Chapter 4 - Revealing dark classified flight logs that connect a decorated military aviator to a series of unsolved brutal assaults across the American capital today.
Catherine tapped her secure terminal again, pulling up the restricted flight logs of the joint tactical air wing stationed nearby.
"Dustin signed out a covert reconnaissance drone thirty minutes before the attack on my daughter's apartment," Catherine noted grimly.
The digital map displayed a blinking red coordinate moving rapidly toward the Canadian border along the northern interstate highway.
"He thinks he can outfly military intelligence using stolen clearance codes and a civilian disguise," Catherine muttered to the empty room.
Maya watched her mother with a mixture of awe and lingering dread, knowing the terrifying reach of military authority firsthand.
"He kept talking about the Pentagon audit you are leading tomorrow morning, Mom," Maya offered through labored breaths.
Catherine stopped tapping, realizing that Dustin's attack was not a random act of violence, but a calculated intimidation tactic.
"He wanted to force me to drop the embezzlement investigation by targeting my only living family," Catherine deduced with razor-sharp clarity.
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The heart monitor beeped rhythmically, punctuating the birth of an unstoppable manhunt that would shake the military establishment.
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