Working Together Chapter 7
Later that evening Aldo and a couple of his most trusted allies had snuck into Washington DC and were inside a safe house with Cooper Green. "What has happened?" Aldo asked Cooper who grinned.
"Remember what I told you about NCIS?" Aldo nodded while Cooper continued, "The Director of NCIS asked me to visit them this morning and together with two other agents started asking what I know about something called the Company" Cooper paused as the others looked shocked, "apparently they have been investigating the Company themselves since Lj was framed."
Lincoln interrupted him, "They have Lj"
It wasn't a question but Cooper nodded anyway, "I believe the words they used were Lj deserves to be safe after what he has been through."
Lincoln's temper immediately flared up, "The Company is everywhere it is not possible for Lj to be completely safe" Lincoln said angrily.
Cooper sighed "You don't know these people like I do Lincoln, these are elite agents who do there job very well and they don't usually deal in absolutes if they say Lj is completely safe then I believe them."
Aldo held up his hands, "Alright that will do for now, Cooper what did you tell them?"
Cooper smiled "I told them that a group of former employees and a few others have been trying to gather information for years but all they had was circumstantial evidence so they asked if we could make copies to give to them," Cooper finished. "That could work" Jane said quietly.
Cooper nodded "It probably wouldn't hold up in a court of law but it sounds like they have a few good leads of their own to go along with it as well."
"So what happens next?" Lincoln asked. "Aldo, Jane and I have a meeting in Director Shepherd's office first thing in the morning." Cooper replied. Lincoln opened his mouth but Cooper beat him to it "If you think I can somehow get you into that building with all your priors you have another thing coming besides someone needs to protect your mother." Lincoln looked extremely grumpy but finally nodded his agreement.
The next morning Aldo, Cooper and Jane walked into Director Shepherd's office to find Director Shepherd and Agent Morris waiting for them. "One down today?" Cooper asked once the introductions were over with,
"Agent Scofield is in the middle of a murder case this morning" Director Shepherd replied as they took their seats. "Is my grandson okay?" Aldo asked her straightaway. "He is safe, I personally won't let anything else happen to him he has already been through to much." She reassured Aldo.
"Do you have evidence of the Company's wrongdoing?" Jane asked the Director. "Some" the director replied "we have strong evidence on certain individuals but we don't have enough linking it all together, so why don't you get a couple of your people working with Agent Morris and his team I'm sure together we can break this thing." They all nodded and got up as Agent Morris agreed to meet again tomorrow to get started.
Just as they were walking out the door Jane thought of something "Lincoln is not going to like no matter what assurances we give him regarding Lj" she started "and you will not let us contact him in any way?" she asked looking at Director Shepherd who shook her head. "We also have a problem regarding the safety of another one of our own." Aldo opened his mouth to argue but Jane stopped him, "Why don't we put them together? they can get to know each other and Christina can send coded messages through NCIS that only Aldo would understand."
Aldo closed his mouth "that might work" he finally coceded. Director Shepherd was unsure as possibilities raced through her mind. "This is your wife Christina Burrows?" she asked Aldo who nodded "I just want her to be safe" he said firmly. Director Shepherd thought for a minute "We can certainly keep her safe and we will try to put her with Lj but he has to be receptive to the idea as well as a couple of other people involved." She finally said. They all nodded that made sense. "Give me twenty four hours to organise it" She promised.
"Now we just have to tell Christina" Aldo said wearily as they entered the safe house. "What the hell happened?" Lincoln almost shouted as soon as he saw them.
"We are going to begin a partnership with these NCIS people" Aldo told him. Lincoln took a deep breath then realizing neither of his parents would tolerate his shouting again said in a deceptively calm voice "What about Lj?"
"I believe the Director's assurances that he is safe and we will know more when your mother joins him at the safe house" Aldo replied before turning to his wife, "I'm sorry Christina, but i do believe that you will be safe there and we will sit down with them tomorrow and figure out how we will contact each otherand I will feel better that Lj has you there with him.
Cooper cleared his throat, "There is something else you need to know," they all looked at him, "I have found Micheal" he told the room. There was complete silence apart from Christina who started crying before she asked "Is he okay?"
Cooper smiled at her "He is fine, you are right Christina he can take care of himself" she smiled at that.
"What, How did you find him?" Aldo asked finding his voice again.
Cooper laughed lightly "he has been under my nose the past four years and I didn't even look, if he hadn't asked me questions yesterday like you do then I still would not have paid him any attention!" Cooper finished.
Aldo frowned "Questions?" He asked. Cooper sighed "Micheal is an agent for NCIS, I believe he is the one protecting Lj and he would be the one who brought the Company to Director Shepherd's attention and ironically enough" Cooper continued turning to Christina "It was his wedding three years ago you were going to go to before Aldo vetoed it."
There was silence in the room for a moment before Lincoln asked "What is his name?" "Micheal Scofield" Cooper replied.