Chapter 14 - Federal Agents Surround The Mansion During Total Lockdown
Back at the sprawling suburban estate, federal agents secured every perimeter gate while tactical units swept the main house.
Captain Miller stood in the grand foyer, reviewing digital floor plans of the mansion's subterranean service tunnels on his tablet.
"Check every crawlspace and archive room; Vance's associates couldn't have vanished into thin air without leaving a trace," Miller ordered.
Two agents in full tactical gear descended the grand staircase toward the wine cellar where Mrs. Gable had been found earlier.
They unlocked the heavy fire door, sweeping their tactical flashlights across the dusty rows of vintage wine racks and stone pillars.
Hidden behind a false brick wall near the back foundation, a secondary hidden communications room hummed quietly with active power.
"Captain, we found an unlisted communications bunker down here routing encrypted signals directly to Zurich," an agent reported over the radio.
Miller rushed down the stone stairs, stepping inside the hidden room to find multiple monitors displaying live video feeds of the estate.
One of the monitors wasn't showing the mansion at all; it was broadcasting a live aerial view of the Marblehead Harbor lighthouse.
"Vance didn't flee the estate... he lured Sterling out to the coast to isolate him away from the federal protection detail," Miller realized.
"Deploy two helicopter intercept units to Marblehead Harbor immediately!" Miller shouted into his radio transmitter, sprinting toward the exit.
The heavy rotors of the FBI choppers roared to life outside on the front lawn, lifting off into the grey morning sky toward the coast.
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Time was running out fast, and Marcus was walking directly into a well-coordinated ambush atop the windy granite cliffs.
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