Vengeance

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This would be her big break, Bonni told herself again.

Under a clear blue sky on a peninsula in Southwest D.C. where the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers converge, local CBS television reporter Bonni Shuff stood on the sidewalk with a microphone in one hand, talking with her cameraman beside her. They were outside Lincoln Hall, one of the main buildings within the National Defense University complex inside the Army’s Fort McNair. Parked along the street were three black SUVs with tinted windows, and stationed nearby were several Defense Security Service agents in their dark-gray suits.

Earlier this morning, Bonni had received a tip that she hoped would propel her career to the next level. In the aftermath of the recent Russian presidential election, Secretary of Defense Tom Glass was delivering a speech today that would supposedly serve as a warning to the new Russian president. After the speech, instead of leaving via Lincoln Hall’s front entrance as was customary, Secretary Glass would depart via the rear exit, attempting to slip away quickly to his next engagement. Bonni, who had learned of the secretary’s planned covert exit, would be waiting to get the scoop she needed: exclusive additional details about today’s speech.

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