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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4929982" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>God Shall Tread: Prologue</strong></p><p></p><p>Hammer and Jim-Bean had been circling Hunt Electronics' Duxbury headquarters for over a week with no luck. The place was built like a fortress, but then a gold mine of information fell into their laps. Literally.</p><p></p><p>On a gray Monday morning a young 22-year-old employee of Hunt Electronics was detained and questioned by TSA officials at La Guardia Airport in New York City. He was pulled aside in a random search, and quickly drew the suspicion of his interrogators with his evasive answers and nervousness.</p><p></p><p>"So who's this?" Jim-Bean craned his neck to inspect the nervous young man sitting in the interrogation room.</p><p></p><p>"Jonathan Emery," said Hammer. "Ready?"</p><p></p><p>"Good cop or bad cop?" </p><p></p><p>"Let's switch it up," said Hammer. "I'll be good cop for once."</p><p></p><p>"Do you even know how?"</p><p></p><p>Hammer paused to remark "very funny" before opening the door to the interrogation room. </p><p></p><p>Hammer sat down across from Emery. Jim-Bean didn't. </p><p></p><p>Hammer flipped through a folder he brought with him. "So…Jonathan, right? Can I call you Jon?"</p><p></p><p>Emery swallowed hard. "Sure."</p><p></p><p>"You were on your way to Switzerland with a package."</p><p></p><p>"Engineering equipment," said Emery.</p><p></p><p>"Yeah, right. What kind of equipment?"</p><p></p><p>"Specialty testing devices for a subcontractor in Berne."</p><p></p><p>"Don't lie to us!" snarled Jim-Bean. "We checked. There IS no subcontractor in Berne. You made arrangements for a car to pick you up at the airport."</p><p></p><p>Emery was taken aback. His eyes darted back and forth between Hammer and Jim-Bean. </p><p></p><p>"We found hidden compartments filled with roughly melted gold ingots," said Hammer.</p><p></p><p>"Nearly one million dollars worth," added Jim-bean. "So Emery, tell us again what you were doing with that much gold?"</p><p></p><p>"I don't know!"</p><p></p><p>"Have you made these trips before?"</p><p></p><p>"Yes…twice a year for the last two years."</p><p></p><p>Hammer changed tactics. "Tell us about Duxbury."</p><p></p><p>"What?" Emery blinked. "I work for the New York office. I don't know…the equipment came from Duxbury."</p><p></p><p>"So you're just the messenger, huh?" asked Jim-Bean. "You took the money without looking inside?"</p><p></p><p>Emery nodded. "Each time I travelled to Switzerland, I received a cash pay-out of $5,000. It was…I guess in retrospect it was a little exorbitant."</p><p></p><p>Hammer nodded sympathetically. "That made you uncomfortable, huh? Money like that can be hard to ignore. But you didn't know where to go or who to tell. Surely there were warning signs."</p><p></p><p>Emery nodded. "By my third trip I was fairly certain I was doing something…do I get protection or something if I confess?"</p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean loomed over him. "You are in deep trouble, kid. Hunt Electronics is in even deeper trouble. You realize if word of this gets out, that you screwed up, they'll kill you, right?"</p><p></p><p>Emery went pale. The thought hadn't occurred to him.</p><p></p><p>"We're authorized to put you in the witness protection program if you give us a full confession," said Hammer sympathetically. "It's the only way you're going to survive this."</p><p></p><p>Emery slumped in his chair. "Okay, okay. The main give away that something was wrong, besides the pay-out, were the rules — don’t open the cases for any reason, always check the luggage as “specialty equipment”, never let the luggage out of your sight once on the ground, and the final rule — bring the luggage by specialty van to Credit Suisse Bank in Berne."</p><p></p><p>"What happens at Credit Suisse?" asked Jim-Bean. </p><p></p><p>"Once at Credit Suisse, the luggage is taken away by attendants, overlooked the whole time by white gloved men with side arms. I get my cash and sent on my way. I thought what was inside the equipment was money or drugs…not gold!" </p><p></p><p>"When is your shipment due?" asked Hammer.</p><p></p><p>Emery looked at his watch. "Well I missed my plane…it's been two hours. "</p><p></p><p>"We could still make it," Jim-Bean said to Hammer. </p><p></p><p>"Why?" They didn't answer right away. Emery's voice rose. "You don't seriously expect me to…"</p><p></p><p>"Oh you're going to make the delivery," said Jim-Bean. </p><p></p><p>"What? How?"</p><p></p><p>"You leave that to us," said Hammer. "We'll take care of the rest."</p><p></p><p>"You just won't remember any of it," said Jim-Bean.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4929982, member: 3285"] [b]God Shall Tread: Prologue[/b] Hammer and Jim-Bean had been circling Hunt Electronics' Duxbury headquarters for over a week with no luck. The place was built like a fortress, but then a gold mine of information fell into their laps. Literally. On a gray Monday morning a young 22-year-old employee of Hunt Electronics was detained and questioned by TSA officials at La Guardia Airport in New York City. He was pulled aside in a random search, and quickly drew the suspicion of his interrogators with his evasive answers and nervousness. "So who's this?" Jim-Bean craned his neck to inspect the nervous young man sitting in the interrogation room. "Jonathan Emery," said Hammer. "Ready?" "Good cop or bad cop?" "Let's switch it up," said Hammer. "I'll be good cop for once." "Do you even know how?" Hammer paused to remark "very funny" before opening the door to the interrogation room. Hammer sat down across from Emery. Jim-Bean didn't. Hammer flipped through a folder he brought with him. "So…Jonathan, right? Can I call you Jon?" Emery swallowed hard. "Sure." "You were on your way to Switzerland with a package." "Engineering equipment," said Emery. "Yeah, right. What kind of equipment?" "Specialty testing devices for a subcontractor in Berne." "Don't lie to us!" snarled Jim-Bean. "We checked. There IS no subcontractor in Berne. You made arrangements for a car to pick you up at the airport." Emery was taken aback. His eyes darted back and forth between Hammer and Jim-Bean. "We found hidden compartments filled with roughly melted gold ingots," said Hammer. "Nearly one million dollars worth," added Jim-bean. "So Emery, tell us again what you were doing with that much gold?" "I don't know!" "Have you made these trips before?" "Yes…twice a year for the last two years." Hammer changed tactics. "Tell us about Duxbury." "What?" Emery blinked. "I work for the New York office. I don't know…the equipment came from Duxbury." "So you're just the messenger, huh?" asked Jim-Bean. "You took the money without looking inside?" Emery nodded. "Each time I travelled to Switzerland, I received a cash pay-out of $5,000. It was…I guess in retrospect it was a little exorbitant." Hammer nodded sympathetically. "That made you uncomfortable, huh? Money like that can be hard to ignore. But you didn't know where to go or who to tell. Surely there were warning signs." Emery nodded. "By my third trip I was fairly certain I was doing something…do I get protection or something if I confess?" Jim-Bean loomed over him. "You are in deep trouble, kid. Hunt Electronics is in even deeper trouble. You realize if word of this gets out, that you screwed up, they'll kill you, right?" Emery went pale. The thought hadn't occurred to him. "We're authorized to put you in the witness protection program if you give us a full confession," said Hammer sympathetically. "It's the only way you're going to survive this." Emery slumped in his chair. "Okay, okay. The main give away that something was wrong, besides the pay-out, were the rules — don’t open the cases for any reason, always check the luggage as “specialty equipment”, never let the luggage out of your sight once on the ground, and the final rule — bring the luggage by specialty van to Credit Suisse Bank in Berne." "What happens at Credit Suisse?" asked Jim-Bean. "Once at Credit Suisse, the luggage is taken away by attendants, overlooked the whole time by white gloved men with side arms. I get my cash and sent on my way. I thought what was inside the equipment was money or drugs…not gold!" "When is your shipment due?" asked Hammer. Emery looked at his watch. "Well I missed my plane…it's been two hours. " "We could still make it," Jim-Bean said to Hammer. "Why?" They didn't answer right away. Emery's voice rose. "You don't seriously expect me to…" "Oh you're going to make the delivery," said Jim-Bean. "What? How?" "You leave that to us," said Hammer. "We'll take care of the rest." "You just won't remember any of it," said Jim-Bean. [/QUOTE]
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