Black Order/Chapter 3

Chapter 2 Charles Darwin's Family Bible

## May 16 6:05 a.m.Copenhagen, Denmark

Commander Grayson Pierce was chewing on a Claritin tablet as he left Hotel Nyhavn.
.He was engaged in research that lead him to a half dozen of the city's literary establishments.
He walked outside in the early morning of the streets of Copenhagen. He received a call from Rachel Verona. He was on an assignment on behalf of her. Her flight was delayed. They end up catching up a bit. Another call came in. It was Logan Gregory, second in command of Sigma Force.

As Grey crossed bridges, he recalls stuff, databases at the National Security Agency had flagged a series of black market trades, all pertaining to historical documents that once belonged to Victorian-era scientists. Someone was collecting manuscripts, transcripts, legal documents, letters, and diaries from that era, many with shady trails of ownership. Normally, it had little interest with Sigma Force, but it had sales to factions within terrorist orgnaisations.

Made no sense.

Sigma was tapped to investigate. Gray was on his mission to get as much background on the by-invitation-only sale that was to occur later this afternon, including research on the items as much as possible. This meant travling to run down bookstores in Copenhagen. He had found th emost help by a expat ex-laywer from Gerogia in a store on Hojbro Plads.
This particular auction was a bid on an old Bible owned by Charles Darwin.
While he talked, he notices a young woman following him. He gets the address sent by Logan, while not trying to notice the person.
He walks. He notes down multiple items of interest,

Gray was wondering whats the connection.

## 9:32 P.M. EST washington D.C.

Monk was wondering the truth. Kat Bryant is pregnant. He knocks on the door of the bathroom where she was holed up. They agree it is not a mistake.

## 7:55 A.M.

Copenhagen, Denmark
Gray sat in the cafe opposite the small antiquarian shop.
The Boger store was not open.He waited for the sj/elden G-Ger to open. He walks up to find it actually closed. He pays and heads to the store. The girl who opens immediately realizes he's American. She welcomes him in the store. She reveals that he had noticed him earlier.

This person had a dog Bertal who was in the store with them. The person is ready for the morning.

Her grandmother was waiting for him, as a buyer. Fiona sends him up. They walk into the back of the store.
The grandmother introduces herself as Grette Neal. She tells Fiona to return Gray's wallet and passport she stole. They know he wants the Bible. They knew he spent the day prior asking about stuff in the Ergenschein Auction. They were a small community of bibliophiles in Copenhagen and word travels quickly.

The grandmother reveals that the Darwin Bible was a bible of historic interest, as it journeyed with the man on his around-the-world trip aboard the HMS Beagle. It had the notes by the man. Fiona had followed him because they had to make sure. A year prior, some one had bought things with a stolen credit card that was traced to banks multiple banks in several countries. Their knowledge came with a break-in that resulted in no loss.

Another stranger was noted for information for the de Vries diary, a copy of Mendel's papers, and two texts by the physicist Max Planck.
These were the items that sparked interest.
Grette brings out a copy of the receipt but the dog came in, growling. He noticed something and told everyone to get down. A shot came out and killed her.

Two canisters came in and two explosions occurred. He tries to get Fiona outside. They walked slowly, n oting the gunmen. Trapped.

== 11:57 P.M. Washington D.C.
Kat and Monk were happy. However, they were interrupted by calls to both of them. It was Logan Gregory. He says things are needed and everyone is needed.

## 9:22 A.M.

They had to get upstairs anda way from the fire.
They slowly made their own staircase by some things and climbed up. They manage to get to a place where they can walk. They went and climbed to an apartment and reached a place where it would be not seen. Gray and Fiona got out into a courtyard.

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