Chapter 11 - Touching down in Washington D.C. under the cover of midnight to prepare an airtight legal trap for a corrupt U.S. senator.
The private jet touched down on the tarmac at Dulles International Airport under a cold, starless midnight sky in the capital.
A black armored federal SUV waited beside the private hangar, its engine idling quietly as Agent Miller opened the rear door.
Arthur Sterling stepped out into the crisp autumn air, his face carved from granite as he surveyed the distant Capitol dome.
"Where is Senator Robert currently holed up?" Arthur asked, sliding into the leather interior beside Chloe.
"He's at his private estate in Georgetown, hosting a late-night strategy dinner with several ranking intelligence committee members," Miller replied.
"He thinks he's untouchable because of his legislative immunity and political clout," Chloe noted, reviewing the encrypted case files.
"Immunity doesn't cover high treason and illegal arms proliferation against the United States," Arthur stated with freezing resolve.
The SUV sped down the highway toward Georgetown, bypassing the sleeping monuments of Washington under the cover of darkness.
Inside the secure mobile command unit, Chloe connected her quantum drive to the federal secure network to finalize the subpoena packets.
"Once we serve him with the unsealed federal indictment on live television tomorrow morning, his political career will evaporate," Chloe said.
"He's my brother, but he traded his loyalty to this country for power and greed; he deserves no mercy," Arthur declared grimly.
The vehicle pulled into a secure federal safehouse located three blocks away from Senator Robert Sterling's historic brick mansion.
They had until sunrise to review the tactical deployment plans and ensure that every legal loophole was permanently sealed shut.
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The fate of the nation's political integrity hung in the balance as the midnight hour ticked closer to the dawn of reckoning.
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