Kassandra entered the nondescript van parked some distance behind the restaurant. The outside of the vehicle didn't do the inside any justice. She walked towards the back, noticing the two rows on either side full of monitor screens and other equipment too sophisticated for her to identify them.
"Sorry, where's Detective Carson?" she asked the lady standing in the back looking over some paperwork. She was a bit shorter than Kassandra, dressed in professional, yet comfortable attire.
"Miss Murdock-Voss, right? I'm Detective Jensen," the woman reached out a hand to greet her,
"I'll be conducting your briefing for today. The subjects we're looking into are related to my case...here," she reached for a water bottle on the counter and handed it to Kassandra.
"I'm aware of your current state but don't worry, a lot of these buys don't happen sober so it's good cover.""Yeah, of course," Kassandra smiled. She took a sip of water and sat down on one of the chairs Jensen had pointed out.
"Today's deal is very simple. Our subjects chose this event in order to blend with the crowd. They suspect we have been watching, which we have, but they don't know they shared today's details with one of our CIs, and that's an advantage we have." Jensen then reached within her jacket and pulled out a small piece of jewelry.
"This is yours," she handed it to Kassandra, motioning towards her chest,
"pin it somewhere below your collar in order for me to get the best feed. The brooch transmits both audio and video which I'll activate once you step out of the vehicle."Kassandra nodded. "Okay."
"Now, I'm going to need to conduct a pat down before I give you the cash. It's departmental policy that we do this before we exchange monetary funds, or anything that becomes evidence or property of the department. I'm sure Carson went over that with you.""He did, yes."
"Great. And he also showed you a picture of the guy and his location according to the information we received?""That too."
Jensen got up, followed by Kassandra. She put her purse down as instructed and stood there as she was searched, although nothing was found aside for a receipt from the bar. Kassandra then went on to affix the brooch to her blouse. Jensen helped her in the process, making sure it was set in place.
"Alright, here are the funds. You will purchase a gram and then wait a few moments before making your way back. You already know the role you gotta play, so with that said, do you have any questions at all?""Can't think of anything, no," Kassandra replied, shaking her head. "Let's do this."