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“Sure I do My proble and did another And I can see that hasn’t changed either”
“And when that happens what do you do? Eliminate the offender?”
Stone, as sitting at theof a building across froh a never-locked rear door, stared down at the NIC director
Okay, next question answered He knows I killed Gray and Simpson
“The past is past”
“I don’t think so”
“Then you’re a fool, anda disservice to the country you were sworn to protect”
“What the hell are you talking about?” barked an enraged Weaver “I’ve fought, bled and killed for my country”
“So have I,” retorted Stone
“What exactly do you want?”
“I want you to stop screith me If you want to help, I welcome it If not, just stay the hell out of my way”
“I aence service”
“Yes, you are So start acting like it, Marine”
Weaver flinched But before he could respond Stone said, “And the next ti about old ti really catastrophic is either dead or awaiting trial I can’t believe you’d have a problem with that”
Weaver nodded slowly as he visibly caluess I understand how you survived all those years”
“I guess so”
“Stone?”
“Yeah?”
“What do you think is going on?”
Stone stood there in the darkness deciding how to respond “You rong The guns and the bomb were done by the same party”
“How the hell do you know that?”
“There’s no way I believe in a coincidence that big”
“Okay, why?”
“Soht to be concerned”
“How big?” asked Weaver nervously
“Big enough to et the bullets and the bomb”
“We have to stop it, Stone”
“Yes, we do”
A one Stone ca place He heard the sound and whirled around in ti She holstered her gun and joined him
“What are you doing here?” he asked
“I saent down on the street with the two agents and followed you here”
“Why?”
“You’re my partner I needed to make sure you were okay”
After a long gaze passed between them, Stone said, “I appreciate that”
“And I heard the essentials I appreciate you covering for me with Weaver”
“It’s what partners do”
“Coive you a lift home”
This time Stone accepted the offer
When they got there he said, “You take my cot, I’ll sleep in the chair”
“What?”
“Cot and me in the chair”