Returning to the FBI office with the CIA dossier, Jimmy placed the file in his bag, ready to take it ho after work. Whether to destroy it now or wait until another file is in hand to destroy together needs careful consideration.
Although Watson didn't ntion the detailed situation, Jimmy could roughly guess.
Previously, Watson had ntioned issues with the dossier, and from this original file in hand, one could see that the Thomas Watson team of senior CIA managent must have taken the most brutal approach, directly extracting Jimmy's original dossier. Without a dossier in the CIA archive, Jimmy naturally severed ties with the CIA.
Although it's unclear how they managed this, it's likely due to Mrs. Wartz's influence.
The copy on Caitlin's side is now the biggest loophole, because it's also in the standard CIA dossier format. If she takes that file back for investigation, soone will naturally discover missing information in the archives, leading to the discovery that Thomas and Watson were involved.
The risk seems a bit high for sacrificing two senior managers for his matter, but it is believed Thomas and Watson have enough capacity to prevent such things, depending on the cost.
Avoiding triggering such a risk is the most suitable, which ans Caitlin's copy needs to be gone. Relying only on her verbal statent naturally has less credibility than the deputy director.
Stealing it is of course the best, but not knowing the file's location and directly stealing from the Anti-Terrorism Bureau seems riskier for him.
Jimmy sat in the office considering plans; he just had so special abilities but was not a professional agent. He couldn't do infiltration or lock picking skills at all.
Previously, he considered whether he could use Heart Eye Observation to examine the structure inside the safe, trying to determine the lock position and validate the password. But he tried with his own ho safe, and he couldn't identify precise component locations now. The issue was there were too many gears inside the safe, and when those gears interlinked, he could only see the outer contours and not the details.
No way, Jimmy still had to choose the most cumberso thod and face the problem head-on.
He checked the ti, realizing he couldn't catch lunch, picked up the phone and called Caitlin, "Director Caitlin."
Caitlin was a bit puzzled receiving Jimmy's call, as there seed nothing urgent needing addressing, "Jimmy, what's up?"
Jimmy: "I wonder if you're in New York?"
Caitlin: "I am."
Jimmy: "Do you have ti tonight? I'd be honored to treat you to dinner."
Caitlin was silent for a mont, "Alright."
Jimmy: "I'll send you the address later."
Jimmy chose an Italian restaurant, aptly nad La Dolce Vita. Fortunately, Jimmy lucked out as calling last minute got him a table, quite unexpected. Manhattan high-end restaurants typically require advance reservations; he just wanted to test his luck.
Sent over the restaurant's na, address, and reservation ti, he then called Nia, telling her he had matters this evening and would be ho late. Afterward, he also called Jas, initially scheduled for a eting tonight, but it seed it had to be postponed a bit.
In the restaurant, Jimmy arrived early. The dining area was on a high floor, with a window view of Manhattan's nightti cityscape. Having been in Manhattan for years, he seldom had the chance to see the city's night scene from such heights.
The night in Manhattan exuded a mysterious and dazzling atmosphere, with prominent neon signs, skyline-building lights forming beautiful light shadows interlaced in the dark.
Manhattan's skyscrapers have very unique shapes, irregular architectures intertwined side by side, rooftops adorned with gorgeous colored lights intersecting, illuminating the entire city as if countless stars were descending upon the earth.
Standing high and looking at the city and ground below, one could really feel the charm and vitality of the city's architectural cluster and understand why many photographers love capturing urban light sceneries.
At the appointed ti, Caitlin arrived at the restaurant, asking the waiter, while Jimmy stood to wave, and Caitlin turned over.
Caitlin sat down, placing her bag behind her, "What do you need here for?"
Jimmy: "Let's eat first, I've wanted to co to this place for a long ti, it's highly rated.
Caitlin noticed Jimmy's smile, seemingly not implying any major issues, but with sothing on her mind, she found the al uneasy.
Italian cuisine is widely considered a world-famous dish, offering rich flavors and diverse choices from traditional pasta to seafood, at, various cheeses, and delicious desserts, showcasing unique taste and culinary skills.
Today's al started with an Italian ham platter paired with pickled veggies and garlic bread, the main course being sweet seafood pasta, pan-seared steak with cooked vegetables, both quite tasty. The wine paired was a product from a Piedmont Barolo winery, naturally a restaurant-recomnded Italian local red wine.
Having eaten a bit, Jimmy then revealed his goal, "Caitlin, I need sothing."
Caitlin smiled while cutting the steak, "Finally, tell , what do you need?"
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