
I found Frankenstein had discovered a body on the beach, so I called it in to my cop buddy, Joe.
The stiff apparently washed up on shore in the middle of a storm.284Please respect copyright.PENANAOmhZknUfUm
He looked to be a middle aged man in his thirties wearing a platinum wrist watch that was clearly pretty pricey...Italian loafers, an expensive three piece Gucci suit jacket and a pocket full of thousand
dollar bills.
Now, it isn't everybody that carry one thousand dollar bills on their person, so, this was my first clue...
"Hey Richard!"284Please respect copyright.PENANAD87c9bXjXo
Come over here and help me roll, bag and tag em. And then we can order some cherry filled donuts.
Real funny Joe, I said, "You should have been a comedian." Why are you wasting all that talent imitating a cop. Joe responded, It's because I would miss seeing your kisser, every now and then.
And umm...also your weak, vain attempts at solving cases. I still don't quite understand why you moonlight as a private dick. You know there's better paying jobs.
"What do you think happen here?" The guy doesn't have a mark on him. Joe turns the body over and then immediately hollers,
"Hey!"284Please respect copyright.PENANAAUzQ5YQQli
"It's not a guy, it's a female, look!"284Please respect copyright.PENANAzb5EPo3mQW
Richard could see the stiff had a toupee that the ocean had washed away, beneath was long locks of blonde hair. Her face was all covered with dirt, sand and green seaweed. Making it hard to determine or identify her features.
"You know I thought that this guy was pretty small in stature," I said, and there's a small spot of blood on the shirt too! I wonder why she's wearing men's clothing?
"Gun"!284Please respect copyright.PENANAa2Z9ez7JFe
Hollered Joe, theres a nine mm in a gun holster on her right leg, and you won't believe this.284Please respect copyright.PENANAmgMnKjPf8d
"She's CIA!"284Please respect copyright.PENANAA9btkH3I1Q
Look, here's the Id that was inside her wallet. Joe turned, hearing a motor and glances seaward to see a skiff landing on the beach. Three swarthy, rough appearing
Latinos approached them...284Please respect copyright.PENANA59ZLm8BrWN
"What's going on here" said, Richard? Who are you men, this is a crime scene, you have to leave.
Flashing a badge, one of them said, we're CIA agents and this is our crime scene now, you guys will have to leave. Now, see here said Richard, "This woman's dead and we are Las Vegas homicide cops. You can't take us off this case!"
"We just did, now step aside said the CIA agent." But, as they brush past Richard a helicopter suddenly appears and bullets start raining down upon them...
Pow, pow,284Please respect copyright.PENANA1slHxLlCP7
pow, pow, pow284Please respect copyright.PENANAbTcS8MkNWd
Pow!
Rat-tack, tack, tack284Please respect copyright.PENANAZQGS9jU9ur
tack, tack, tack, tack, tack.
A-Tack, tack!284Please respect copyright.PENANA4q2NetYL9s
"That's a machine gun, take cover!" Yelled Richard, get behind that large boulder over there!"
The machine gun was targeting the CIA agents..."Over here" yelled Joe, get over here with us. The agents ran behind the boulder joining Joe and Richard while still firing furiously at the aircraft.
Suddenly, the sound of more helicopters were heard, looking skyward, there were four black Apaches loaded with Hellfire and Hydra seven missiles and armed with thirty millimeter cannons...
They heard a broadcast to surrender and lay down their arms...284Please respect copyright.PENANAjQL7WZIW8b
Richard came out from behind cover motioning Joe to do the same. He wasn't a fool, the odds were clearly stacked, and definitely not in their favor.
"You guys had better do the same," Joe yelled to the agents, that's too much fire power! The agents threw down their weapons, walking out into the open...284Please respect copyright.PENANAOsYWfKArI3
Four of the copters flew lower, hovering four feet off the beach while one stayed airborne circling overhead as support.284Please respect copyright.PENANAqDVC307qjj
Nineteen armed men dressed in black military fatigues jumped down walking towards them cautiously.
"Eat the dirt scum bags!"284Please respect copyright.PENANAOpX3oVMo0e
Yelled one of them who was clearly the leader.284Please respect copyright.PENANAx1yH94z1hl
Richard snarled hard at the leader, beginning to sprawl prone on the beach, but the man stopped him...
"No!"284Please respect copyright.PENANAeOau8iT1KX
That order was for these criminals. The both of you are good cops, not these rogue CIA agents!
These men were running a sex trafficking ring using freighters and cargo ships. They took women from all over the entire globe including one of our best agents who is lying dead on the beach right now.
Richard said, "Wow, and what is your name?" It's not important he replied, let's go and check on my agent. Ok men, barked the leader, "Arrest these criminals now and return to the Apaches."
Approaching the body they caught moment, and heard low moaning...
Joe hollared, "I don't believe it!" I thought she was dead,
Quickly, let's get her some fresh water, the CIA agent said. "Ohh, ohh, ohh, the woman moaned," you guys showed up just in time. "They were coming to finish me off, I had just discovered the rogue operation when they kidnapped and dragged me aboard their ship."
She wiped her face with a piece of cloth Joe had rinsed in the water. Richard suddenly stared at her with a flicker of recognition...
"Starr!"284Please respect copyright.PENANALQ8F6lXhqN
"What in the hell is going on here!"284Please respect copyright.PENANADnpKdFNo75
You're CIA?284Please respect copyright.PENANATDyMEKU3dD
Star wearily replied, "Yes Richard." I'm sorry to have decieved you but I was deep undercover when we met before. I really thought my husband was only cheating on me when I reached out to you for help. But I discover who he truly was when a rival gang shot up your office that night.
You see my husband Ethan is a part of their organized operations. I was very sad and heartbroken when I found this out. The leader is a oriental guy named, Akeno, but I think they might have double cross and killed him. I overheard their plans and eventually tried to escape,
"I was having a good fight before they managed to toss me overboard, but I left some of them with battle scars they won't soon forget."284Please respect copyright.PENANAKm6iTLrJ1t
"Some say that I'm pretty handy with a knife."284Please respect copyright.PENANA7KY3JoPBPS
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