Hornet's Nest Mission

Police convoy transporting John Meredith to FBI Field Office.

**Hornet's Nest** is the third mission in the Hidden Order Saga. After a famous American truck-gang leader, John Meredith, is captured by the FBI in a raid, team Monochrome are dispatched to recover him from the authorities. The arrest, which was made right after Meredith was signed on by Marshal Fischer, resulted in a negative opinion of Fischer with rumors of foul play by the Marshal being spread internally within the organization.

## Synopsis

### Background

Following Team Monochrome's success in the Caribbean island of Punta Castillo, Marshal Fischer was able to sign into contract John Meredith, an American criminal legend and leader of the DeRose Trucker Group. The importance of this contract made headlines within the organization as it was one of the largest US based contracts signed by the Syndicate. As such, Marshal Fischer was praised by stakeholders both within and outside the Order.

Two days following his signing of the contract, Meredith was captured by authorities in an FBI raid on his home. The timing was too convenient, which severely impacted Fischer's credibility and trustworthiness, as some believed he had sold Meredith to the feds himself. In order to both rescue Meredith (as his contract stated) and to show resistance against the authorities, Team Monochrome were dispatched to the field office in Texas.

### Preparation of Assault

In anticipation of the assault on the FBI field office, the Monochrome agents armed themselves with a local contact of the Order. The armorer, known simply as Bob, informed the team that due to his former work as a communications contractor with the CIA, he had retrofitted his personal pickup truck with a large-area radio frequency jammer. The agents offered to rent the car for $500 so it could be used to jam communications between the field office and police reinforcements.

One of the agents was sent into the field office impersonating an officer to gather information about the layout of the complex. At the same time, the other agents met up with a local drone club to see if they could borrow a civilian drone to recon the field office. As the infiltrating agent completed his investigation, the Monochrome operators prepared to assault the compound.

### Assault and Extraction

While simultaneously triggering the jamming device, the Monochrome agents assaulted the FBI field office. As they cleared through the building, an agent discovered some intelligence that suggested the anonymous tip which resulted in Meredith's arrest was made by a man named Charlie Gurrola. Gurrola was a former agent of the Syndicate who worked directly under another Marshal of the Order, Marshal Kirsch. The agents speculated that the arrest was made due to a tip from a rival Marshal within the organization.

After clearing out the field office, the team were able to deduce that Meredith's transport convoy was going to pass through the interstate very soon, so the team stole the FBI helicopter from the field office and raced to intercept the convoy. Upon arriving at the interstate, they dismounted the chopper and ambushed the convoy, securing Meredith in the process.

The team delivered Meredith to agents of the Order who were stationed at a shipping yard on the coast, where he was extracted to a secure location.