Ballerina Assassin

And two, three, four, turn.

And pirouette, pirouette.

Elegance, elegance is key.

Okay, keep the line.

Keep your arms high, shoulders back.

Okay, now tendu, tendu, stretch out there,

like you're painting the floor with your toes.

I'm locked on Chicote.

Target confirmed.

You're clear to engage.

Do not engage Aguilar. I repeat, do not engage.

Come on, get up, chop, chop.

These things happen to the best of us.

Now, resume your position.

And one, two, three...

Pirouette.

...one more time.

Now, reach for the bar. Now, keep your line.

Keep your line, ladies.

Head back, shoulders back.

Bixby.

Maria, we need you at the office.

Something's just come up.

Alberta Chicote was assassinated yesterday.

And Intel points to a rival cartel.

This is Javier Aguilar.

He's going to be the new leader of the Serpiente cartel.

-Making him our new target. -Well, yes and no.

After watching his boss get killed in front of him,

Javier has understandably become quite paranoid.

He's now protected by a security team 24-7.

Do we have an in?

Yes, we do.

We just received intel that Javier

is planning on coming to the U.S.

Why? He'd get arrested immediately.

Actually, there's nothing to arrest him for.

At least not yet.

As far as the Mexican police are concerned, he's squeaky clean.

On the record, he's running for election in the Mexican Senate.

Off the record, he plans on using that position

to take down his competitors

and monopolize drug export into America.

He's planning on coming here

and making connections with U.S. congressmen.

Now, if his Senate race goes well,

he may well try and make the jump to president.

The CIA are keeping a close eye on President Delgado.

But it's our job to get close to Javier

and make sure that the Serpiente Cartel

does not end up running Mexico.

If there's nothing to arrest him for, what's the plan?

Well, the fact that he can't be arrested

is precisely why they're calling on us, Maria.

Now, here's our in.

Carmen Aguilar, Javier's wife.

While Javier's here meeting with politicians in L.A.,

Carmen is going to be taking class

to prepare for an audition for Ballet Cooperative,

a world-renowned ballet institute.

Luckily for us, we have a bilingual ballerina in our ranks

who decided to become an agent and not a professional dancer.

And that, my dear, is where you come in.

I could have guessed.

We've enrolled you in the same class as Carmen.

And the instructor's one of our guys,

so we've got someone in there watching your back.

Your mission will be to befriend Carmen

and get us intel that can help us take down Javier Aguilar.

You'll start now.

Yes, sir.

I'll discuss the plan with Crowley right away.

Crowley is currently in a Russian jail.

When?

We've been working together for months.

Yeah, last night.

That's the risk of solo ops off record.

This is Agent Kenneth Cooper.

He's going to be your new eyes and ears on this mission.

Cooper comes to us from Chicago.

Naturally speaks English,

but also Spanish, French, and German.

He was also top of his class in combat and tactical strategy.

Luckily for us, he decided he wanted to work

in a more private sector.

I've been watching his work for months.

You're going to be in good hands, Maria.

It's nice to meet you.

I've heard nothing but good things.

Have you been briefed on current code words?

I don't want any miscommunications.

Maria, please.

Of course.

Please, I've vetted him.

If I say I'm stuck in traffic, that means...

Um, the target is spotted.

I had to run errands.

Target is armed.

Pipe burst.

There's trouble at HQ.

Maria, I've been over all this with him already.

Bixby, this is a very crucial mission.

Maria, I understand, but Chicago has sent their best.

All right? And we need to move now.

No one else is available for at least another week,

and we simply can't wait.

Okay.

I trust you, Bixby.

I'll be monitoring from here, okay?

-Here is your earpiece. -I already have one.

Yes, but this one has a 45% improvement

in dynamic range and frequency response.

Okay? You see here?

You've got microscopic wire extensions.

These are going to interlock in your ear canal.

Like Velcro.

Locked in place so it won't go anywhere

during any grand jetés or pirouettes.

Exactly.

Now, it will render itself pretty much invisible

to the human eye, but if someone spots it,

it'll just look like a dynamo hearing aid. Okay?

As long as it works.

It will, it will.

Now, using the signal and the earpiece,

I can track your location within 10 centimeters.

Okay, we've got a camera in the classroom.

I've hacked into the CCTV grid.

With your location, the relay and the earpiece,

I can hack into pretty much any CCTV in the area.

Maria, best get ready.

Your first class is in an hour.

-Thank you, Will. -Good luck out there.

-Good to see you. -Thanks.

Coop, do you read?

Si, crystal clear.

Got visual from a bank security feed across the street.

Copy that.

Let me know the moment Carmen arrives, okay?

Okay.

Now, remember, the goal is to befriend Carmen Aguilar.

You've got to get as much intel about the plans

and the whereabouts of Javier.

I got you.

Do we have eyes on the interior of the studio?

Give me one second.

Switching over.

And I'm in.

Looks like we've got a camera over the dance area

and pretty much anything behind the water fountain,

I can't see.

All right. I'm going in.

Good luck.

Who is it?

It's Maria. I'm here for the ballet class.

Okay, all right. Come on in.

Hello?

Hello?

Well, well, well, Maria Herrera.

It's been a while.

Hey!

Wait, give me your mission code.

That's good. That's good.

9827.

Yours?

3939.

Oh, my goodness. Look at you. Look at you.

You're the ballet instructor?

I am, of course I am.

-"World-renowned," huh? -Yeah.

Well, I have danced and practiced

in over a dozen countries for many different dance companies.

I'm glad it's you.

Look at you.

You know, I've worked with your father many, many times.

And it's unbelievable to think that this is the first time

we're going to be working together. Wow.

He would have been so thrilled.

It's that...

Farrance, is this area secure?

Look at me.

Definitely.

You don't get to have like a 40-year career in the agency

without making a ton of enemies, right?

Reinforced walls, coded entry,

bulletproof glass,

hack-proof, signal scrambling.

What more could you ask for?

And I got a guy from HQ in my ear.

I know, because I'm the one that gave him access

to that camera.

Right.

Wow, it's really good to see you, Maria.

All right. Well, let's go talk about your mission.

Got a couple of the other students coming in

in about 30 minutes.

-That's good? -Mm-hmm.

Look at you. Let's go.

I haven't seen you since Dad's funeral.

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