Evan Has Gone Missing

The fishing boat Battiglia and I put Evan on has not reached Ayios Nikolaos. It is roughly 22 hours overdue and we have not been able to make radio contact since 8:00 PM local time last night. There are reports of wreckage not far from where Battiglia and I are staying here in Crete. I am not optimistic that Evan survived if the boat went down. Will update as soon as we have more information.

Nuclear Suitcase Intercepted at Port of Calais

It doesn't get anymore frightening than this. Actually I suppose that it can. Today, my colleagues in the U.K. intercepted a Pakistani national trying to board a HoverSpeed boat bound for Dover from Calais. The man had been tracked since entering France by car from Germany. Inside one of his suitcases was one of the Soviet-era suitcases purchased by al-Qaeda in Moldova. The SN on the device matches that from the Soviet army manifest which includes the remaining devices that are in Albania. This will not be seen in the media as it was classified a "drug-related incident" by U.K. and French police at Interpol's request.

The American is Safe

We have decided to accomodate Evan. Both Battiglia and I have sent him on his way to Ayios Nikolaos on the coast of the Gulf of Merabellou, Crete. I cannot divulge by what means of transport, but suffice it to say he will be well-tended to. He should be on Crete by nightfall. Battiglia and I are leaving Rome within the next several hours. The body of Ms. Soriano is to be kept by the coroner's office in Rome until Evan can return to claim it officially. There are no next of kin. Will write once I'm in Ayios Nikolaos.

Very Bad Things Have Happened

Since yesterday some very bad things have happened here in Rome. Battiglia and I have just left Evan's girlfriend's flat where we spent a good two hours with Evan. On Sunday morning, after Battiglia had lost Evan's trail when he left Albina Soriano's apartment in Trastevere, Evan was kidnapped. He was taken to an empty warehouse not far from the flat, blindfolded, drugged, tortured for most of Sunday and yesterday. When they placed him in an office on a cot, he managed to slip away, not knowing who had done this to him. They were obviously trying to find out the location of the al-Qaeda diamonds. He gave them everything he knew, which wasn't much. Apparently, while they had Evan tied up in a warehouse, they also interrogated Albina at her flat, murdering her in the end. Evan is positively beside himself with grief. He is refusing medical treatment other than that he's already been given by the paramedics at the flat. Both Battiglia and I have divulged our identities to him, and have told him everything we know of why all of this has happened to him. He is bitter (drunk) and hell bent for leather on finding those responsible for his torture and the murder of his girlfriend. We gave him airline tickets home, but he has refused, threatening to blow our entire operation if we don't involve him. He wants to go to Crete with us and ultimately to Berat, to the Chechen camp. We're considering our options.

Lat/Long. For al-Qaeda/Chechen Complex

We've just heard from our plant in Albania that the location of the Chechen complex where the nuclear suitcases are palleted is as follows:

Latitude 40.8003, Longitude 19.9167, Altitude (feet) 206
Lat (DMS) 40° 48' 1N, Long (DMS) 19° 55' 0E Altitude (meters) 62

The contingent for eradicating the complex is being formed outside of Stansted, UK. I cannot disclose ETA of invasion. I should say, I will not disclose as it would endanger too many good men and women. Still no sign of Evan. Battiglia, whom I met with this morning, has lost his trail and there is no apparent activity at the girl's flat today.

Antonio's Funeral

Albina's brother, Antonio, was laid to rest yesterday afternoon just outside of Rome. Evan did not leave the girl's side all day. I followed them from a distance after the funeral (I have not seen Battiglia today). They walked around the Palatine for a couple of hours and then went back to Albina's flat in the evening. The priest, a Father Piero Strozzi, visited with Evan and Albina last night, but while I was parked outside her flat, both the American and the priest fell out into the street in a fistfight. The priest ran off into the night, leaving his gun (??) in the street. Evan took it back inside the flat where he stayed the night. This morning, he left her flat and walked to the market. I lost him in the crowd. He's been gone all day. I must find out what happened with Father Strozzi. Why would he have had a fight with Evan?