Dirty Dealings

Lee Stetson woke with a terrific headache after being hit over the head in some alley. He wasn't able to remember for the moment why he was here in the first place. Placing his palm of his right hand to touch the back of his neck. He felt a bump along with a speckle of blood.

What ever they used did it's job. However he knew that he was in Russia again for a mission to retrieve missile reports for which the Chinese are working with a certain Russian regime. Billy Melrose's sources had called him a week earlier telling him of this fact.

Billy Melrose didn't like the idea of sending Scarecrow to Russia again without taking Amanda. She was still stewing after

the last time to almost ruin their marriage with the lies. He had sent her off on an errand to retrieve sensitive information outside of Washington, D.C., while the boys now older had been staying with friends from school.

Moving along the alleyway. He needed to find his bearings with finding a piece of paper written in English in his coat pocket. It was beginning to get cold again with darkness arriving with-in the hour. He needed to get back to his hotel hopefully only a few miles away.

Making himself presentable with reaching the side walk. He was able to stop the third cab speaking in Russian to have the driver take him to the Empress motel only a mile away from the American embassy.

There he was able to pay in American funds to the driver. Even though the older Russian didn't like the idea to be paid this way. However he left the American on the curve to be walking inside the lobby of the motel.

When Lee walked inside the old fashion lobby. Another man in his forties wearing black walked up to him. "Scarecrow did you get the file?" He asked the agent quietly.

Stetson was confused to what this man was saying to him in the first place. "What did you say sir?" He sat down on the brown recliner chair trying to remembered what has happened to him.

"Scarecrow what has happened to you? I need to contact the base and let them know what is going on. I will have to bring you upstairs to your room." He announced with Stetson all of a sudden pulled out the motel key from his pocket on the fourth floor. "Come on buddy, you need to rest." He exclaimed with helping the agent up onto his feet and to the elevator to the right.

Moments later opening the door of his room on the fourth floor.

Everything seemed to be in place with his blue suitcase laying on the queen size bed with the two blue blankets. "I just don't know. I remember having to come here, but why in the first place. Maybe if I try to sleep a little. My memory will be able to come back to me..." Stetson said with pulling off his black jacket, while pulling off his blue tie from around his neck.

"Very well Scarecrow. I will be back later to see how your doing. Melrose needs to be informed once I arrive at the embassy and use the radio." He responded with turning to leave while making sure that the agent was going to be fine.

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Across the street from the motel stood a small empty building that was an sore eye for the motel and tourists. Inside were two Russian agents looking through binoculars to check the traffic going in and out of the motel. However there was another grey hair doctor name Valimar specialists in all types of drugs. He's been working for the under ground Russian secret police to try and retrieve valuable classified information from American agents. And his latest target was agent Lee Stetson aka Scarecrow.

"Valimar do you think the drugs in his system will work for the next 24 plus hours?" Igor age 43 working for the secret police the past five years.

"It should Igor. I gave him enough of the drug to have his mind fogged for days. No doubt the agent that spoke with him in the alley is wondering what has happened to him." Checking his medical black bag he's going to be needing for another patient of his in a few hours.

"I have a feeling his superiors back in the states would want to remove him from the case he's working on and make him look bad." Igor replied with continuing to check through the binoculars after watching the agent leave in his vehicle. "I will try to get into his room this evening to see how the drugs are working doctor. While you can leave for your next destination." He responded with the doctor packing up his things to leave out the back entrance of the empty building.

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Back in the states...

Amanda was worried in regard to her husband Lee. She had not seen him almost a week after he had told her that he was going to contact her about his next assignment. And the only person that knew was her boss Melrose.

She needed to speak with him point blank range. She stepped off the elevator to head for his office by passing his secretary trying to stop her in the first place. Billy looked up from his file he was reading for another agency.

He suspected the reason she was here was because of Scarecrow. "Where is he, sir? I need to know right now or I will take drastic actions with trying to find him. He left a week ago without contacting me where he was heading."

Billy took in a deep breath into his lungs before answering her question. He had not seen her this angry in such a long time. "He's in Prussia locating a fraction group wanting to sell nuclear missiles for the highest bidder. I heard from a local agent that works for us and tells me that Lee has lost his memory for some reason. There is a good chance Amanda that he might of been drugged." Melrose exclaimed to have Amanda sitting down from hearing the news.

"Drugged! But why?" She asked trying to stay calm for her own sake.

He slammed his fist down on the table from the explosive anger. "I don't know why Amanda. Unless he already has the information and whom ever is involved in the selling of the nuclear missiles is trying to stop him cold from reporting the information."

"Someone needs to get Lee out of Russia before they kill him for sure sir. I am willing to go under cover to try and get Lee out. Are there any other American agents that can help me as well?" Amanda asked with having her fingers crossed behind her back.

"I will contact later at home with the information. I suggest you get yourself packed while making sure that the boys will be staying at the boarder school while you're gone. I will have your Visa and other papers ready along with your flight tickets. Now get out of here, I have a great deal that needs to be done."

"Yes sir." She said with moving up from her chair to leave his office.