Case:Black - 12. Chapter 12

Washington, DC

White House

July 16, 2016 0832EST, 0732CST

Secret Service Director Donald Moss had been in his office when he heard the SAM(Surface to Air Missiles) missiles fire off.

He was out of his desk and in the Situation Room in a matter of seconds. "Where is POTUS?"

The Duty Officer answered, "His detail put him on Marine One as soon as we got the alert and he's en route to Camp David. The first family is at their residence in Denver. The Vice President has been diverted from his trip to Chicago and is en route to Weather Mountain."

Moss said, "OK. So tell me. Why did we punch the panic button... Agent Chance?"

Chance said, "Four minutes ago airborne radar picked up a bogey on a direct vector to the White House. We got it on high speed camera as it passed over the 495. It was a drone. As soon as it got in our engagement envelope I gave the order to fire upon it."

Moss said, "OK. It looks like you did the right thing. What are we doing about retrieving it?"

"It went down in Montross Park and the DC police are surrounding it. We have a forensics team on the way."

Moss felt the adrenalin rush subsiding and said, "Put them through to me as soon as they have anything."

Agent Chance said, "Boss, I may have over-reacted but better safe than sorry. It looked a lot like a bio-chem attack profile to me. I sent out our team with full precautions."

Moss felt a knot of ice form at the pit of his stomach. "I don't like it. I'm calling Homeland. Give me what you've got ASAP. Something tells me that this is just beginning."