After Tessie called Dennis she told him she suspected he knew more than he was telling her about her being in Florida, and specifically in Miami. Dennis needed to meet with Tessie to get a load off his mind so he flew into Oakland and the two met. It didn't take long for the two to spill out their stories, to offer apologies and to get on with the work that had to be done to rid Miami of an evil woman and break up a gang of thieves and perhaps murderers. After the confessions were done and the truth was known that Dennis did indeed work for the CIA, the two needed to get down to the dirty work at hand. Tessie went into great detail about their visit with Mapita on the advice of a 'narc' and of the betrayal on the part of Mapita and Phillippe and all the rest of their clandestine plotters. Dennis knew immediately what he had to do. He called in a special meeting with his Florida cohorts and filled them in on all the dirty details of the sorcerer's operation. A clever plot was devised to send in a specially trained team of men to surround the entire neighborhood where Mapita worked. They staked themselves out at various locations where they were totally inconspicuous. Meanwhile, a special agent, posing as a limping wealthy visitor from Europe who was in immediate need of some counseling was the ‘plant.’ When he was allowed to meet with Mapita he told her of his needs and she agreed to take him into her chambers. He told her that money was no object because he had plenty; he just needed to get done what was on his mind. The sound of money perked up Mapita's ears. She had the gentleman sit, turned off all the lights except for one candle placed in front of Mapita at her table and began to make a chant. Little did the gentleman know that this chant was a call from her to Phillippe and his men? They easily overtook the gentleman and secured him at the same location where Bob was held. Mapita then informed him that she wanted money. He surrendered everything he had on him and told her not to hurt him and that he would give her all the money he had if she would spare him of any torture. Mapita was very happy and when he turned over his credit card to her and gave her the codes, she left him and charged to the bank given where she attempted to withdraw money from his account. The money did come out, but so did a score of special agents who were planted around the bank waiting for her to arrive. They knew her greed wouldn't keep her waiting long and they were right. She was immediately arrested and her compound was surrounded and all within the gang of thieves were arrested and the operation was shut down. The agents made special note to arouse the neighborhood as to what was happening so as to dissuade others from trying to move in on the operation. The special agent was released and was happy his buddies arrived when they did; he was getting tired of being bound. After all was said and done, the agents returned back to their normal routines having done another great deed in ridding the neighborhood of another criminal. Dennis returned home and called Tessie to tell her the news. He told her he had to see her especially now that all the hidden agenda were out in the open and they could get their lives in order.
Tessie had no sooner arrived home when her doorbell rang. She threw her keys and purse over on the kitchen table and rushed to the door hoping it was Dennis. She hadn’t seen him since their confessions. That was before she and Toni burned the notes of their wishes. She felt relieved and a lot lighter spirited than before they had gone to SF. She peeked through the peephole and sure enough there stood Dennis with a toothy smile and standing tall with his hands in his jacket pockets. She opened the door wide and invited him in and after he was settled on the kitchen table chair, she moved over to him and asked, “How did your Florida trip go?”
He grinned and took her hand in his, pulled her over closer and then kissed her hand, “Better than expected, in fact, Mapita is sitting in jail as we speak. We had enough on her to put her away for years, but only time will tell whether she wiggles her way out of it. I doubt she will, but you never know with these people. But in any case, I’ve done what was expected of me which was to get all the mud on her I could; now it’s up to the courts whether or not she will go free or sit behind bars for the rest of her life. You see, Tess, it’s very difficult to prove the affect of her powers over people, but there are a few things we can prove and that was my job and I did it well.”
Tessie wrapped her arms around Dennis’ neck and kissed him square on the lips, and whispered, “You are the best Dennis and I’m very proud of you. My friend’s fiancé is in the hospital fighting for his life because of that wicked Mapita, and I can hardly wait to call Toni and tell her what you’ve just said. Better yet, why don’t we fly to Texas to meet with her, and then you can meet Bob. Toni said he was doing better and I’m sure he’ll do even better if he hears what you just told me. I mean you’ve just finished your last assignment and I’m out for the summer so let’s go see them and do something fun as a reward.”
Dennis grinned and said, “Yes, let’s do, but before we do, let me order in dinner for us.”
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