The two men sat on thin metal chairs in the small bare room and looked up at the large expensive flat screen. 'Ok these are the candidates'

There was a click and three photos flashed up on the screen.

Two men and a woman.

'We have here three Federal Agents, each from a different agency, each from a different location across the country. All are obviously familiar with Federal Agency policies and procedures, one of the candidates being top of his class when graduating from FLETEC. All three have exceptional skills in different areas and are proceeding quickly up the career ladder in their chosen agency. All three are strong, healthy and young. All three meet the psychological and medical profile you requested. None are diabetics, have weak hearts or any serious family medical histories. They also don't smoke, do drugs, gamble, drink heavily or have any reliance on external substances. I believe you have read the detailed dossiers I have prepared for you on each of them?'

The man on the left glanced over to the man on his right and received a nod. The man on the left continued, accustomed in his line of work to receiving few responses.

'As requested they are all single, no ex wives or husbands floating around, no children to complicate your work and few to none family members.'

The man on the left paused, before turning to his companion 'So which one is going to be the Chosen One?' The man on the right smiled before pointing to the image on the left.

'That one'

'Really?' He couldn't help but show his surprise. He felt for sure it was going to be the woman, her test results and profiling showed her to be exceptional.

'Can I ask why?'

The man on the right knew he didn't really expect an answer but he was feeling in a good mood. He was going to have fun with this one he was sure of it.

"If he came to your door, in the middle of the night would you find him threatening? What if he was covered in someone else's blood, would you still consider letting him in to use your phone, to get help?'

The man on the left studied the screen again and smiled 'Well I think you might be right there. You're the expert. I was just surprised as he is the one with the most family, well one sister and both parents still alive anyway.'

The man on the right smiled tightly 'Some family ties can be benifical, when it comes to my line of work. They can prove to be very useful on occasion, when handled correctly.'

The man on the left smoothly slid his mind away from the implications and continued on. He was a professional.

'Ok now we have our Chosen One how wide is the window to get info on his movements, to co ordinate the snatch?'

'You have four weeks, and I want it all. Cell traces, apartment bugged, PDA downloads, emails, his trash, everything. I want to know what he had for lunch, who he spoke to, what he dreams about at night, who his friends are. I can use it all'

The man on the left nodded and pulled out a palm scanner, while the man on the right entered the code for the recently opened numbered Swiss Bank Account. 'Pleasure doing business with you. Hope to see you again'