1960: My uncle is the FBI Director

Chapter 209 Still coming?

Sunday morning.

Alexandria Detention Center.

Henry Thompson spent a fortune to finally get news of Fernando Castillo.

Two days ago, Fernando was surrounded and seriously injured by seven or eight people. He was later discovered by prison guards and taken to the hospital.

According to those who beat him, they broke all four of Fernando's limbs and cut off two of his toes.

Fernando was taken to the hospital and never returned.

Based on Henry Thompson's experience, such injuries would at most require a hospital visit for treatment, after which the person would be taken back to prison.

Prisons do not spend a lot of money on a prisoner's hospitalization.

Unless this prisoner is very unusual.

Fernando clearly doesn't meet the definition of "extraordinary".

Henry Thompson didn't know what had happened to Fernando, but this uncontrollable loss of contact made him uneasy.

Four p.m.

The prisoners were taken to the rooftop in batches for fresh air.

The Alexandria Detention Center is a four-story brick and stone building complex with an overall "H"-shaped layout. The east and west wings are the prison areas, and the central building is the administration building.

The building's basement level is a solitary confinement cell, the first floor is an interrogation room and lawyer's meeting area, the second, third and fourth floors are prison cells, and the roof is surrounded by a 9.8-foot (about 3-meter) high wire mesh wall, which serves as an open-air exercise area.

The unease stemming from the loss of control continued to plague Henry Thompson.

Contrary to his usual behavior, he did not participate in the prisoners' conversation, but instead quietly chose a corner and stayed alone.

A group of Latino prisoners joined together with a group of white prisoners.

The two sides started arguing and soon began shoving each other.

The surrounding prisoners quickly converged on the two groups.

The more people gather, the more people gather.

A Latino inmate struck first, punching a white inmate in the face.

Two teeth of the white prisoner were knocked out of his mouth, his nose was broken, and he was bleeding profusely.

A prisoner next to him immediately kicked the Latino prisoner who had started the fight to the ground.

A chaotic battle quickly broke out between the two sides.

The melee quickly spread outwards, soon affecting the entire area.

As early as when the two groups gathered together, prison guards were already issuing loud warnings.

The Latino inmate threw a punch as soon as the prison guard finished his warning, and the situation quickly spiraled out of control.

Henry Thompson didn't want to get involved in the fight, so he stood up and tried to avoid them.

Behind him, three Latinos walked quickly toward him.

Henry Thompson quickly noticed the unusual behavior of the three men.

He quickened his pace, trying to shake them off.

But he failed.

When the three men saw that he was trying to hide, they rushed up and cornered him against the wall.

Without giving Henry Thompson a chance to speak, the man behind him pulled out a knife and slashed Henry Thompson's thigh.

Fresh blood gushed out like a fountain.

Henry Thompson felt a sharp pain in his left leg, followed by a sudden weakness, and he uncontrollably knelt on the ground.

Three Latino prisoners rushed forward and surrounded him.

One man held a knife, while the other two pulled out two toothbrushes and kept stabbing him.

The toothbrush handle was ground to a very sharp point.

These are homemade weapons commonly used by prisoners in jail.

Henry Thompson raised his arm to protect his head and neck, and with his other hand he tried to grab a weapon. He kicked his other leg hard, attempting to fight back.

But all in vain.

These three were like three machines; even when he kicked them, they didn't utter a sound, they just kept stabbing and stabbing.

Henry Thompson began screaming and begging for mercy. But the whole roof was a scene of fighting, filled with screams.

His voice quickly weakened, growing fainter and fainter until it disappeared completely.

He lay motionless on the ground.

The three finally stopped stabbing each other, got up without a word, and walked in different directions.

The Latino prisoner with the knife carefully wiped it clean, threw it on the ground, then grabbed a white man next to him, and the two started grappling with each other.

The riot was finally quelled after more than twenty minutes.

All the prisoners lay on the ground and were led back to their cells one by one by the prison guards.

These inmates will face severe punishment for such a heinous brawl.

For the next week, the prisoners will be unable to leave their cells.

Outdoor exercise and religious activities were all canceled, and even meals could only be eaten in the cell.

With most of the prisoners gone, the rooftop began to empty, and Henry Thompson, lying in a corner, finally caught the attention of the prison guards.

A middle-aged prison guard with a large belly kicked Henry Thompson.

Henry Thompson did not react.

The prison guards turned him over and discovered that he was already dead.

The prison guards quickly reported the incident to the warden.

The warden came to take a look, instructed the guards to secure the scene, and hurriedly returned to his office to call the FBI.

The Alexandria Detention Center is under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. At least 70% of the prisoners it holds are federal criminals awaiting trial from DC, while the other 30% are local minor offenders.

This means that at least 70% of the prisoners here were sent by the FBI.

The detention center has close ties to the FBI.

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Georgetown Apartments.

Bernie had just finished a phone call with his wife.

Bernie missed his chance due to the sudden call on Friday night and had to postpone his return to Felton.

He discussed it with his wife and they planned to go back next weekend to pick them up.

But Mrs. Sullivan and the children missed him terribly, and they didn't want to wait any longer.

Mrs. Sullivan plans to bring the children to DC herself.

Bernie immediately thought of the old forensic doctor Samuel, the Miles family (Case 8, Chapter 70), and the countless cases he had handled.

He didn't want his wife and children to disappear without a trace, or to be made into skeletal specimens and collected by someone.

Bernie quickly objected.

Their conversation became tense at one point.

Theodore thought the two of them would start arguing.

For some reason, the two of them quickly veered off-topic and started saying "you love me" and "I love you."

The two chatted intimately for nearly half an hour before hurriedly returning to the main topic before the call ended.

Mrs. Sullivan acknowledged that Bernie's concerns were valid and promised to wait for him in Felton.

Bernie promised that even if the Soviets attacked next weekend, he would definitely return to Felton.

The two had just ended their call when the phone rang again.

The call came from Rosen's supervisor, requesting Theodore and Bernie to report to headquarters within half an hour.

Supervisor Rosen's serious and earnest tone involuntarily reminded them of what had happened two days prior.

The two looked at each other, speechless.

After changing my clothes, I headed to the Department of Justice building.

Theodore's cohort of trainees were gathered together once again.

This time, no one asked them to hand over their firearms or identification.

They were divided into several groups and, led by Agent Blake, set off for Alexandria, Virginia.

(End of this chapter)