Chapter Thirty Seven - Neal's Trouble

-Kara-

The hairs on the back of my neck and my arms stood up when i put Thea down for a nap. I looked up and around the room. Nothing was out of the ordinary but my gut wrenched that something was wrong. I grabbed my phone. I had a missed call from Neal and a voicemail.

"Hey it's me. I just got some bad news so I'm gonna talk with Mozzie then come back. Love you"

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There was loud banging on my door and I opened it. Agents shoved past me

"What is going on?" I question I then saw Peter "Boss?"

"Neal's off anklet. We're searching the place. We've already got Mozzie in custody." he explained

"Gone he can't just be gone. Peter he wouldn't leave not when he's so close to freedom." I deny then i hear Thea crying. I sigh and go get her "It's okay baby. I'm here." I walk back out

"Kara, his request for release was denied. He didn't tell you?" my jaw dropped

"No, i got a voicemail from him saying he had bad news but was going to Mozzie first and come back. Peter, he wouldn't run not again." I insist.

"Kara grab whatever you and Thea need, we're going to the Bureau." I nodded and packed a diaper bag and grabbed my handbag. We were escorted back to white collar and taken to the conference room where Mozzie was waiting.

"Kara!" he exclaimed "You're here."

"I am and so are you." I  drop down the bags and remove my jacket before taking Thea out of her car seat.

"One of you needs to tell me where he is." Peter pointed to us as Thea becomes fussy

"I know all of your interrogation techiques , suit. I'm never gonna crack." Mozzie pointed at peter "I'm also aided by the fact I have no idea what you're talking about."

"He thinks Neal ran, which is impossible because the three people he would tell four if you include yourself are in this room and we're still here and have no idea." I retort trying to soothe my daughter

"She's right. He wouldn't run.  He didn't run the evidence is right in front of you. He wouldn't run without me and he wouldn't leave his wife and daughter either. He's adamant on that. Ergo..." Mozzie was cut off by Jones

"We found the anklet. It was on the back of a truck heading to Pennsylvania  ." Jones dropped the broken up anklet on the table

"Thank you Jones." Mozzie and I shared a worried look "Ergo. At 12:52pm. Neal cut his anklet. He's gone one of you is  gonna tell me where he went."

"Whoa. 12:52 today?" Mozzie asked

"That's right."

"That's impossible I was with him minutes before. We were talking about..." Mozzie stopped

"The future."

"i bet you were. I saw the body double."

"Mozzie, tell me what happened when you saw him last. Now." I sat down and moved him so that he could face me

"Kara." Peter breathed

"No, my own unit storms into my apartment scaring my daughter, and accusing my husband of running. You don't get to talk to me right now. Mozzie."

"The FBI betrayed him. The suit told him that the request didn't even get past the FBI director and that they want to keep him shackled here for the remainder of his sentence. He didn't run, he wouldn't. Last night he was talking about going straight for the two of you. He was going to give up everything. Besides if it was a plan it would be well crafted. No lose ends. But that can't happen because he has you. You have to believe me." I looked into his eyes, he was as concerned and scared as I was

"I do. I believe you." I look to Peter "You can't honestly tell me this feels right. When he ran it was on your nod. But not this time. He wouldn't."

"Which means someone must have taken him" Mozzie theorised

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"Which one of these are listening devices?" Mozzie wondered as we were camped out at Neal's desk.

"Your a conspiracy theorist, surprise me." I reply and he looked around and in Neal's draw. I saw that Neal had a picture of us. and I picked it up.

Heh" Mozzie held up a pen and I smiled "Your in a league of your own Fair Juliet."

"Don't call me that. Especially when it feels like we're in a tragedy right now. Might wanna find something less obvious that one of our own tools." I shrug

"Like what." I said nothing So he went about trying to bug Jones' desk. He almost succeeded but Peter caught onto him and took the pen back

"Hey!" Peter spoke into the speaker making Mozzie who was wearing the headphones wince. "Don't use our own listening devices on us. It's rude." Peter tucked it into his jacket.

"Well someone has to do something. This is the problem with Beaurcracy. It takes far too long to discover the truth..."

"I believe you." Peter told us

"It's about damn time you did. Why are we standing here then. We have to find who took him." I insisted

"We will. The three of you go home. Let me know if you here anything from your side of the world." he was shuffling us out. Mozzie turned "What."

"You want us to leave." Mozzie pointed out

"Very much so."

"You're hiding something from us. I know you Peter and I work here you have all the classic passive the family tells." I heard the elevator ding. "Mozzie take Thea."

"Rebecca, of course she has the reason to hurt Neal." Mozzie took Thea

"Which is why we're going to talk to her." Peter grabbed my shoulders "Doing something rash isn't going to help us find Neal."

"No but it will make me feel better." She was led past us and she gave us a smile. Peter let go and went to follow

"I want to be in there." I stated

"Neither of you are going anywhere near her. She kidnapped you and Thea, She tried to killed Mozzie" he huffed

"Perfect motivation. Please I promise I won't snap her neck." I pout

"You could do that?" Mozzie wondered

"I choose to be good, Mozzie. And your willing to learn a lot more stuff when you've been beaten to within a inch of your life." I answered

"No."

"There's too much on the line. Peter you need us." Mozzie insisted

"Mozzie, Kara. You need to trust me." He waled away from us and I groaned in annoyance.

"When you said you chose to be good. Does that mean you can do bad thing?" Mozzie wondered and I turned my attention towards him.

"Come on. If I'm gonna break the rules I won't do it in a place where i'm supposed to keep them." I took back Thea and we left the building. I took out my phone as we sat outside "I had a roommate in college, she was good, wanted to be apart of criminal justice like me. But she started seeing this guy and it cost her good grades. So instead she would hack into the school system and change them just so she could look good to her parents. She taught me a few things. And then the FBI taught me the other things. I started typing

"You have been able to hack the FBI all this time, you're waisting talent." Mozzie commented

"That because I enjoy being on the right side, Moz. But Neal's in trouble and I'm on the outside. So the FBI can do the work and we'll play follow the leader. But this stays between us okay?"

"Secrets recently discovered will not leave these lips." he promised

"There. Use this to follow them. Help them find Neal, Mozzie. Bring him back." I handed it over

"Aren't you coming with me?"

"I can't. I have to protect Thea, keep her safe. She is what matter to the both of us. As much as I want  to drop everything  it's impossible. He'll have a plan, just make sure your there to translate." I tap his shoulder "Keep me updated."

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