Raymond stood at the console nursing a headache. He had not caught Evelyn before she and Vince left to infiltrate CENTIEN. The diminutive Quari Jizal approached him. She moved with the smooth mannerisms of a minx. "I heard your fight with Evelyn over the intercom." She grabbed his arm with surprising strength and directed him towards her workstation. "I have to show you something." He reluctantly followed her.

Her hands danced over the keyboard as she pulled up a clip of Satoshi handing Darrow the the stolen Tesla key card. "Evelyn didn't take your keycard." She glanced over at her commander who was intently watching the bank of computer screens. "Nakamoto never shares her master plan with anyone until it's been executed. Not even Thanatos knows her next move. She has plans within plans."Her gaze never faltered from his face as she melted into the shadows.

Enraged, he stalked over to where the beautiful militant was sitting. "Satoshi—I know you're the one who took the keycard to my Tesla. Why did you tell me that Evie stole it."

Unruffled, she swiveled from her computer console. "I had no choice. I asked you to give me the ICARUS app. You refused." Under her cold demeanor, Raymond sensed her stormy emotions. Only the tip of her emotional iceberg was visible. They were alike in that manner.

"Admit it—-you're the reason my girlfriend and Vince are in danger. Why are you trying to come between Evie and me?"

Her stone cold silence infuriated him. "Don't make me put my hands on you." He took a step towards her.

Satoshi stood up and expertly punched him in the nose.

Raymond staggered and covered his nose with his hand as blood spurted between his fingers and gushed over the floor. "You bitch." Quari rushed over with a towel and handed it to him.

His ex-fiancé raised her hand, palm up. The anger drained from her face. "Ray, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you."

He laughed harshly, "Don't try to apologize. You're like the plague. You cause ruin and devastation everywhere you go. Why did you steal my card and give it to that traitor, Darrow?"

"I took your card and made a duplicate. I was going to slip the original back into your pocket, but I decided Evelyn was a liability in your life. She needed to be removed." The mask of coldness slipped from her face. "I miscalculated. Darrow was supposed to bring the App to the NSA headquarters. I didn't anticipate he'd flip on us. We have enough compromising evidence on him for a court martial. The penalty for treason is death." She blinked. "Darrow used to be a top agent until he was compromised. We've done high risk missions together.

"Apparently, he doesn't care, or he made a deal."

"We all have our weaknesses, Ray. You should know this better than anyone."

Throwing the bloodied towel on the floor, he started to lunge at her, but Deedee rushed over and restrained him. "All of you stop behaving like a dysfunctional family on The Jerry Springer Show. We have two agents in the field who've put themselves in danger. They're counting on us to watch their backs."

"I'll deal with you later." She mouthed at Satoshi.

The Drag Queen grabbed Raymond by the shoulders and scanned his injuries. "Get some ice," she ordered Quari. When the young hacker returned with a cold pack, she gently applied the compress to Raymond's face. "Listen dumbass. Take responsibility for your actions. This is your fault. You were paranoid of being hurt emotionally, so you turned on Evie."

She grabbed the communication headset from the console and handed it to him. "This is your chance to make it right. Vince and Evelyn need you to get them in and out of CENTIEN in one piece. Capiche?"

She turned to Satoshi and bared her white teeth in a large rictus. "Rest assured, Ice Queen. If anything happens to Vince or Evelyn, I'll tear you to shreds."

Raymond nodded at DeeDee and opened the comms.