A NUMB3RS story by Zubenschamali that has a suspected smuggling operation leading to a case that even Charlie's math can't handle. Will he go too far in trying to solve it, especially when Don gets in over his head when he tries to solve the case?
The story can be found on fanfiction.net:
It was completed on September 21, 2005.
Tropes for the fic:
- Badass in Distress: Don when he goes to see what was going on in the docks and gets taken hostage by them to find out what he knows.
- Big Brother Instinct: Don withstands torture to make sure his captives don't find out where Charlie is when they figure out Charlie has been consulting with him. Charlie had snuck into the building after calling Terry and the others, against Terry's advice and witnessed Don's torture.
- Cold-Blooded Torture: Don is repeatedly hit multiple times in the chest and head when they try to get information out of him when they try to find out who the consultant (Charlie) is.
- Dirty Cop: Agent Ramos, along with a few other custom agents who are in on the drug smuggling operations.
- Original Character: Ramos, Karen, Don's love interest.
- Pistol Whip: Happens to Don when he is taken hostage when he catches Ramos and other dirty agents with the smugglers.
