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eyes.
Gray had been under the assumption that Liz held either a SFSU-II or III clearance; most of the agents within the various secret Special Forces Units that Townsend commanded had one of these two security grades. Only one unit was an exception—and Liz and Jennifer belonged to it. To the
Dozen?
he thought.
Townsend’s Dozen?
They were TDAs?
That can’t possibly be true.
Gray reread the line in Liz’s file; there it was, in black and white. Definitive proof.
Gray couldn’t believe that his boss had recruited two women for the
Dozen.
There were obviously only twelve members in existence, if you didn’t count those like Chris and him, who had resigned and were still alive. Gray personally knew ten of the members who were currently active in the unit. Now he knew the last two as well. He twisted the microphone quietly in his hands and reached for the documents that his friend held, seeking further confirmation.
“My God,” Chris whispered. He appeared completely flabbergasted by what he’d just read. “I don’t get it. Never in my life would I have thought that Townsend would bring two women into the
Dozen.
How in hell did they both pass all of the tests so many tough guys have failed?”
“No idea. And I sincerely doubt they'd be willing to tell us.”
“Do you know what this means?”
Gray didn’t even bother to respond. They both knew very well what it meant to be an agent in
Townsend’s Dozen—
a friendly name for a unit that had no official domestic name, since it—like its agents—didn’t officially exist.
Liz and Jennifer weren’t members of just a “simple” task force; they were agents with the highest security classification that could be granted to an active agent. They were considered to be utterly trustworthy. If the need were to arise, they could bypass the President’s Secret Service detail and enter his bedroom without any problem.
“They’ve got their
license to kill,
” said Chris. “Just like we had.”
“We still have it,” came Gray’s terse reply.
“There aren’t many active agents with the SFSU-IV grade. Just the
Dozen.
How is it that we’ve never run into these two before?”
“I guess we just haven’t had the opportunity to work with them before,” Gray said. “Just the luck of the draw, I suppose. You know these aren’t the only missions we monitor with
eagle eyes
. We’ve had plenty of non-TDA missions to supervise, and there are plenty of other
eagle eyes
doing this same work.”
“We do have our fingers in a lot of pies,” said Chris. “Ready in every way when our help is needed!” He grinned and turned back to the monitor. “Looks like we’ll have to work hard to make sure they get through this in one piece. ”
“We always do. That’s why they pay us the big bucks.”
“True.” Chris switched the microphone on speaker mode again to establish contact with the women. “Mesdames, we’ll be arriving in Cannes shortly. Powder your noses quickly, put on your eyeliner and enjoy your visit. Don’t forget your carry-ons!”
“Already done.” Jennifer smiled into Liz’s camera, showing them a face painted in dark camo colors. She drew her eyebrows together in a look of annoyance when she saw what her partner was doing. “Are you nuts? We don’t have time for that! Those things will kill you!” With a quick movement she snatched the cigarette that Liz held between her fingers and threw in onto the floor of the helicopter.
“Every now and then I like to indulge. I’ve already cut back for your sake. Anyway, it won’t be the cigarettes that eventually kill me, it’ll be your moaning and groaning.” Liz grinned defiantly at Jennifer and stuck a new cigarette between her lips. Jennifer ripped the pack out of her hands and trampled it under her feet.
“Are you nuts? That was my last pack!”
“Even better.”
With difficulty, Liz tried to suppress her burgeoning aggression. Jennifer just had to go and ruin the fun.
“Are you
Gray had been under the assumption that Liz held either a SFSU-II or III clearance; most of the agents within the various secret Special Forces Units that Townsend commanded had one of these two security grades. Only one unit was an exception—and Liz and Jennifer belonged to it. To the
Dozen?
he thought.
Townsend’s Dozen?
They were TDAs?
That can’t possibly be true.
Gray reread the line in Liz’s file; there it was, in black and white. Definitive proof.
Gray couldn’t believe that his boss had recruited two women for the
Dozen.
There were obviously only twelve members in existence, if you didn’t count those like Chris and him, who had resigned and were still alive. Gray personally knew ten of the members who were currently active in the unit. Now he knew the last two as well. He twisted the microphone quietly in his hands and reached for the documents that his friend held, seeking further confirmation.
“My God,” Chris whispered. He appeared completely flabbergasted by what he’d just read. “I don’t get it. Never in my life would I have thought that Townsend would bring two women into the
Dozen.
How in hell did they both pass all of the tests so many tough guys have failed?”
“No idea. And I sincerely doubt they'd be willing to tell us.”
“Do you know what this means?”
Gray didn’t even bother to respond. They both knew very well what it meant to be an agent in
Townsend’s Dozen—
a friendly name for a unit that had no official domestic name, since it—like its agents—didn’t officially exist.
Liz and Jennifer weren’t members of just a “simple” task force; they were agents with the highest security classification that could be granted to an active agent. They were considered to be utterly trustworthy. If the need were to arise, they could bypass the President’s Secret Service detail and enter his bedroom without any problem.
“They’ve got their
license to kill,
” said Chris. “Just like we had.”
“We still have it,” came Gray’s terse reply.
“There aren’t many active agents with the SFSU-IV grade. Just the
Dozen.
How is it that we’ve never run into these two before?”
“I guess we just haven’t had the opportunity to work with them before,” Gray said. “Just the luck of the draw, I suppose. You know these aren’t the only missions we monitor with
eagle eyes
. We’ve had plenty of non-TDA missions to supervise, and there are plenty of other
eagle eyes
doing this same work.”
“We do have our fingers in a lot of pies,” said Chris. “Ready in every way when our help is needed!” He grinned and turned back to the monitor. “Looks like we’ll have to work hard to make sure they get through this in one piece. ”
“We always do. That’s why they pay us the big bucks.”
“True.” Chris switched the microphone on speaker mode again to establish contact with the women. “Mesdames, we’ll be arriving in Cannes shortly. Powder your noses quickly, put on your eyeliner and enjoy your visit. Don’t forget your carry-ons!”
“Already done.” Jennifer smiled into Liz’s camera, showing them a face painted in dark camo colors. She drew her eyebrows together in a look of annoyance when she saw what her partner was doing. “Are you nuts? We don’t have time for that! Those things will kill you!” With a quick movement she snatched the cigarette that Liz held between her fingers and threw in onto the floor of the helicopter.
“Every now and then I like to indulge. I’ve already cut back for your sake. Anyway, it won’t be the cigarettes that eventually kill me, it’ll be your moaning and groaning.” Liz grinned defiantly at Jennifer and stuck a new cigarette between her lips. Jennifer ripped the pack out of her hands and trampled it under her feet.
“Are you nuts? That was my last pack!”
“Even better.”
With difficulty, Liz tried to suppress her burgeoning aggression. Jennifer just had to go and ruin the fun.
“Are you
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