Tarasha - Season 7 - Episode 4

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Tarasha - Season 7 - Episode 4

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Location: International Airport, Lagos.
Time: 3:43pm

‘Over here,’ Dave waved to Lizzy who was pulling a box along with her. She had just arrived from Abuja after Dave pleaded for her help in Lagos.

Dave stepped out of the car to help her with her box. He opened the door to the backseat for her to enter and then put the box in the boot before getting back into the car.
‘Lizzy, thanks so much for coming.’ he appreciated as he got back into the driver’s side.

‘Okay Dave, you’ve still not told me where you’ve been all this while.’ Lizzy replied.
‘I’ll tell you Lizzy,’ Dave replied as he pulled on his seatbelt, he took a glance back at her with a smiling face.
‘I’ve asked you that question several times also, you never answered me.’ Dakolo who was sitting beside him at the front put in.
‘Oh! Pardon my manners, I’m yet to introduce you two to each other. Lizzy, this is Inspector Dakolo, popular police agent. Inspector, please meet Lizzy my favorite partner. We’d all be working together for this assignment.’

Dakolo turned to look at Lizzy, he forced on a smile. ‘Nice to meet you Agent Lizzy,’ he said and stretched out his palm for a handshake.
‘My pleasure sir, ‘ she took his hand without smiling.

There was silence for half a minute.
‘You’re yet to answer my question Dave,’ Lizzy spoke up.
‘I would,’ Dave replied, still having a broad smile on. He looked into the rearview mirror and his eyes met with Lizzy’s. ‘First, I got to apologise to you for disappearing for so long without any word and not contacting you immediately I got back. Inspector Dakolo, you were the first person I contacted after getting back myself after I was changed to another person.’

Lizzy was quiet. Dave stopped talking as they got close to the gate. He got cleared by the airport gate officials and then drove out.
‘I was captured by Samantha Osman,’ Dave continued. He paused to see the expression on their faces. ‘But she did not kill me, I don’t know if she was just nice or if I was lucky to have someone working in her team which I knew.’

‘She let you go just like that?’ Inspector Dakolo cut in.

‘Yeah,’ he replied and giggled as he saw the shocked look on Dakolo’s face.
‘That’s doesn’t make sense, it’s unbelievable. I don’t believe she can leave you alive after having the chance to kill you talk more of releasing without hurting you.’
‘Yeah, she’s not that stupid. She tried to wipe off my memory but somebody else helped me.’
Dakolo released a deep breath with an exclamation, he seemed thoroughly confused. ‘So she knew you were an agent after her life and she still kept you alive? Sounds unlike Samantha Osman, she doesn’t leave any trace.’
‘Yeah, true. She doesn’t leave any trace but she’s not that cruel as we all think she is, she doesn’t kill when she has an option to show mercy.’

Dakolo looked more confused. Dave’s words seemed to be making it more difficult to comprehend.
‘So who’s that person who helped you?’ Lizzy asked.

Dave glanced at her with a smile. ‘Well, I don’t need to answer that, she’d join us soon. She has some work to do with us.’
There was a minute silence.
‘Have you checked again if their location have changed?’ Lizzy asked.
‘The NIS men? No, I haven’t checked again but I believe they would still remain in Solace Hotel.’

‘Then what’s your plan?’
‘We are going there but I don’t think we have to be patient because we don’t have the manpower to handle her,’ Dave said.
‘We can get the police to do it, we don’t have to spearhead it ourselves.’ Dakolo put in.

‘The police would fail woefully like they’ve always done,’ Dave replied him blankly. ‘Samantha Osman is a crazy assassin with a crazy team but there’s just more than Samantha Osman there, we have about ten trained SSS men working against Samantha Osman, so any other team either us or the police will be going against the two teams.’
Dakolo heaved a sigh of frustration. The case was more complicated that he was seeing it. He understood why it was really a job for the SSS.

‘What’s your plan Dave? Just being patient?’ Lizzy questioned.
‘Yes, we’d be patient and watch them to against each other. Let Samantha Osman’s team go against Elvis Richards team while we watch, ‘ he explained. He stopped and glanced as he heard sounds of disagreement grunts from Dakolo, the Inspector seemed not to agree with him. ‘We don’t have a choice, we can’t stop them even if we try to.’ he said in a strong tone.’
He remained silent for about thirty seconds before he spoke again.
‘We have to watch them fight, we’d come in when their strengths have reduced, but if Samantha Osman team dominates the fight, we’d watch for a possible escape of the Elvis Richards team members. If any of their key members tries to escape after defeat and escapes successfully, that key member will lead us straight to Elvis Richards, that would make things easier for us. However, any team who wins gives us an advantage.’
Dakolo heaved another sigh. ‘I really do hope you’re right.’
‘I believe it will,’ Dave replied with smiles. He seemed to be confident that his plan was going to work. He took a glance at Lizzy. ‘Thanks again Lizzy for coming, I really can’t trust anyone else in the agency.’
Lizzy let out a forced smile. She felt guilty knowing that she had betrayed his trust. She wondered how he would feel when he finds out that she had once worked with the enemy because she was mad at him.