Weeks earlier, during the raid on the corporate headquarters of Thoughtstorm, Inc., inside the stairwell.
More gunfire erupted from above. Had their ears not been already ringing, the sound would have been deafening. But this was different. An assault team had entered the stairwell somewhere above them and was engaging the CIA officers in a pitched g*n battle. In all likelihood, the CIA had assumed the building was under attack by forces unknown, and moved to defend it. In all the chaos, they never realized they were shooting at FBI agents.
The smoke that obstructed their view on the stairwell also provided cover. They had to go and Kyle knew the time was now. With all his strength, he jumped up and said, "Move! Move now! We're going." But as quickly as he was up, he collapsed on the lan
