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Hurrying out of the mansion and down the driveway, Ricardo offered Lorenzo no reason for their rushed exit, only giving instructions on where to go and to get there fast. On his way out, Ricardo passed Dr. Penelope as he was arriving. Ricardo took note that SI Chandra was with him, but did not slow down or stop. He instructed Lorenzo to keep going and to turn on the news.
Samantha told him about a breaking news story hitting the airwaves, media, and internet in a big way. Apparently, he underestimated Jackie’s resolve to stand up for her man, someone she never cared about and only matched with as a matter of convenience. Nor did he take into consideration her SBP mate’s unique, technical ability to fabricate a miniature recording device small enough to fit in a shirt button. Ricardo couldn’t help thinking he should have known how resourceful she could be. It was the reason he recruited her.
When Samantha told him about her roommate’s odd behavior, she arranged for them to bump into each other. From the moment Ricardo met the young, vibrant psychology major, he knew she possessed the one quality that would make her the perfect spy—a hidden dark side. There were some drawn to the espionage game by a worthy cause they would willingly die for if necessary. For others, it was the adrenaline-fueled rush of action motivating them, what gamblers called the fever. Not many knew how to embrace their dark side without having it consume them. But sometimes, it was where we found our greatest strength, propelling us forward against all odds, no matter the cost.
“Have you seen it?” Ricardo asked once on the main road. “How bad is it?”
“I’ve seen it. It is everywhere. But it’s not as bad as you might think. She must have used a special E-bomb program file to give it mass saturation. You couldn’t pull it off the net now if you tried. The news media picked up on it, and they are all over it, making it their top story.” Samantha informed him from her DOS Eco-SUV as she headed over with a tactical unit to arrest Jackie, forty minutes closer to her than Ricardo was.
“She may think she is pretty smart, but I am going to show her who is smart.” Ricardo vowed.
Jackie still had a few unrevealed tricks up her sleeve. She was going to show them what she was capable of when pushed to the edge. It would be something they would never forget.
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All her life everyone always told Jackie Roberts how smart she was and how much brighter than the other girls and boys her age, and older. The thing they didn’t get was she already knew. When young children were playing with toys and games, she already moved onto more mature pursuits. It was as if she bypassed the tricycle training wheels stage and leapt right into a formula one racer.
Arriving home after being forced to watch that monstrous brute torture Bill, Jackie planned to bide her time before seeking retribution She wanted to come clean with Bill, and tell him why they were persecuting him. He deserved to know the truth.
She wanted to make sure he would be safe before doing anything that could bring any more harm to him. No longer concerned for her safety, she planned on showing Ricardo how smart she really was.
In truth, she had to admit Bill was the smart one. He unwittingly provided her with the means to not only take Ricardo down, but out as well, if given the chance. She would have been content with publicly humiliating him, much in the way Jacob did in court. Until she received Bill’s death notification, which came in the same cold detached manner she received her SBP notification, bluntly stating: