

SECRETARY AMANDA:  No, I’m pretty sure I locked them when I got home last night. 

F.B.I. AGENT:  Did anyone follow you to the house?

SECRETARY AMANDA:  I didn’t see anyone following me.  I haven’t dated anyone in a while so I don’t know who it could have been.

DETECTIVE BROWN:  Did you know that the people who took the briefcase and the truck are dead?  These are the photos of the individuals that were found this afternoon by police.  They are known domestic terrorists, but small fish as we call them in law enforcement.

SECRETARY AMANDA:  Oh no I had no idea that they were dead.  Who killed them?

DETECTIVE BROWN:  That’s what we are trying to find out.  One part of the investigation was solved, but then another opened up when they were found dead and their fingerprints on the briefcase.

SECRETARY AMANDA:  I don’t recognize anybody in these pictures.  Looks like a professional did this.

F.B.I. AGENT:  We seem to think the same thing.  Whoever did this knew where they were, who they are, and that also leads us to another point.  This person or persons knows you it seems or knows of you.  Are you telling us that you know of no one who could have done anything like this?

SECRETARY AMANDA:  No sorry sir, I know of no one.

F.B.I. AGENT:  Okay, for right now we want to offer you police protection.  One officer from the city and one special agent.  They would basically follow you everywhere you go, but I gaurantee you you won’t know that they are there.  Are you willing to do that?

SECRETARY AMANDA:  Are they going to follow me to work too?  I have enough security and police there at the U.S. Capitol.

DETECTIVE BROWN:  They would only follow you to work and then when you leave for the day they will be back with you.

SECRETARY AMANDA:  I’m sorry gentlemen, but I will have to turn down that offer.  I appreciate the thought of police protection but I don’t feel that my life is in any danger.  Whoever put that briefcase in my car obviously didn’t want to cause harm to me or they would have already done so.  So if you fellas don’t mind I have to get ready for tomorrow.

F.B.I. AGENT:  Okay, Ms. Freely if you change your mind just let us know.  We can only recommend it to you, but not force you too.  You have a good night and we will be in touch.

She closed the door behind them and leans up against it brushing her hands through her hair as if she just dodged a huge bullet.  She peeps outside of the door and watches them walk off of her property talking to each other.  They look back at her house and leave the area.

F.B.I. AGENT:  I think we need to put someone on her and tap her cellphone and home phone.

DETECTIVE BROWN:  I’ll see if I can get someone on it tomorrow first thing.

Back at Amanda’s house..

SECRETARY AMANDA:  I need to call Elizabeth.  She runs over to the house phone and dials her number.

ELIZABETH:  Yes Amanda?

SECRETARY AMANDA:  I think they know or have suspicion that I know who killed those terrorists and who brought back the briefcase.

ELIZABETH:  Who knows? The F.B.I.?

SECRETARY AMANDA:  Yes, they know that I may have something to do with it.  They were just here a few moments ago.

ELIZABETH:  Okay, calm down Amanda.  They may just try to tap your phones and have someone tail you.  After work tomorrow I want you to catch the metro and I will call you.  Okay?

SECRETARY AMANDA:  Okay!  I will see you tomorrow.

She hangs up the phone and is still in tears from the time they left the house.  Now she will have to figure out somethings by meeting Elizabeth tomorrow and find out what is the next step.

Season I: Episode IX: “Vince Black”

FINDING GOLD

(3 episodes left)

Elizabeth continues to watch the man outside of the ranch house as he continues to search the vehicle.  Once she sees that it is clear to move to the next position by the house facing the woods she does in a quick and quite manner.  At this point she is only a few feet from the truck and she peeps around the corner to see the man looking into the engine compartment.  Her heart beat gets harder and she attempts to control her breathing as she makes her move to creep up behind him.  Once she is about one foot away she strikes with a karate chop to the back of the neck.  Once she made contact Adam crumbled to the ground falling on his back with his arms and legs spread.

She attempts to slowly step over him then suddenly he catches her right foot and she falls forward placing her hands on the ground catching herself.  Elizabeth rolled over on her butt and kicked Adam in the face with her other free foot, which makes him let go of her foot.  She jumps up and so does Adam and she charges at him with a karate chop from above and he blocks it.  He goes to counter-attack with a kick to her left leg causing her to bend slightly at the knees to the left.  He then attempts to back hand her while still holding on to her other hand.  She regains her balance and blocks his back hand and kicks him in the stomach with her bruised left leg.  Adam let go of her other hand and held his stomach stubbling back a few steps, which gave her the opportunity to drop kick him in the face.

Adam falls up against the house pretty hard to get the attention of Alicia and Alex, who are still in the house.  They both look towards the front of the house, but neither one decides to get up and check outside.  As they go back to working on the computer Adam lunges back at Elizabeth and she steps to the side and flips him over on his back.  Adam jumps up quickly in anger and pulls out his six inch knife from his backside showing it to her.  She looks at the knife shining in the moons reflection and reacts to him lunging at her.  He thrusts the knife toward her face and she leans to the side and does the same thing on the other side.  When she leaned to the other side to avoid getting stabbed in the face she caught his arm and locked it straight causing him to grunt in pain.  She makes him drop the knife and delivers an elbow to his stomach, mule kick to his groin, which causes him to bend over.  At that point she puts him in a headlock and breaks his neck making his body go limp and she drops him to the ground.

ALICIA: He’s been out there far to long searching the truck.  I don’t think he will find anything if he has to be out here that long.

ALEX: He wants to do a thorough check and make sure.

ALICIA: Yeah well, I’m going out to see what is taking him so long.

She gets up and places her gun in her backside and opens the front door and peeps around the door frame towards the truck.  She doesn’t see him and yells his name, but still no answer.  She looks at Alex and informs him that she is going outside and calls his name a few more times.  She looks around the truck and doesn’t him and then she pulls out her gun from her backside.  She looks around the corner of the house facing the woods and sees Adam’s body laying on the ground blood around his mouth.  She jumps from the quick second of fear and turns around, but sees no one.  She runs into the house point the gun whereever she is looking and yells to Alex.  She runs into the house and sees Alex standing up looking at her.

ALICIA: Someone’s here! Get your gun!

ALEX: What the hell?!

They both walk around the interior of the house with their guns in their hands searching.  Alicia walks down a hall and hears Alex yelling and things breaking behind her.  She turns around and runs towards the family room and she sees Alex fighting a woman.  She goes to point her gun at her, but didn’t want to him Alex with a stray bullet.  She stood there watched Alex getting his ass whoopped.  Alex receives a punch to his face and his head goes back, Elizabeth give him a side kick to his mid-section and back roundhouse kick him in the face.  He falls and she sees Alicia raising the gun up to her and she goes diving behind a wall in the kitchen.  Alicia opens fire with several shots into the wall that Elizabeth dove behind.

She stops and keeps the gun pointing towards the kitchen while going over to attend to Alex.  She helps him up with one arm and still has her gun pointing towards the kichen.  “COME ON LETS GET OUT OF HERE!” she yelled at Alex, but she didn’t see what was coming.  Elizabeth quickly grabbed a kitchen knife from one of the wooden board holders and threw it at her going into her wrists holding the gun.  Alicia drops it and yelling in pain grabbing her wrists and dropping Alex.  “YOU BITCH!”  she yells at Elizabeth as she receives another knife thrown at her left shoulder and then the last one in her right eye.  She falls back on Alex, who is crawling on his stomach to get away.  Elizabeth goes over to the laptop and glances at it and then draws her attention to Alex.  She walks over to the gun Alicia dropped and points it at him and he stops rolling over on his back looking at her.  Then she shoots him in the neck, followed with a bullet to middle of his forehead.

Elizabeth calls “Alexander Hamilton”:

ELIZABETH: I have retrieved the suitcase that belongs to Senator Black and the laptop.  They tried to get in and access the information, but couldn’t break through the firewall.

“ALEXANDER HAMILTON”: Very well done, Liz.  Get rid of the bodies if they are any and deliver the suitcase back to it’s rightful owner.

ELIZABETH: Sure will.

The next morning Amanda gets into her car to get ready to go to work  and suddenly sees a briefcase in her passenger seat.  She stares at it for a few seconds and then gets brave enough to touch it.  She moves it and sees a note underneath it explaining for her to call Elizabeth.  So she does by picking up her cellphone and dialing her number.

ELIZABETH: I see you got my note.

SECRETARY AMANDA: How in the hell did you get this suitcase?

ELIZABETH: Remember the group I explained to you when you was in the hospital?  They attempted to gain access into the server and gain information, but were unsuccessful.

SECRETARY AMANDA: What happen to the people that took it?  Are you going to turn them in?

ELIZABETH: They were taken care of and I will inform the proper authorities to come and take them away.  Just return the briefcase to Senator Black and if anyone asks you how did you get it just tell them that it was in your outside garbage.

SECRETARY AMANDA: Outside garbage?  Okay.  Will you be in touch later?

ELIZABETH: If anything else comes up I will give you a call. She hangs up the phone and Amanda is left there in amazement.  She calls Senator Black on his cellpone while he’s at home.

VINCE BLACK: Good morning, Amanda.  What’s up?

SECRETARY AMANDA: I have your suitcase here with me at my house.

VINCE BLACK: How did……….what the………….can you bring it over to me here at home?

SECRETARY AMANDA: Yeah sure I’ll be right there.

About a half hour later she arrives at his house with the suitcase and she sees a few unmarked Crown Victoria’s in the driveway.  She rings the doorbell and some black guy in a suit answers the door.  She sees Vince across the room and walks in with feeling of anxiety with all of those men staring at her.  She puts the suitcase on the table in front of Vince and a special agent grabs it and does a check of the entire suitcase and laptop.

F.B.I. AGENT BLACK: Where did you find this?

SECRETARY AMANDA: I found it in my outside garbage this morning.  I saw a cat digging in my trash and I went over to scare it away and saw the briefcase in the trash.

F.B.I. AGENT BLACK: Is that when you phoned Senator Black?

SECRETARY AMANDA: Yes.

SPECIAL AGENT #1: The system seems to be in good order and no breach recorded.  I will take the briefcase and laptop back to the office for fingerprints.  You shall have the briefcase back by tomorrow afternoon Senator.

F.B.I. AGENT BLACK: Was there anyone in the area when you found it?

SECRETARY AMANDA: No sir.  It wasn’t anyone out there except the normal neighbors going to work.

F.B.I. AGENT BLACK: Okay, well I thank you for your cooperation folks.  I will be in touch once we are done with the briefcase and alert you of any additional information needed or gathered.  You have a good day folks.

All the agents walk out of the house and leave in a timely manner.  Amanda walks towards the front door and is followed by Vince.  In the meantime, Elizabeth collects the bodies and makes the house looks like even more of a mess breaking windows and turning over furniture.  She grabs the cellphone that was attached to the dead woman’s hip and calls the police.

911 DISPATCHER: 911, what’s your emergency?

ELIZABETH: There are three dead bodies at a ranch house just off of the highway.

911 DISPATCHER: You said dead bodies?  Where?

ELIZABETH: Your officers will know when they are close.

911 DISPATCHER: Ma’am?……….ma’am?……………..ma’am?

“SHOOTING STAR” Chapter V: Political Wisdom

LOCATION: Military Installation

It has been about three days since Tommy and Sandra encountered the militia group, New White Order, in the grassy fields near a military installation.  Now they have been taken into custody by the United States Army, processed, and housed with other civilians that have been detained.  For those three days Tommy and Sandra have been questioned and questioned numerous times about what they have experienced out in the unknown world.  This time being questioned and talked to was not as gruelling as it was with the colonel over at Fort Curtis.  On the fourth day of their detainee they both were escorted, along with several other individuals, to a chow hall for detainees for dinner.  As they enter the chow hall Tommy looks around and notices numerous other people eating in the cafeteria.

Sandra looking around, with her hair giving the image of wet and damaged, being confused to what she is seeing.  She glances back at Tommy and he glances down at her as they continue to move through the line and grabbing their food trey.  Tommy looks at his watch, which has been scratched up and stained with blood, and sees that it is 1830hrs.  He follows Sandra to a long cafeteria table, one that would normally be placed in a high school cafeteria, and sits down starring at his food.  Tommy picks up his fork and pokes at the meat, which resembles baked chicken, and then pokes at the sides of stuffing, green beens, and mashed potatoes.

TOMMY: Since we have been here I feel like we are being treated as prisoners or something to that nature.  This food really sucks and I can’t wait till we leave here.

SANDRA: What makes you so sure that we will ever leave here on our own terms?  This is the real military, Tommy if we try to escape they will have us thrown in jail.

TOMMY: Yeah right, the last time we escaped we had the entire organization on our asses.  I know one thing that as soon as we have the opportunity to get gone we are out.

SANDRA: Tommy? Maybe you have noticed in the past few weeks of what is going on out there.  We haven’t seen civilization the same way we last saw it about a month ago.  We’ve been tracking out there in a wasteland for the longest time and the only thing you can think of is going away.  Going away to what? To where? We don’t even know what else awaits for us so guess what I’m staying right here.

Tommy looks at her with a blank stare and she returns the look and goes back to eating.  Just at that moment two other individuals sit down at the table across from the directly.  The man sitting in front of Tommy was wearing a white tank top and showing tatoos on his neck and left arm.  Tommy looked at his face and saw a scar that extends from outside the man’s right eye down his cheek stopping at the jawbone.  Then Sandra looked at the lady in front of her and noticed her hair was blonde with pink streaks throughout, wedding band on left hand, also wearing a white tank top, and dirt among her face.  Tommy and Sandra both continue eating their food not saying anything more to each other.  The man looks at Tommy and Sandra and then bumps his elbow at the lady sitting next to him knodding his head towards their direction.

The lady stops eating and looks at Tommy and Sandra and looks at the man next to her.  Then, the man takes about two more bites from his fork and begins the conversation with them.

MAN AT TABLE: You guys new here? Silence from both of them.  The man looks at the lady next to him and back at Tommy.  Hey, boy I said are you new to this area? Tommy looks up at him with a fork full of food in his hand.

TOMMY: Yeah, we just got in earlier this week. Goes back to his food.  Then the lady starts talking to the Sandra.

LADY AT TABLE: What about you missy?  You with him? She gets a pleasant look from Sandra and gives her a smile back.

SANDRA: Yes we came together.

MAN AT TABLE: So, where are you guys from?

TOMMY: North New Jersey.

MAN AT TABLE: New Jersey?  How in the hell did you make it down here without getting caught?

TOMMY: He looks at the man with a perplexed look on his face.  Get caught by who?  The NWO?

MAN AT TABLE: Who?  Who in the hell is NWO?

SANDRA: A group called the New White Order captured us in Baltimore about a week ago.  We shot the colonel and escaped and now we are here.

LADY AT TABLE: You mean you killed someone?

TOMMY: Yeah, it was self-defense.  Then we ran for it and almost got captured again.

MAN AT TABLE: This New White Order organization must be a new one created after the blasts.  Obviously, you didn’t run into who I am referring too.

TOMMY: Well, who are you referring to then?  Obviously, we don’t know anything you are talking about.  We don’t even know what happen overall.

MAN AT TABLE: Have you been living under a rock or something?

TOMMY: Looking at the guy dropping his fork and tilted his head to the side a little.  I’m sorry we didn’t have a radio or television with us during our aimlessly travels from New Jersey to here.  We are clueless of what happen.  We were on top of a mountain enjoying the sites of our town below and then, boom everything was gone.

MAN AT TABLE: Looks at Tommy right in the eyes and then turns to the lady next to him.  Wow, you really don’t know what is going on.  Surprisingly, the capital is still standing and hasn’t been attacked yet.

SANDRA: Attacked?  What do you mean?

LADY AT TABLE: Sighs heavily and looks at the man next to her.  Washington, D.C. is one of the few remaining major cities still standing right now.  Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Boston are the cities that were destroyed in the blasts.  As far we know Los Angeles is the only city remaining on the west coast still surviving.

TOMMY: Oh my goodness, what caused the blasts?

MAN AT TABLE: Looks around at the U.S. Army soldiers and security personnel in the cafeteria.  We can’t explain everything here right now.  Come to our room around 2100hrs.  We will feel you in then.  Room 21.

They finish up their food and the mand and lady leave the table.  Tommy and Sandra following them and both groups split going to their individual rooms.  Tommy and Sandra entered into their room, room number 10.  Sandra sat down on the bed and just sat their looking down at the floor as if something was bothering her.

TOMMY: Well, umm…we know a little more of what we didn’t know before.

Sandra began to cry and sob quietly then got a little louder to get Tommy’s attention.  He goes over to comfort her and to see what is bothering her.

TOMMY: What’s wrong Sandra?

SANDRA: I had family in both Philadelphia and Boston.  The only hope of having any family left alive is in Phoenix.  That’s my brother who was in the army, but supposedly got out on a medical.  The last time I spoke to him it was a month before the blasts.

TOMMY: I’m sorry Sandra that you have to experience all of this. Kneels down at her feet rubbing her thighs on the outside.

SANDRA: You never really spoke of your family.  What about them?

TOMMY: Sighs then explains.  Well, besides my mother and father I only knew of two other family members.  My uncle who lives in Texas and my grandfather who lives in Florida.  Both retired from the police force, state troopers from their home state.  They used to live in New Jersey, but a family fued sent them along with everyone else their seperate ways.  I just recently found about them two about two weeks before the blasts.

They both hold on to each other until the time came to meet the man and lady in their room.  The man and woman was in their room until they heard a knock at the door and the man answered.  He looked back at the lady and told her it was the teen couple.  He let them in and offered them a drink and Sandra accepted water as her choice, but Tommy refused.  The man offered to have them sit down on the floor or wherever they chosed to sit.  Once Sandra got her cup of water from the lady that is when the conversation began.

MAN FROM TABLE: My name is Greg and this is Cindy.  Welcome.  Umm..where to begin.

TOMMY: I’m Tommy and this is Sandra.  I suppose you can begin at how did you know about the cities that were destroyed?

GREG: Okay, well, her and I are both from Baltimore and we escaped the blasts hours before.  We were on the road and heard a news reporter speaking of  the U.S. military moving in on a building in downtown Baltimore.  No one back there knew of what might be going on, except maybe a military excercise of some sort.  Then, suddenly the radio went silent and no one was saying anything.

CINDY: We turned to other radio stations and could only hear screaming and gunfire in the background as the reporter was attempting to report the story.  Then suddenly, it was dead completely and all local radio stations were either real static or nothing at all.

SANDRA: Why was the military in the city anyway?

GREG: Alot of us seem to believe that some type of organization was being watched under our noses and that might have been their headquarters.  Of course, all speculation, but I can tell you this from my own eyes.  We were about ten miles away, south, of the city and looked back and saw a mushroom cloud high above the trees.  That’s when we knew that things had gone terrible and that a new era has begun.

TOMMY: What era is that?

CINDY: Post-Nuclear era.  The government has their ways of dealing with it so when something like that happens they can follow their procedures and still able to lead the country.

SANDRA: Same thing happened in Philadelphia and Boston?

GREG: Well, what happened in Boston according to those that came from there was that men came from the sky dressed in all black terrorizing everyone.  The military and police were called to handle the situation and then some looked above and saw one plane high above the city.  Those that were far away saw an object falling out of the plane and then a huge blasts occurred wiping everyone out.

TOMMY: Then, what happened to Philadelphia?

CINDY: No one knows except those that came through the city migrating south.  People keep saying it looked like it was destroyed by a nuclear device and a war zone.  Dead bodies everywhere and the smell was just horrible.

TOMMY: So you telling me that the city of Boston and Baltimore were attcked and Philadelphia just mysteriously destroyed?

GREG: That’s exactly what I’m telling you.  Passing on wisdom from others and what we experienced.  What did you see?

Tommy sat there looking at them both and then looked at Sandra.  After a few moments of silence he then gave them a summary of what they saw.

TOMMY: Well, her and I were on top of a scenic overlook.  It was a cool night and watching the fallen stars.  Just as we were, ummm…leaving I noticed something falling out of the sky that looked completely different than a shooting star.  I watched it as it fell and then we got thrown back several feet from the blasts.  Covered in debris from the blasts, dirt, and other stuff, but I lost a little of my eye sight when the blasts happened.  So my eye sight is a little blurry from a certain distance.  Then we just started migrating south through all of the destruction, especially in Baltimore.

GREG: So you came all the way from North New Jersey not running into anyone?

SANDRA: We did run into one guy who attempted to kill us without warning.  We have no clue who he was because the group NWO killed him before he shot us execution style.

Greg and Cindy stood up looking at them both slowly and looked at each other sighing.  Tommy and Sandra stood up a few seconds later and asked what was wrong.

GREG: The guy who was shooting at you, was he alone?

SANDRA: Yes he was alone.

GREG: Sighs.  The group that I was referring too earlier at dinner is a militia style organization called ARC.

TOMMY: Who in the hell is that?

GREG: The American Rebel Coalition.  A group of disgruntled military veterans and political activists who swear to change the course of America, and to abolish all current laws, and especially rewrite the constitution. I not only know them by other people, but know them personally.  They killed my family and almost killed me.  I took out two of them and ran. He pulls up his tank top and shows them his scare that stretches completely across his midsection.

Tommy and Sandra look at each other in amazement and then looked at Greg and Cindy with a look of oh shit.

NEXT PUBLICATION:  Beginning of December 2009

Season I: Episode VIII: “Vince Black”

WHAT HAPPENED

Amanda walks back into the hospital room with Black and Nicholson and walks into the middle of a conversation. They were both laughing and joking as she walked in and she had a worry on her face, but neither one paid any attention as they were involved in their conversation. She realizes this is her time to cover it up and she puts on a smile and stats how happy she is to see that Vince is in good spirits.

SECRETARY AMANDA: Sorry to have to be a party pooper, but I have to go. I’m glad to see that you are doing better and hope to see you back at the office soon.

VINCE BLACK: Thanks Amanda. I hope to see you again soon as well. I don’t want to be in here too long.

SECRETARY AMANDA: John, I will meet you in the lobby. Don’t be too long.

CONGRESSMAN NICHOLSON: Okay Amanda. I’ll be down there in a minute. I won’t be too long.

She walks out of the room and closes the door behind her and leaves them two in the room by themselves.

CONGRESSMAN NICHOLSON: You must be happy to have her working for you. If you become President of the United States would you keep her on board?

VINCE BLACK: I would like to keep her on board, but she has been talking about leaving by next year. So we shall see what happens.

As they sit there in silence for about a few seconds and then Nicholson breaks the silence.

CONGRESSMAN NICHOLSON: Well, Vince I will let you rest and allow you to get better and stronger.

VINCE BLACK: Alright man, thanks. Before you go I want to ask you a question.

CONGRESSMAN NICHOLSON: What’s that?

VINCE BLACK: When I was speaking to the detectives about what happened, the F.B.I. agent stated that when he went to inform you and Amanda of the situation or ask you questions, he stated that you two were quote on quote occupied. Any idea of what that meant?

CONGRESSMAN NICHOLSON: I can’t say that I know what he was referring too. I know I was in the office asking for Amanda for her assistance in some work I was doing. She’s very helpful you know.

VINCE BLACK: Oh I know how helpful she can be. I was just curious on what he was referring too. That’s all.

CONGRESSMAN NICHOLSON: I don’t have a slight clue. Anyway I will let you rest and I will let everyone know at the Capitol that you are indeed superman. LOL!

He leaves the room and closes the door. Vince sits there in the bed knowing that John was dodging his question, but didn’t want to push the issue at that time. However, the situation was on him getting better, not interrogating his friend and colleague about his personal interests with his secretary.

Later, on that day the news was reporting the incident and a few reporters even went to the crime scene of where the carjacking happened to report their news.

F.B.I. AGENT: At this time we have no further leads on this investigation of a carjacking in the downtown area near the Capitol. As far as we know we are looking for three individuals who were wearing all black and had on hoods or some time of item to mask their faces. The vehicle taken was a black Chevy Tahoe with D.C. plates AAA-555. If you come across any further information about this incident or know the whereabouts of the suspects or vehicle please give the F.B.I. a call. Any questions?

NEWS REPORTER #1: Yes, agent what is the F.B.I. involvement in this investigation?

F.B.I. AGENT: Our office was contacted by the Metropolitan Police and U.S. Capitol Police for our assistance in this investigation that included a homicide. It is also believed that some property was taken while in the vehicle, which is property of the United States Government.

NEWS REPORTER #2: Any idea on what that item is that was left in the Senator’s truck?

F.B.I. AGENT: We can’t express the exact contents on what was supposedly left in the vehicle, but what I can say is that the suspects will be looked at and compared to any of our terrorists on our watch list. We did receive intelligence that a terrorists group would mark one of our Senators and make an example. However, without going into any details, the act that was committed did not match the play by play of what we received. As of now we don’t suspect it to be terrorists, but we are not ruling anything out at this moment.

NEWS REPORTER #2: Since you received this intelligence through your channel how come nothing was done to protect Senator Black or other alike if was to happen to them?

F.B.I. AGENT: Look, we don’t have the resources to have one cop or federal agent with every congressman and Senator on a daily basis. That would cost money and cause mad chaos. Each member of the government was aware of what we found out and each person was responsible for their own safety.

As the interviews at the media conference goes on Vince sits there and turns off the television and shakes his head in discuss.  Back at the Capitol Amanda and Nicholson arrives from the hospital and he escorts her back to her office.

CONGRESSMAN NICHOLSON: The F.B.I. told Vince that he caught us ‘occupied’ with each other.  I had to bullshit Vince and danced around the question.

SECRETARY AMANDA: Oh no.  Do you think he will figure it out?  That could be my job.

CONGRESSMAN NICHOLSON: As of right now your job is safe no matter what.  Unless, you killed someone or something that serious.  Once he wins the presidency, which I’m confident he will, he wants to keep you on his staff.  So play it cool and don’t get caught up into anything.

SECRETARY AMANDA: Oh that’s reassuring that he wants to keep me.  That makes me feel so much better and that he trusts me like that.  That can also be a curse if we are not careful and if someone else catches us fooling around.

He gets closer to her rubs her butt cheeks and presses himself up against her thigh.

SECRETARY AMANDA: Damn, John you don’t get enough from your wife do you?

CONGRESSMAN NICHOLSON: Oh I get plenty from her, but the way you make me feel is contagious.  I love what you do with your feet and hands.

SECRETARY AMANDA: Just hold your horses there cowboy.  We have to remember what happened earlier and keep in mind that we are in Vince’s office.

He backs off slowly and realizes that she is correct in her statement and begins to fix himself.

SECRETARY AMANDA: Now, if you don’t mind I have to get back to work before I leave for the night.

CONGRESSMAN NICHOLSON: That’s cool.  Do you want me to walk you out to your car when you leave?

SECRETARY AMANDA: I would love that, but you have to be good and not let everyone see you unable to keep your hands off of me.

They both chuckle and he walks out of the office and closes the door behinds him.  Now it is just her in the office by herself and she goes over to her desk.  Senator Black’s daughters arrive at the hospital and spends most of the night in the room with their father.  Just before 8pm they went home and ate dinner with the nanny and went to bed early.  Vince lays in the bed on his back with his eyes close and the room dark.  Suddenly, he hears noises outside of his window and he opens his eyes and sees that it is raining.  The sound was very soothing and he started to concentrate on the sound of the rain beating on the window and the building.  Just as he was fading away the nurse knocked on the door and entered into his room.  She was surprised to see how dark it was in there and turned on the light above the cabinets that are directly across from his bed.

The three individuals that stole the vehicle and the briefcase that Senator Black had are at work with those items.

ADAM: Anything on the briefcase yet?

ALEX: Don’t you remember what I said before?  This is not just child’s play with this information.  I have to make sure I can break through without the program sending it a signal to the Pentagon to alert of a breach.  So I have to be very careful.

ALICIA: Just let him work Adam.  We need to be patient.

ADAM: Yeah, right be patient.  What do I need to do in the meantime?

ALICIA: If you want to be busy you can go out to the truck and see if you see anything else in there.  Make sure there’s no tracking device on it either.

ADAM: If there was a tracking device don’t you think they would’ve found us?

ALEX: Not necessarily.  If they do know where we are they won’t announce quietly.  They always won’t act immediately.

ADAM: Oh excuse me.  On that note I will go out and check.

ALEX: What’s his problem?

ALICIA: Don’t pay him any attention.  He’s always been an angry individual.  Anyway as soon as you break through let me know so I can let our people know.

As Alex is working on the laptop in the house, Adam is outside searching the truck with a flashlight and he hears thunder above him in the skies.  He looks up and can see the dark clouds moving in.  He continues to search the truck and pops the hood to check under the engine and under the hood.  Elizabeth is awaiting in the bushes in the woods at the wood line about 25 yards away from the house.  She pulls out her cellphone and phones her “Alexander Hamilton”.

ELIZABETH: Yes, I have located the suspects of the carjacking of Senator Black and his truck.

“ALEXANDER HAMILTON”: Do you see the laptop or briefcase?

ELIZABETH: I can’t see inside at this time, but one of them is outside searching the truck for a tracking device probably.

“ALEXANDER HAMILTON”: Very well, proceed as needed and remember that laptop is top priority.

ELIZABETH: Yes, sir.

She hangs up her phone and puts on her leather gloves and continues to watch the guy searching the vehicle.  She awaits in the wood line for her perfect opportunity to strike and take out the suspects.

Season I: Episode VII: “Vince Black”

The Announcement – Part II

Vince and his driver have arrived at the hospital and at this time under heavy guard by hospital security, D.C. Police, and Capitol Police.  All media personnel that has arrived at the hospital for the story are all staged in another section of the hospital away from patients and most hospital staff.  As Vince begins to slowly wake up from his sleep the first thing he notices that he sees lights on the ceiling and squints his eyes to gain his focus.  Once he regained his focus he started to look around the hospital room and saw a few doctors and some guys in suits.  He went to push himself up further on the bed and grimiced in pain and grabbed his wrist.

VINCE BLACK: What’s going on?  Did I fall asleep?

DOCTOR #1: Do you remember anything that happened and why you are here?

VINCE BLACK: I remember a few guys came and rushed our truck and Derrick and I, that my driver, were trying to fight them off.  By the way where is Derrick?

DOCTOR #1: I’m sorry to inform you, but he didn’t make it today.  The gunshot wound he received damaged one of his main organs.  He practically bleed to death in the operation room.

VINCE BLACK: I remember going by his side when I saw he was down.  The next thing I know is that I am here in the hospital bed.

DOCTOR #1: When you came to the hospital with your driver you started to receive painful headaches and at one point when you was being seen you passed out.  We attended to you and you started to have a seizure.  That was all about a couple of hours ago.  We started you on some medication for the head injury you received, drew some blood, and now just waiting on your results.

VINCE BLACK: Oh…..well, umm……….then who are these guys in the suits?  They sure don’t look like doctors.

DOCTOR #2: These men are with the F.B.I. and D.C. Police.  Capitol Police right now are under orders to watch your room and to make sure you stay safe.

VINCE BLACK: Do they think someone will come and try to kill me?  I’m just a Senator and really don’t hold any value.

DETECTIVE #1: That’s not exactly true Senator.  Since the word got out that you might be running for the presidency in the near future your safety is now a top priority.

VINCE BLACK: You are?

DETECTIVE #1: I’m sorry, where are my manners?  I’m Detective Brown with the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

DETECTIVE #2: I’m Detective Black with the D.C. Metropolitan Police.  We are assisting in the investigation of the assualt and murder of Derrick Thomas.

VINCE BLACK: I would think Secret Service would be involved, but since I haven’t officially put in my bid for President of the United States they are on stand-by.  What do you need from me?

DET. BLACK: Well, first off do you know anyone that would be wanting to harm you in anyway?

VINCE BLACK: No I can’t think of anyone that would want to do that. (Then he thinks about the lady that keeps following him around and the one who appeared in his office.  He is reluctant to say something because he wants to find out who she is himself.)  I haven’t done anything to anyone.

DET. BROWN: Whoever it was seemed to know who you are, and wanted the documents that were in your briefcase.  Do you remember what was in your briefcase?

VINCE BLACK: Fuck!  I forgot about my briefcase being stolen.  Inside was alot of confidential papers pertaining to national security.  Nothing in the briefcase is to harm the U.S. in anyway, but whoever has it has alot of information on our enemies.

DET. BROWN: Who is this mysterious woman you know?

VINCE BLACK: What mysterious woman?

DET. BROWN: You went to speak to the Police Chief over at Capitol Police Headquarters the other day about police protection.  When we spoke to him about that he stated that you brought in some pictures to show him.  Do you know where those pictures are and how come you didn’t mention the woman?

VINCE BLACK: Alright, the pictures are in the briefcase as well or maybe at home.  I just remember I had them on me, but not sure where they could be right now.  I didn’t mention the mysterious woman because I want to find her myself and see what she is up to.  She just began to invade my life and making calls to my house scaring my daughters.  Then the pictures pop up out of nowhere and now I’m in the hospital.

DET. BLACK: That doesn’t make any sense of why she would go through all that trouble to harm you when she was in your office last week.

VINCE BLACK: How do you know she was in my office?  I didn’t mention that just now.

DET. BROWN: Your secretary named Amanda.  Before we questionned her about your itinerary and what she knows she was kind of ‘occupied’ with one of your co-workers.  I’ll just leave it at that.

VINCE BLACK: Yeah, she was in my office, but she didn’t say a word.  I don’t know how she got in and Amanda didn’t know who she was and what I was talking about.

DET. BROWN: Okay, well that’s all for now Senator.  You get well and we maybe talking to you later.

DOCTOR #1: Get some rest Senator.  As soon as we know about your results we will let you know and go from there.

All parties left the bedroom and closed the door behind themselves.  The detectives were outside speaking to the doctors and to each other comparing notes.  They left the hospital to continue their investigation on this homicide.  Vince lays his head back and grabs the remote control to turn on the teleivsion.  The first thing he sees is the media coverage of his carjacking and the murder of his driver.  He immediately felt for the family members of his driver and wished that he could be with them now to offer his sympathy.

Later in the day Congressman Nicholson arrives at the hospital with Amanda to visit Vince.  Once they were cleared to enter the room and visit him Amanda walked over to Vince and gave him a big hug.  Nicholson shook his hand and smiled.

CONGRESSMAN NICHOLSON: How are you feeling?

VINCE BLACK: I’m feeling a little better.  You heard about Derrick?

SECRETARY AMANDA: Yeah.  We all heard about what happen almost immediately afterwards.  Do you know who may have done it?

VINCE BLACK: No, they may seem to think that it was that mysterious woman who showed up at my office the other day.

CONGRESSMAN NICHOLSON: Mysterious woman?  What are you talking about?

VINCE BLACK: Oh, I thought I may have mentioned it or maybe Amanda would have said something to you.  One day last week I had a woman in my office the night that Yemen national tried to run through the perimeter.  No one knows how she got in and who she was.  She’s been calling my house and sending my pictures of me and my family.

CONGRESSMAN NICHOLSON: Oh really?  Seems like to me you have a ‘Secret Admirer’.  Not in the sense that we all know of it.

SECRETARY AMANDA: Excuse me guys I have to make a call.

She walks out of the room and down a couple of halls near and entrance door to the waiting room.  She picks up her cellphone and calls Elizabeth to inform her of what is happening.

ELIZABETH: Amanda?

SECRETARY AMANDA: What is going on?

ELIZABETH: What are you referring to?

SECRETARY AMANDA: Senator Black is in the hospital because some people tried to harm him and stole his briefcase.  His driver was killed in the process.

ELIZABETH: So you seem to think that I have something to do with it?

SECRETARY AMANDA: Well, you have been trailing him and sending him pictures.  Who else would want to harm him?

ELIZABETH: Lets get one thing straight.  I am not trying to harm Senator Black in any sense of the word.  Second, there is a group out there that has been trying to gain information on what the government knows about them.  Their intelligence told them that Senator Black is on the committee that gains international intelligence for the president.

SECRETARY AMANDA: So your telling me that we have a terrorists group attempting to gain access inside the government?

ELIZABETH: That’s what we believe their intentions are.  A probe into the security measures was done when the Yemen National attempted to gain access by ramming the barriers.  They have been interrogating him for days now and he’s not giving up any information.

SECRETARY AMANDA: Who is this group?

ELIZABETH: The International Freedom Alliance.  A group of mixed terrorists organizations from around the world foreign and domestic who’s views are to become independent from all national governments.  I don’t know too much about them, but there is alot of information on them that the government has.  I recommend you be careful and watch your back.  If they got to him they could very much come after whoever is working with him or who may possible have additional information than what they have gathered.  Senator Black is lucky to be alive because political figures they don’t let live. (Hangs up.)

SECRETARY AMANDA: Leans her head back up against the wall behind her and sighs heavily.  She shows worry on her face as if she is now more aware of what is going on and that her life maybe in jeopardy.  She hangs up the phone and goes back into the room to meet up with Nicholson and Black.

“SHOOTING STAR” Chapter IV: Where’s the badge?

LOCATION: Central Maryland

As Tommy and Sandra run through the woods, the soldiers from the base they were at are in pursuit.  It has been broadcasted over the radio to all soldiers involved in the chase of the two teens that they are wanted for the murder of the colonel.  Tommy knows in the back of his mind that there will be no reason with them and explain his side of the story and say that it was in self-defense.  All they will see is that two young people who fled the scene after shooting their colonel are criminals.

SANDRA: Tommy! where are we going?!

TOMMY: I’m not sure of where we are going.  I do know one thing though, that if we stop or get caught we are dead as the rest of the people who died in this unknown world.

SANDRA: My feet are bleeding from running through the woods.  I don’t know how much more I can run on, Tommy.

He stops and looks down at her feet and sees that they are both covered in blood.  He forgot that quick as they were getting away that she had no shoes on and that they drugged her out of bed and didn’t get a chance to put on shoes let alone clothes.  So he stopped and thought quickly to himself and decided to put the rifle down for a quick minute and assist her on his back.  Sandra climbs on his back and wraps her arms around his neck, but careful not to choke him.  They both take a gasp of air inward when they heard the soldiers running in the woods yelling at each other coming there way.  Tommy picks up the rifle and continues to run on, but picked up the pace breaking tree branches on the ground and from the trees at eye level.  Sandra has her head facing downward towards his shoulders so she doesn’t get hit in the face by any branches flinging back towards her as he clears the path for them.

Tommy sees a clear ahead about 100 yards ahead and continues on using the clearance as his motivation.  He can still here the soldiers behind him, but has no clue how close or far away they are from the.  The only thing he knows is that he needs to continue and find a safe place to hide until they are in the clear.  He hits the clearance of the open field and sees nothing, but another set of trees that make up the woods about another 150 yards away straight ahead.  He looks back and can still hear them and looks ahead and starts to run as fast as he can towards the trees up ahead.  One soldier comes out of the woods behind them and looks around and sees the two teens almost halfway across the field.  He sets up by kneeling down on one knee and aiming for the shot.  Two more soldiers come out of the woods and encourages the one soldier to take the shot.

The soldier gets his breathing correct and has his aim set-up and takes the shot at the teens.  The round travles about 75 yards towards Tommy and hits his cargo pocket on his right let, but the power of the bullet hitting his cargo pocket sent him and Sandra falling to the ground.  For a brief moment Tommy thought he was hit, but looked down and saw no blood, but felt a little bit of pain.  He then felt an object in his cargo pocket and reached down inside and pulled out a olive green book about 4×6 inches.  He checked on Sandra to see if she was okay and she replied, but was now bleeding from the forehead.  He wasn’t aware that she hit her head on a rock going down causing the bleeding.

The terrain they were running across is hilly and has mounds of dirt and old parts of all kinds.  Where they fell down was near a mound  of old rubber tires, scrap metal, and random dirt and sand.  They quickly took cover behind the mound as the soldiers celebrated and slowly approached the area where the teens likely fell.  Tommy checks his magazine in his rifle and see he only has some shots, but not sure of how much.  He glipses over the mound and can see the soldiers slowly creeping towards their position, but cautious since the terrain is also grassy and about four feet in height.  He looks down at the book and sees the bullet hole from the binder to the front of the book going through the pages.

He looks at the cover and sees “NWO” and looks down at the bottom of the cover and sees what the initials stand for.  He shows Sandra, but she’s barely paying attention to what is going on.  He was able to get her attention for a quick minute and she saw the same thing on the cover.  At the bottom of the cover it said “New White Order” and they both were able to figure out the basic information they have discovered.  They both look at each other in amazement and wonder to each other what would have happened if they didn’t escape, but that makes Tommy’s observations more credible.  He peeps over the mound and sees one soldier about ten yards away and he drops back down.

Tommy looks at Sandra and tells her to stay down and stay quite.  He knew about the time he stands back up the soldier will be right on top of them.  The soldier sees the mound and slowly creeps around he corner and is shot quickly in the face by Tommy.  All the other soldiers drop to the ground and engage the mound immensly by pounding the mound with rounds and rounds and a few hand grenades were thrown, but none made it over on the other side of the mound.  Tommy drops down for cover as he hears the rounds going by them and hitting the pile of rubble their behind.  Sandra covering her ears in the fetal position yelling at Tommy “WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO DO?!”

Tommy remembering from the war games him and father used to play knew that some would have to reload at some point.  He waited just at the moment when the shooting slowed down and jumped up firing back at the soldiers.  He got lucky with a few shots he fired as they struck two soldiers in the head, but not killing them.  He motions to Sandra to run towards the woods they were heading to before they got hit.  She looks at him shaking her head no as she doesn’t want to leave him.  He explains to her that he will cover as she runs.  After a few minutes of convincing she takes off running in her bloody feet as fast as she can towards the woods.  She gets about 20 yards from Tommy and the rounds are hitting all around her every step she takes.  Tommy stands up again and takes aim and fire back hitting no one, but was enough to have some duck behind cover and hit the ground.

Tommy looks back to see Sandra and see tha she just made it to the woods.  He looks up in the sky giving a quick prayer to the Lord above for his safe arrival to Sandra.  He jumps up and fires off the remaining of his rounds and once the rifle clicked out of rounds and he saw that it was dry he threw it down and sprinted towards Sandra.  She watches him running towards the woods at a full sprint and she starts to cheer him on encouraging his efforts.  She yells to him to hurry up and rounds are hitting the ground around him as well.  Just a few yards away from the woods he heard helicopters above him.  He went diving into the woods and crawled towards Sandra as she embraces him with a tight hug.

They look and see a helicopter raising from above the soldiers chasing them and the helicopter above them at about tree level.  Suddenly both helicopters began firing at each other while the soldiers on the ground are ducking for cover from the enemy chopper.  Some soldiers were killed by the chopper hovering at tree level above Tommy and Sandra.  Tommy looked closely at the chopper above them and saw “U.S. ARMY” on the rear wing, but since they have been fooled once before he wasnt sure if they were back guys or what.  They continued to watch the firefight going on in the open field and some soldiers retreating and being gunned down.  The NWO helicopter continued to fire upon the enemy chopper, but even though it was being hit it didn’t loose it’s height in the sky and didn’t move at all.  The chopper fired a rocket at the NWO chopper and it was a direct hit.  The NWO helicopter fell to the ground below in a fireball and exploded even more once it hit the ground.

They both look in amazement and watch the soldiers retreat for their lives and the helicopter burn.  The U.S. ARMY helicopter flew a few yards forward and landed and a several troops jumped out of the helicopter.  They all ran towards the direction of the burning helicopter to check on the bodies and to see who they were engaging.  Tommy saw military style uniforms on them, but didn’t dare to show himself as they were fooled before and grabbed Sandra by the hand.  She looked at him and looked at him as if he was crazy, but she went with him after a few tugs of her arm to come.  They proceed down a very steep him and saw another opening ahead, but this time he saw a road.  He carefully approached the road and looked both ways and saw no vehicles and heard no one on the road.

SANDRA: Tommy, who is gonna help us if we don’t trust anyone and continue to run? Run where? Where are we going?

TOMMY: He looks at her as if he was asking himself that same question.  I don’t know Sandra.  I just want to keep running, but don’t know where to go.

SANDRA: Exactly.  We need to find someone to help us, give me medical treatment, and maybe we can find out what is going on.  Please, Tommy lets just follow this road and see where it goes.

TOMMY: No police, only military or military style groups running around?  What is this new world we live in now?  Okay lets follow the road and see if we can find someone official.

She agrees and they began to make a slow walk down the road towards the sunset.  Eventually Sandra ends back on Tommy’s back and they continue down the road for several miles until they approach a gate house that has fences  going into the woods and only one way in and one way out.  As they approach the gate Tommy sees no one inside, but realizes that the windows are tinted and he can’t see if anyone is inside.  About this time it is late afternoon and the sun is setting quickly so they continue to approach the gate slowly then suddenly a uniformed guard jumps out with his weapon drawn and pointed at them to freeze.  They stop immediately in their tracks as the guard approaches them with his weapon at them.  Then another one comes out of the booth with a M-16 slung and at the ready.

The guard orders them to the ground and to get face down.  Once Sandra got off of Tommy’s back they complied with the demands of the guard and went faced down.  Both guards approached them and placed handcuffs on them and called in on the radio for assistance.  Both Tommy and Sandra did not fight or open their mouths to say anything to them unless asked a question.  They looked at each other and heard a truck coming down the road from behind the gatehouse.  Once it stopped at the gatehouse about three troops jumped out and Tommy could see the American flag on their uniform and some type of unit patch on the other shoulder.  They were ordered to the back of the truck and as they passed the driver side of the truck Tommy could see that the soldier in the driver side having a big “MP” on the side of his uniform.

Tommy made eye contact with both MP’s in the truck as he passed and got in the rear of the truck.  They were helped up into the truck and taken away down the road towards another unknown location.  As they approached the main part of the base they saw the helicopter that was once above them firing at the militia group that was chasing them.  The helicopter was just landing and they saw other Army soldiers running around on base in full uniform.  Tommy and Sandra looked at each other and looked at the soldiers watching guard over them and mouthed at each other a phrase that no one could hear being said.

NEXT PUBLICATION:  Mid-November 2009

Season I: Episode VI: “Vince Black”

THE ANNOUNCEMENT

The following morning after receiving an envelope with random pictures in it, Vince begins to make noise that he will put in his candidancy for president.  Of course, the news media gets a hold of it, but not alot of people take it seriously because past Independent Party members who ran for President of the United States came nowhere close to winning.  With only five Independent Party members serving in the entire U.S. Government he is almost gauranteed to gain nomination from his party to pursue this course.  Before Vince could even come into the U.S. Capitol he was approached by a few news crew and had a brief interview with them on the steps.  He answered their question and asked them how did they find out and of course, their reply was that they had a source on the inside who spilled the story.

Right now most of the attention is on the Republican Party member, Alexander Johnson, and Democratic Party member, Greg West who both have been heavily involved in the national security threat to the U.S. and other sensitive issues.  Alexander Johnson, a Senator from Michigan, has been in the Senate for approximately 8 years and heavily supports the right for a woman to choose, against gay marriages, and supports a national defense system from nuclear threat nations.  Greg West, a Senator from the great state of Georgia has been in the Senate for at least 10 years and heavily supports the right to gay marriages, against the Iraq War, supports pro-life, and pro-law enforcement.

The American people knows about Senator West and Senator Johnson, but very few know about Senator Black from Minnesota.  They mostly know him due to the debate about sending troops overseas into Iraq, since he had the most powerful agrument against sending troops into a country with unreliable intelligence that propelled his image a little bit.  Senator Black is popular amongst his party members and knows a few state governors personally and even helped some of them gain recognition to with thier state’s office.  Now he is going to take a new step towards becoming successful in his political career.  He has always gained nothing but encouragement from grandma and parents to succeed the best way you can.  Now he is about to fulfill a goal that was once a foriegn concept in his mind to it being an interesting prestige.

All morning Vince Black was questioned by other democrats and republicans to see if he is sure that he wants to do this.  If he didn’t know any better he would think that others around congress, with exception to a few, give him no chance to even win the nomination let alone the presidency.  By lunch time he was kind of exhausted and ventured out alone to lunch this day, which was unusual and knowing that he is running for the presidency you would think he would be concerned about his safety today.  For some reason he wasn’t scared or nervous that someone may recognize him and attempt to take his life, but he knew the concerns.  Fortunately, he ventured out to lunch not facing much questions at all from bystanders, customers, and citizens.  He was very happy about that as he went back to the office to finish up his announcement for president.

SECRETARY AMANDA: Oh, Senator Black I have a message here from Congressman Nicholson.

VINCE BLACK: Thank you.  Ummm….I want to apologize for the other day for yelling at you about that envelope.  I was completely out of line and you didn’t deserve that.

SECRETARY AMANDA: Oh, that’s okay Senator.  I probably would have reacted the same way too if that was me.

VINCE BLACK: Glad you accept my apology.  I’ll be in my office if any needs me. (They both smile at each other and he walks into his office.)

He sits down in his chair and takes a few sips of his coffee, French Vanilla.  He puts the cup down and begins to read the message from his friend Nicholson.  Once he read the message he put the paper down and called Nicholson at his office, but he didn’t get an answer.  He then attempted to call him on his cellphone, but still no answer from either phone.  He sat there and wondered where he is, but thought to himself to come back to that later.  Vince leaned back in the chair and started to plan who he would like to have on his campaign staff.  Knowing that his chances are slim to none, according to the rest congress, he needs a team that can  be strong and aggressive.  He pulls out a pen out of his suit jacket pocket and writes a few names down that he could use for his assistance to win the White House.

With only a few more months before the official campaign begins he knows he doesn’t have alot of time to waste.  Vince looks at his watch and sees that it is nearly 3pm in the afternoon and decides to go home early.  He calls out to his driver on his cellphone and lets him know that he is leaving around 3:30pm.  His driver acknowledges and starts to the U.S. Capitol to meet his boss at one of the entrances/exit points.  Vince starts heading out the door and out of the office and comes across Amanda once again.

VINCE BLACK: Hey Amanda, I will be leaving now for the day so if anyone asks just let them know.

SECRETARY AMANDA: Okay, sir.

VINCE BLACK: You’re doing a good job here.  Keep it up.

SECRETARY AMANDA: Well, thank you Senator.  I’m glad to make you proud.

He heads out the door and she watches him go out of the door and sits back at her desk.  She waits a few minutes and walks out of the office into the hallway and looks both ways for Vince.  Once she figures the coast is clear she walks towards the female restroom down the hall.  Once inside the restroom she made sure it was clear and pulled out her cellphone.  She sends a text to Elizabeth that he is gone for the day and whatever she needs out of his office now is the time.  Amanda gets a little nervous and catches a glimpse of herself in the mirrow above the sink.  She stares at herself for a moment as if she is having a hard time recognizing herself.  Then she feels the phone vibrate in her hand and she looks down and sees that a text message was sent back.  The text message was from Elizabeth stating that we are laying low for the time being until his official announcement for the running of the president.

Amanda looks at the texting acting kind of surprise to what she sees.  She sighs real heavily and heads back to the office and just before she enters the office she sees Congressman Nicholson coming down the hallway.  She turns around leans up against the door as if she is wanting him to take her body and mind right there in the hallway.  As he gets closer to her she opens the door and goes in and he is quickly behind her and he closes the door and locks it.  He pins her up against the bookshelf across from the door and has a hold of her arms by the biceps.  Both are breathing heavily and looking at each other in the eyes and glancing at each others lips.  They begin to kiss and exchange tongue affairs as they get more aggressive with each other and his hands move up and down her body.  She pushes him away and walks into Vince’s office and with Nicholson following undoing his tie and unbuttoning his dress shirt.

She kicks off her high heals and undoes her dress from the shoulders down and is standing there about 10 feet away from him in tan stockings and white bra and panties.  He smiles big and starts to undo his belt and walk closer to her at the same time and then close Vince’s door behind him.  They lock lips again and exchange tongue affairs as he picks her up and places her on Vince’s desk carefully not to destroy anything to give away their behavoir.

Vince gets in the truck and begins to head home and he starts to fantasize about seing his daughters.  As they leave D.C. his driver comes to a red light and suddenly the rear window smashes out and they both duck to the sound of break glass.  Then the rear passenger side glass breaks shattering tiny broken pieces all over Vince’s face cutting him.  The driver side door opens and the driver jumps out to protect his Senator and sees a man standing in front of the vehicle with a crowbar in his hand.  Vince at this time is fighting another guy who is dressed in all black and wearing a ski mask.  The man has a hold of Vince’s suit jacket attempting to pull him out of the vehicle, but Vince kicks him in the chest sending him flying backwards.

Vince looks to the front through the windshielf and sees his driver fighting the person who was in front of the vehicle.  Innocent bystanders are all watching this in horror and some are screaming at the violent scene they are watching.  Vince jumps out and gets attacked by the guy he kicked off from behind and taken to the ground.  Vince fights him off and flipped him to the ground and as soon as he stands up he gets a foot to the groin from the downed man.  He bends over and falls to the ground holding himself in pain.  Meanwhile his driver is fighting the man with the crowbar and was able to defend himself and knock the crowbar out of his hand.  Then shots rang out and everyone went ducking for cover.

The truck sped off screeching tires and leaving both Vince and his driver on the ground.  Vince attempts to gain his senses together as people finally decide to come to his aide and to see if he needs medical attention.  He looks around in the midst of people rushing to them and sees his driver laying on the ground on his stomach.  He runs over to him as others are attempting to revive him and Vince sees blood on the ground and knows that his driver was shot.  Vince looks around and then hears police sirens in the area coming to their rescue, which is too late.  Vince then realizes that the briefcase he carries everyday was in the truck and it contained the committe papers on national security.

Season I: Episode V: “Vince Black”

“BLACK SHEEP”

A phone conversation:

ELIZABETH: Mr. Hawkins?

“ALEXANDER HAMILTON”: Yes?

ELIZABETH: This is Elizabeth checking in.

“ALEXANDER HAMILTON”: Elizabeth? I’m glad to hear from you. It’s been a long time since I heard from you. How are things rolling?

ELIZABETH: So far so good. Senator Black is still trying to figure out who I am exactly. I called his daughter so he is aware of my presence at least.

“ALEXANDER HAMILTON”: Good. He’s probably still trying to figure out how you got into his office last week. Just make sure the secretary doesn’t give anything away. Since the first phase is completed now we need to figure out how we can get closer to him.

ELIZABETH: What do you propose?

“ALEXANDER HAMILTON”: I think we need to alert him of our presence even more.  We will wait until he announces his official running for president then we go forward.  Just lay low for a while, but keep an eye on him in case you are needed.

ELIZABETH: Yes, Mr. Hawkins.  I’ll stay in touch.

Once the conversation ended with Elizabeth he smiles at himself and thinks to that things are going well.  Then his best friend and assistant walks into his office/den where he is sitting behind his desk made out of cherry wood.

MICHAEL: Mr. Hawkins, the gardeners have finished the garden and awaiting your approval.

“ALEXANDER HAMILTON”: Good I shall be out there in a few minutes.  I heard from Elizabeth just a few moments ago.

MICHAEL: Oh, how is she doing?

“ALEXANDER HAMILTON”: She’s doing quite well actually and she has made her presence known to the Senator.  Now we just sit and wait for his official candidancy for president.  Well, lets go look at this garden and then we can proceed with the rest of the day.

Vince enters his office after meeting with some congressman down the hall and is pretty much on track for announcing his candidancy for presiden of the United States.  Once he sits down in his chair he turns on the television that is adjacent to his desk placed up on the wall, a flat screen worth $2500.  About a few minutes into president’s speech at the University of New York Vince hears a knock at his office door.  He yells, “Come in!”, but no one opens the door and he says it again.  He sighs and puts the remote down and gets up to open the door and sees a manila envelope with his name on the front and the word “PRIORITY” underneath his name.

He picks it up and looks at it and also doesn’t see his secretary anywhere near her desk.  He closes his office door and wonders what is in the envelope and opens it slowly as he is trying to think of what it is.  Once he pulls open the adhesive flap he peeps inside and sees that it’s pictures.  He tilts the envelope to slide the pictures out and he is shocked at what he sees.  He drops the envelope and stares at the pictures and his emotions immediately begin to raise to explosion.  He storms out of the office with the envelope in his hand along with the pictures.  As soon as he swings the door open he sees Amanda at the bookshelf reorganizing the items.  He comes up behind her and she turns around in shock of how fast he came up on her.

SECRETARY AMANDA: Whoa.  What’s the problem?

VINCE BLACK: Do you remember seeing this envelope?

SECRETARY AMANDA: No I don’t remember it.  Where did it come from?

VINCE BLACK: Do you know where it came from or who delivered it?

SECRETARY AMANDA: I don’t know w…………………

VINCE BLACK: These are pictures that were left in front of my door just a few moments ago.  Besides, where were you?

SECRETARY AMANDA: I was in the bathroom.  You know it’s that time of the month.  Not like you need details.  Besides I would like to know what is going on?

VINCE BLACK: I would like to know that too.  Right now if anyone calls for me take a message.  I’m on my way to First Street to speak about protection.

He storms out in a angry pace out of the office and calls for his driver to meet him out front.  Amanda watches him go down the hallway as she holds both of her hands together and waits until he disappears around the corner.  She then goes into the office to her desk and picks up the phone.  She calls Elizabeth.

SECRETARY AMANDA: Elizabeth?

ELIZABETH: Yes, Amanda? (She can hear the nervousness in her voice.)  What’s the problem?

SECRETARY AMANDA: Vince just left to go speak to someone about getting protection for him and his family probably.

ELIZABETH: You know this because?

SECRETARY AMANDA: An envelope came to his office and apparently it had pictures in it, but he didn’t show them to me.  He just seemed very angry and upset.

ELIZABETH: I sent the envelope with the pictures in it.  Those pictures contain photos of him and his father at lunch and his two daughters.  That’s why he is acting the way he is.

SECRETARY AMANDA: Don’t you think that information would have been good for me to know?  I like to know what is going on, not to mention I am already nervous and trying to act like I am clueless.  Can you do that for me?  Let me know if I am going to be facing questions or getting my head bit off?

ELIZABETH: You know you are right.  I’m sorry for that unexpected situation.  Your doing fine and keep doing what you’ve been doing.  The less you know, of course, it is easier for you to play clueless and dumb.  I will inform my boss of what is going on and I shall keep in touch with you.

Almost immediately after she spoke to Amanda she immediately sent Mr. Hawkins a text message.

“ALEXANDER HAMILTON”: Hmm?

MICHAEL: What is it?

“ALEXANDER HAMILTON”: I just received a text message from Elizabeth about Senator Black going to ask for police protection.  I suppose he saw the pictures of him and his father and daughter.

MICHAEL: Can that cause complications in our plan?

“ALEXANDER HAMILTON”: Only if we let this speed bump cause us problems.  What we will have to do is contact someone who specializes in this stuff.  Right now we are staying low unti he officially announces his candidancy for president.

MICHAEL: After seeing those pictures do you think he will still pursue?

“ALEXANDER HAMILTON”: I sure do think he will.

Vince arrives at the police station to speak to the chief of police.  He is seen by the chief of police almost immediately.

CHIEF OF POLICE: What do I owe this meeting with you?

VINCE BLACK: I will get down to it.  I want police protection and willing to pay for it.

CHIEF OF POLICE: What?  I thought you had a driver who has dignitary protection experience?  All he needs is a license to carry and there you go.

VINCE BLACK: Yeah, but that takes time and there is no gaurantee that he will be approved for a gun.  So it is easier for you to protect me until that happens.

CHIEF OF POLICE: Even if I wanted to give you police protection it has to be approved by your colleagues.  That’s resources and money be spent elsewhere.  Your speaking permanent or temporary?

VINCE BLACK: I’m not sure.

CHIEF OF POLICE: Well, how about tell me why you need police protection?  Besides if you run for president you won’t need us anyway.  You’ll be under the protection of the Secret Service instead of the Capitol Police.

VINCE BLACK: (He shows the pictures to the chief.)  Along with the those pictures I have gotten a call from a woman who also somehow got into my office.  Those pictures just came today and if she has my number then they know where I live.  That’s why.

CHIEF OF POLICE: Well, I can see how you would be concerned, but if no threat was given and nothing to show me that this person means you harm then my hands are tied.  Unfortunately, I need more proof.

VINCE BLACK: So you need actual physical evidence? Okay well, right now I don’t have that for you.

CHIEF OF POLICE: As soon as you provide that with me then I can forward the requests above and see what happens.  Sorry.

VINCE BLACK: Well, thanks for seeing me anyway on such short notice.  I hope I didn’t disturb you from anything important.  Keep up the good work, chief, and again thanks for you time.

He walks out of the office and back into his truck heading to the office.  Right now he feels kind of defeated, but maybe the chief is right about one thing.  If he goes official with his announcement for the candidancy for president he will have protection and then no one would be crazy enough to do something then.  At least he thinks.