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gruesome cemetery.
He took several more of the adjoining rooms before he heard the rotors of
approaching helicopters. He left the crime scene and regrouped with the agents
outside. The two aircraft landed as flashing blue strobes and headlights from
several fast moving vehicles were visible approaching the farmhouse.

4
Doubt
     
     
    Three black SUVs with tinted windows stopped only a few
feet from Arrington’s headless body. The doors opened quickly on the first two,
spilling out nearly a dozen heavily armed security personnel forming a
perimeter around the corpse. Ryan noticed more security personnel deploying
from helicopters in a field next to the house.
    One of the new arrivals approached Arrington with his
weapon ready and reached down to check for a pulse. It seemed a little odd
since he was missing his head, but after what they just experienced, Ryan
understood the caution. The trooper squeezed the talk button on his radio and
announced the target was indeed dead. The doors on the third SUV opened and
four men in black coveralls carrying large tackle boxes walked up to Ryan and
his team.
    “I need to speak with Special Agent Ryan Pearson,” said
the first set of coveralls.
    “That would be me.”
    “Agent Pearson, my name is Scott Wilson. I’m a
biochemist with the Michaels Laboratory assigned to the Didache program. I’m
here to recover the body of Peter Arrington and debrief your team. I’m assuming
containment was difficult?”
    “I’ve been expecting you, Scott,” said Ryan, slightly
irritated. “Your Didache project pet gave us one hell of a fight. He killed two
of my agents before a sniper put him down. Containment wasn’t a priority once
we figured out shooting him with little bullets wasn’t working. I believe
almost everyone here put their eyes on him. So to answer your question, yes,
containment was difficult.”
    “I’m sorry,” said Scott, in a disarming tone.
    “Excuse me?” asked Ryan, a little puzzled.
    “The agents you lost. I’m sorry, Ryan. I promise you
we’ll take good care of them. Once we finish processing the area, we’ll be
taking them to an airstrip about six miles from here. The deputy director is
making arrangements to get them home.”
    “I appreciate that, Scott. What about the rest of my
guys?”
    “Bravo and Charlie teams will go by ground in the
vehicles to the airstrip for debriefing. We’ve taken over a small hangar there as
a command post. We’ll send the sniper teams by helicopter once they come in
from the field. You, Dallas, Michelle, and Tom need to stay with us for a
little while longer. You should be out of here in about an hour.”
    Bravo and Charlie teams were immediately whisked away in
the vehicles. Ryan and his team took off their tactical gear and huddled around
the remaining SUV. They watched as the forensic team poked and took photographs
of Arrington’s body.
    “How many bullets do you think we put in him?” asked Dallas.
    “Enough,” responded Ryan, curtly.
    “I mean, you told us he was fast and strong,” continued
Dallas. “You didn’t say anything about being bullet proof. That information may
have helped down there in the basement.”
    “You think I knew?” asked Ryan, stepping closer to
Dallas.
    “No, Boss. That’s not what I meant. I meant they could’ve told us. I mean told you so you could’ve told us. Fuck, I don’t know.
I’ll shut up now.”
    “It’s okay, Dallas. I’m sorry. I know what you meant.
I’m not happy with the way this turned out either. I’ve never lost an agent
under my command. Tonight I lost two. Believe me when I say I have more
questions than answers. I seem to be somewhat limited with what I can ask and
what I have to accept without question. Do you understand?”
    “I do. I understand I wouldn’t want your job,” said
Dallas, lightening the mood.
    “Did you take a good look around down there?” asked Tom,
changing the subject.
    “I did,” responded Ryan. “It didn’t look anything