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Sam Flagg walked out of the CIA building confused. He thought he had done everything asked of him. He followed all his orders and stayed out of trouble and they were releasing him? This isn’t what he planned. He didn’t know what to do now, that CIA was all he knew. He started down the stairs when he heard a voice. “Sir? Officer Flagg?”
Sam stopped and turned. “Yes?”
“You left before we could finish. You are being released from your current department because you have been requested in another one.”
Flagg looked confused. “Oh.”
“Can you come with me please? I would like to show you to your new office.”
Sam nodded. “Of course.” They walked back into the building and Sam followed her into an elevator. They walked down the hall and the young woman pointed to an office. “Your new assignment is right through these doors.”
Sam nodded and walked into the office, freezing when he saw the man behind the desk. “Burns.”
“Flagg.”
“What are you doing here?”
“When I arrived back home, I realized there as nothing left for me in Indiana, so I looked to see if my old job was available, it wasn’t but they said they could use a lieutenant colonel in their new division.”
“What new division?”
“We are going to be monitoring communications from behind the iron curtain. When I heard that you were going to be available, I remembered how hard of a worker you were before the war and how devoted to patriotism you were during the war and I thought that we might make a good team again.” Frank paused. “If you are up to it that is.”
Sam smiled at his old partner. “I don’t think there is anything that would help me adjust to being back in America more.”
Frank smiled at him. “Good. I look forward to your insight. You report here Monday at 9:00. Is that understood?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Oh, and Sam?”
“Yes?”
“Welcome home.”