Chapter 30
Sapphire could not see her boyfriend in trouble. She knew she had to do something to pull him out of his sister's issue. Of course she knew the dangers hidden behind her actions.
If she would investigate the case to help him, she would unnecessarily raise questions regarding her identity. Just a week more for the arms deal to happen and Carlwould go handcuffed which would mark a closure to her assignment and her roleplay as Claire with him.
Once her task was over, he was nobody to her. She would take a few days leave and go on a holiday. Afterwards she would obviously be posted in a place far away from Newyork. Because after producing dangerous gangsters like Carl to the judiciary the NIA officers are rewarded with a peace posting.
Yet thinking about him with handcuffs there was a heaviness in her stomach. She cannot see him get arrested as she had already gone far too long. The best way was to provide evidence to the NIA and escape from the place.
Four days later the chief called her to his office. He enquired her about the details of the assignment. This case was taking more time than required. It has been over six months since Sapphire entered the field as Claire, a poor and displaced young girl. With a team of twelve officers working under her and supporting staff she was not able to finish the task unlike her previous ones.
The chief could depict something fishy in his daughter's case. She was speaking too much about the protagonist. In her six years of service Stanley had never heard his daughter speak about a man so much. This mafia leader, whoever he was, seems to have done a tango on Sapphire. Was his daughter falling in love?
If it was, he was completely against it. The man is only a client in one of the many cases she handled and he is the nation's biggest delinquent. One day or the other he was going to go behind the bars. Of all the businessmen and reputed government servants she met, how can Sapphire fall in love with a law breaker, a man who is supposed to be handcuffed in her own hands?
"Daddy, you do not need to have unnecessary distress about my decision. If I come to a situation where I have to choose between my service to the nation and my feelings of heart, I would always choose the former one. One more week and the man would be sent to prison." Sapphire assured and Stanley breathed an air of relief.
Things may get twisted when children are young but as long as they have the maturity to choose between right or wrong the parents need not worry about the child's future. Stanley was confident his daughter was intelligent and she would make the right choices for her life.
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It was the day of the deal. The Night Queen club owned by Carl Campbell was shining with lights. The club dancers were ready to start their job of entertaining people once they would get the hint from the manager.
The club was filled with teenagers, some already drunk, dancing and rubbing their asses to their partners. The next day was Good Friday and the weekend follows. Thus though it was Thursday evening the club was completely packed.
The casino and the bar counter were in full swing. Carlwas positive his agreement was going to take place unpaused.
The Russian delegates had already arrived at the bar to start the deal. Going inside the club was a concealed wall which opens paving way to a passage and leads to a room where most of the deals take place.
While Carl was planning to execute his first move, Sapphire was ready with hers. The police officers and the NIA officials were already inside the bar using their fake identities.
The deal was going to get executed in the next ten minutes and the lights of the club went dim. One of the bar dancers reached the stage and the music started to play in the background. She pirouettes her waist to the music making the guests awestruck by her performance while Carl guides the Russians inside. But nothing goes unconcealed from Sapphire's eyes.
"You are under arrest." She called Carl while one of her team members was shooting the video of the arms exchange.
A victorious grin went on Sapphire, accompanied with pride. This was the toughest assignment she had succeeded at. But Alas, before she could enjoy the fruits of her capability everything slipped out her hands within a blink of the eye.
The lights shut off and the secret camera attached to the shirt button of her junior was plucked out sending his other buttons in the air. Before Sapphire could recollect what was happening around her the people before her vanished.
Another attempt by Sapphire left her disappointed after her shooting video at the docks. But, she was not a woman who would accept defeat. She will keep trying until she achieves success which is the secret of her victorious career as NIA official.
Unfortunately though Carl was able to see her this time very close and in person she was always perfect to not get caught. Sapphire uses a mask on her face designed by an international make-up artist which would exactly match her original skin color but with different features. Thus Sapphire or Claire though is the same person, Carlrecognized them as two different people.
Two weeks later was a holiday for her but Carl left for the office. Jenna was cleaning the house. After she dusted the show pieces, the ceiling fans and paintings, she walked to the corridor reaching the closed door.
Sapphire was eager to find out what was there inside. Probably there was some evidence inside that room which could make her task easy. The mansion had around 24 rooms in it. She was carefree to walk inside any room but for this, which was always locked.
Sapphire wondered what was inside the room that nobody was allowed to step into. She found Carl a few times walking inside it but couldn't dare to ask him the details. At times when he was gloomy, he would go into it and lock himself for hours. On that day he wouldn't talk to anyone but drink to the oblivion to numb his pain. But the next day generally to her relief he is back to normal.
Jenna goes inside the room once a month, to probably clean things inside it and walk back before locking the door. And this has been going on in the house since the day she stepped there.
"Jenna, every room in this house is perfectly designed with masterclass interiors. I want to see how that room is." Sapphire requested, playing along with the role of a curious teenager. Maybe after completion of this task she could join acting and play opposite Tom Cruise.
Much against her anticipation, Jenna shook her head, completely disapproving her decision without a second thought. "It is just a room, like all the rooms we have here."
When Sapphire pulled a face on insistence, she told her the truth. "Claire this house is full of cameras everywhere including that room. You are watched, what you are doing every moment. If the boss comes to know I allowed you inside, he will remove me from the job. Please understand."
Sapphire nodded but she was not convinced by the restriction imposed on her. Somewhere she has to find a way. Maybe an information to catch Carl red handed was in the room.
From the day Sapphire had reached Carl's home, she had left no place uninspected including the walls, doors, ceilings, places behind the photo frames, cupboards and even the gymnasium and books in the library.
He was the biggest mafia leader in the United States and of course he would not have attained the address without the best planning and efforts. That's why even if she moved mountains, she was not able to find a single clue against him.
But, when she was determined to achieve something, nobody could stop her.
The next day when Jenna was having afternoon nap, she took the keys of the bedroom from the key holder and sneaked into Carl's steady.
On the table was a PC which had access for the CCTV. But how was she going to stop that? The PC had a password only entering which the system would unlock.
She failed the first two attempts and if she doesn't get the third time successfully, she is left out of options.
The head security might have already seen her through the camera and would be on his way. How was she going to solve this puzzle?
As a last attempt pleading her luck to perform, she typed Stephanie on the password bar. Maybe he had put his wife's name and fortunately to her biggest relief it worked. Sapphire sent a silent thanks to the Almighty, switched off the CCTV and raced to the room.
She had only ten minutes of time. The head security's room was at the beginning of the estate and Carl's mansion was in the middle of 10000 square yards. Even if he takes a drive, it would take ten minutes for him to reach her.
She had been staying with Carl for the last six months. Still not a clue that she could fix him behind the bars. Sapphire wondered where all the illegal wealth that he earned went. Maybe this was her clue.
But the other side of her mind cautioned. 'You have time. Escape at least now. Once you are caught, you are finished Sapphire. He is the most brutal mafia leader. You are experiencing his love because he is unaware of your true identity. You would not be able to bear the abhorrence for you from the man who you loved so much'. Before she could reach the bedroom the head security was at the foot of the stairs.
"Madam, what were you doing at the study and why did you switch off the CCTV?"
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