Chapter 7 - Deploying tactical military police units across the city to intercept a fleeing traitor before he reaches international airspace tonight.
Catherine stepped out into the hospital hallway, sealing the door behind her to issue encrypted operational orders to her strike team.
"Deploy delta-contingent roadblocks along Interstate 95 and seal all regional military airfield perimeters immediately," Catherine commanded.
"Understood, General. Should we use lethal force if the suspect resists arrest?" the tactical commander inquired over the radio.
"Use whatever force is necessary to bring him in alive; I want answers before I want justice," Catherine replied coldly.
Back inside the room, Maya watched the heart monitor stabilize as the adrenaline from the night's horrors slowly began to ebb.
She opened her palm, staring at the empty space where the torn gold insignia patch had rested before her mother took it.
The ambient room tone felt heavy with anticipation, as if the entire world was holding its breath for the inevitable confrontation.
Catherine re-entered the room, her expression carved from granite as she zipped her tactical leather gloves into place.
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"The net is closing in on him; he has nowhere left to run across American soil," Catherine assured her resting daughter.
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