Phoenix Field Agent
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Season: season 3
Episode:Passages
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Here is the conclusion/epilogue of this story. It's brief, but I modeled some elements of it after the Oklahoma City bomber, who really was arrested a mere two hours after the explosion when he was pulled over for having a missing license plate.
Don’t Forget Part Seven Rated: PG (Conclusion) Once The Phoenix Foundation building was considered clear and safe for re-entry, strict new security measures were immediately implemented requiring all inbound vehicles and persons to be subjected to intense searches that carefully examined everything, regardless of whether they were employees or not, not discriminating between them. It was a major annoyance and inconvenience, but most everyone involved with the building readily complied considering the instability of the current situation. After they were searched and allowed access to the building, MacGyver and Pete were in his office, pouring over the evidence. “Lab results from our forensics team have returned on the samples taken from the bomb,” Pete said. “These boys used available substances such as diesel fuel and ammonium nitrate.” He paused and looked up from his report at MacGyver, peering over the rims of his reading glasses. “That’s an ingredient in fertilizer, isn’t it?” He asked. MacGyver sighed and closed his eyes. “Yes, it is,” he said. “It’s also a powerful oxidizing agent used in explosives when combined with fuel oil, which sounds like exactly what they constructed their bomb out of according to your report, almost like an improvised explosive device. It makes sense. Even with a group as skilled as this, it’s still difficult to acquire explosives such as C-4, so they chose to create a homemade version instead.” He shook his head, realizing that he had the knowledge to create such a bomb himself. The difference was how he used that knowledge, never using a bomb he made to intentionally kill anyone. His explosives were rigged usually to distract an enemy or free himself. Eddy and his fellow militiamen used that same knowledge with the intent to maim, kill, and destroy. Sometimes he wished no one had the recipe for such a bomb—even himself. It always had the potential to fall into the wrong hands and cause a lot of damage as a consequence. “Well, homemade or not, our structural engineers ran a simulation on what would have happened had that bomb exploded, and the extent of damage we would have sustained to this building would have been catastrophic,” Pete said. “There were enough of those materials in the bomb to take out a large section of this building or cause it to collapse entirely. We’re very fortunate this never happened.” “Yeah, well it still could in the future. What did you find on Eddy?” MacGyver asked. Pete fished out another stack of reports and files on his desk. “Let’s see here…Edward Wozniac Junior,” he said, raising his eyebrows and glancing up at MacGyver. “Quite a name.” He returned to the information he had. “He’s an ex naval officer, honorably discharged if you can believe that. They claim he was a model soldier, that he was quiet and read a lot in his spare time, nothing to indicate such an extreme dislike for our government. No criminal record to speak of…” “Until now,” MacGyver said. Pete looked up at him again. “Right,” he said. “After that, there’s not much to report on him. By all accounts, he was just a nice, normal young man.” “That means his operation is highly secretive,” MacGyver said. “How are we ever going to find their base, Pete? Where do we start looking?” “We already have the FBI involved in trying to disband and prosecute these groups, and I’ve cooperated with them by passing everything I know about the incident here and this Eddy character to them. They’re looking, but it could take some time.” MacGyver glanced at the small television set that Pete had in his office to keep him updated on the latest news. The images on the screen flickered rapidly, but he could see Eddy’s face in the coverage. “Pete, look,” he said, turning up the volume. “Sources close to the police department are unsure at this moment if this arrest is connected to the thwarted bombing attempt on The Phoenix Foundation building earlier today, but the man in custody, an Edward Wozniac Junior was spotted driving away from the scene. Police officers initially stopped him for having a burned out headlight, but they also discovered a concealed weapon in his possession,” the reporter said. MacGyver and Pete exchanged looks. “Well, that was certainly fast,” Pete said, glancing at his watch. “Only hours after he planted the bomb, he’s apprehended, and for what seemed to be such a minor offense—a busted headlight, of all things.” “Well, it’s been my experience that small errors in judgment have a way of tripping you up and getting you caught,” MacGyver said. “I guess he wasn’t as careful as he thought.” “Now, we’ll be able to provide the police with all the evidence we have, linking the van rental, the explosives—everything to him.” “Not to mention you have an eyewitness who was his kidnapping victim,” MacGyver said, grinning and pointing at himself. “I also know he murdered Russ Finley.” “I guess no matter what he does now, he’s going to be incarcerated, possibly for life,” Pete said. “One small slip-up, one coincidental arrest, and he’s managed to uncover his entire plan. Maybe he’ll confess and tell them more about his militia group so that we can arrest them, too.” “Ideally, that would happen, but I don’t know how much Eddy will be willing to divulge to police or what kind of deal he’ll want to make. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.” “One thing is for sure—our building is far safer than it was hours ago with him removed from society,” Pete said. “Yeah, we’ve got one of them, but we still have a long way to go before we’ve won,” MacGyver said.
The End
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer."
--Henry David Thoreau
brains+brawn+beauty+personality=MacGyver
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