Breaking Newscast
"The self made millionaire, and CEO of Innovations Incorporated, Jack Eaton Jr. was kidnapped from his home in Great Falls Virginia today."
"A security team on-scene, during the incident, reports that a naked man (seen here) created a distraction by breaking through security, which allowed another team of highly trained commandoes to deploy tear gas and spirit Mr. Eaton over the side of a tower and into the woods."
"In a bizarre twist, the leader of the security team assigned to protecting Mr. Eaton, was found dead, apparently suffering anaphylactic shock - after receiving hundreds of hornet stings from a large swarm released into the home. Additionally, another member of the security team was found missing, leading to suspicion of the kidnapping having been an inside job."
"After all, who else but an inside-man would have known about the team leader's allergy to hornet venom and placements of cameras throughout the home. The footage of the naked man is the only image caught on camera, and as you can see here, it appears to have been doctored, creating a loop that abruptly removes the suspect from the camera's view - here in this unexplained flash of light - that creates the illusion of him falling through the floor after being shot in the chest by (who I am being told) was the security team leader himself."
"Both the currently unidentified 'naked man' and security guard (this man, Ernesto Montero) are being sought for questioning. If you see either of them, you are asked to call the tip into local authorities immediately."
"As yet, no ransom demands or contact with the kidnappers has been established."
"Jack Eaton Jr, is best known in the tri-state area for his famous 'Do you want more from your future?' pitch, late-night infomercials, and selling record-breaking copies of his self-help financial advice book titled, 'Innovations for the Innovated'."
"Mr. Eaton has also had a string of investigations, over the past few years, conducted against his business - some accusing it of being nothing more than a cleverly disguised Ponzi-scheme. So far, nothing has been proven and Mr. Eaton continues to surround himself with a loyal growing fan base, ready to adamantly defend his integrity at even the hint of slander."
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Seeing his face (among other things) plastered all over the evening news, the Saint decides to get ahead of the situation by heading down to the police station to present his alibi before anyone could turn him in.
Accompanied by Bishop Knestout, and others of the senior priests of the Washington National Cathedral (who had personally been with him that evening), it was a simple matter to establish his whereabouts at the time of the crime and to show that he had no bullet holes in his chest - ruling him out as a possible suspect and proving the video footage from Talon Securities had been 'tampered with' somehow.
When the Saint offered to take a polygraph, he was told that it would not be needed - and that the footage of him on the Cathedral security cameras and banking atm, where plenty sufficient.
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