“Locals or hostiles?” Forrester asked.
As the Budapest police arrived, Forrester handed over the prisoners for extradition processing. He looked at his team—flawed, stubborn, but airtight when it mattered.
Raines emerged from the café, brushing pastry crumbs off his jacket. “Next time, I’d like a mission where I don’t have to pretend to be a Bitcoin millionaire.”
The operation tilted. Brenner wasn’t just fleeing—he was selling a list of undercover NATO identities. The gray van wasn’t backup. It was a buyout.
Budapest, Hungary – Early Season 1 timeline.
Forrester cuffed him. “I have an Article 4 agreement with the Hungarian National Police, an active INTERPOL Red Notice, and a helicopter to Ramstein Air Base in twenty minutes. That’s all the jurisdiction I need.”
