The Breakup -- Federal Detective Caitlyn Alvarez
Detective Caitlyn Alvarez adjusted her night vision goggles and fastened her lines. When she was satisfied they were secure, she settled in to wait.
Alex West was a successful real estate tycoon. But the buildings he owned were not in high-rent districts. The businesses renting those offices were paying five times what they were worth. Mister West was either laundering someone else's money or he had some illegal operation going and this was how his payments were hidden.
Unfortunately, his people were loyal. Nobody was willing to talk to the Feds about what was really going on. Enter Detective Alvarez. Technically, she was a Special Agent with the FBI, frequently loaned out to DEA, ATF, CIA, Secret Service or the Pentagon. In reality, she was one of a handful of Federal Detectives working directly for Homeland Security. Her assignments were legally blurry, often deep cover. Even her FBI status was part of a cover identity, easily distinguished as a separate person from the physical Caitlyn should an assignment go south.
Cait watched the roof of a nearby building. Two lights were glowing on the railing. When the one on the left went off, she knew that Alex West had fallen asleep. Her spotters would keep watching, just to be sure, but he was unlikely to wake up unless someone woke him.
When the second light went off, it was time to go to work. Lena Howard had just gotten off the plane. She had no checked luggage and no car. She'd be taking a car on an Uber.
Caitlyn set the timer for eight minutes. Then she climbed up on the railing and jumped.