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“It’s all just a dream,” he said to himself. “That woman somehow knew and planted it in my brain that it’s real. It’s not real. It will all go away. Just breathe, Charlie.”
He felt the big airplane touch down and was thrilled to see a rainy Atlanta out his window. Getting off at Hartsfield, he practically stepped on people to get off the plane. He raced into the men’s room to take a piss.
Standing at the stall, he looked into the mirror in front of him and screamed, turning abruptly. As he turned, he pissed on the man’s shoes beside him.
“Hey, asshole! What the fuck is wrong with you?”
“I’m sorry,” said Charlie, still staring at the faces in the mirror. “I’m sorry.” He washed his hands and ran from the bathroom before even drying them. Making it through the security gates, he went out to the street and waved down a taxi. He just wanted to get home. He’d make a few calls to the team that was supposed to show at the rally, and then he’d be all set.
With sleeping pills beside his bed, he’d be able to get a good night’s rest, move the merchandise and the money, and be ready for whatever they threw his way.
“I just need to get home,” he whispered to himself. “I just need to get home.”
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
With Alec, Tailor, and Rory on the ground speaking to the D.A. and Billy, they were able to nail down almost a thousand of the potential former convicts who were involved in the riot scheme.
“How do we get them off the street?” asked Billy. “It won’t be easy. They think they own the cops, and vice versa.”
“We need the cops all in one room,” said Rory.
“You know we can’t do that,” said the D.A. “They’re either on patrol or off-duty. If we call them all in, that will send alarm bells throughout the city.”
“How do I get them all on one call or message?” asked Rory. The D.A. looked at Billy and his uncle.
“We could send an emergency text for them to be on a secure line,” said Billy. “We’re going to get some of the rotten ones, but at least they’ll hear about what’s happening and make a decision for themselves.”
“Any way we can keep Charlie off of it?” asked Alec.
“I can remove those that I know for sure are his inner circle,” said Billy. “The rest, we’ll just have to see.”
“We want to be on camera,” said Tailor. “All of us. They need to see that we mean business, and although there’s only the three of us here, they’ll understand what waits for them if they continue.”
“You’re risking your lives for this,” said the D.A.
“So are you. If this were to succeed, it could be devastating for the entire country, hell, the world!” said Rory. “We won’t allow that to happen. We have to get this message to them and find his stash of goods.”
“Security at Hartsfield says he landed about an hour ago. He’ll think everything is fine, so let’s find his stash,” said Billy. “I’ll send a preliminary message out that the call is mandatory. Life and death.”
“Make it good, Billy boy. Make it good,” said Tailor. Billy just smiled at the man, shaking his head.
“Sir, I damn sure don’t want you mad at me. I’ll make it as good as I can.”
“Hey, Billy? Include the fire department,” said Tailor.
“Fire? We don’t think they’re involved, sir.”
“No. But I was a firefighter. Cops and firefighters fight side by side. They respect one another. If they’re not in on this, we’ll see backlash immediately. Peer pressure is a beautiful thing sometimes.”
“Yes, sir.”
***All personnel for Atlanta PD and Fire – All personnel for Atlanta PD and Fire – at 0500 a mandatory call will occur on channel 21 – Code 33 this channel – all communication on this channel will cease. Once again, this is a mandatory call for all Atlanta PD and Fire – no exceptions***
“Well, we’ll see how that goes,” said the D.A. “We’ve got a couple of leads on the warehouses that we think belong to Gates. Let’s head out.”
Since two of the warehouses were near the airport, the Gray Wolf team took those. Both warehouses had complex alarm and security systems. Calling the team back home, they gave them video access and walked through the disarming of the systems. The padlocks were easy. Child’s play, really.
The first warehouse contained thousands of dollars in watches, jewelry, electronics, furs, and other luxury items.
