Chapter 115: Searching the House

While Olivia was airlifted away to safety, another helicopter arrived at the White family's sprawling estate. This one, however, carried a payload of well-armed federal agents rather than panicked socialites. The chopper's downdraft scattered leaves and debris across the immaculate grounds as it touched down on the circular front driveway. Within seconds, the side doors slid open, and a team of six agents clad in tactical gear spilled out and fanned into a perimeter around the aircraft. Special Agent Rodney Buchman of the FBI's elite Organized Crime Task Force was at the formation's head. He squinted against the swirling winds, scanning the manor's exterior cursorily. The schematics briefing materials had not done the place justice—it was even more imposing and fortified than he'd imagined. "Alright, let's go!" he barked over the rotor noise, waving his team forward. They advanced in a tight wedge up the curving drive to the arched double doors, weapons trained ahead of them.