Code of Honor

The van pulls up to Hagan's car, which is parked on a quiet street. Hagan makes it clear to Kamran that he is putting him in danger, and that he wouldn't be doing so unless it was absolutely necessary. He insists that Kamran follow the rules laid out by his team, and gives him an emergency phone number to call if his life is in danger, which will bring the authorities to his location to save him—though these authorities will also throw him back in jail.

Hagan assures Kamran that Darius won't be harmed unless he is, in fact, working with Ansari. Kamran thanks Hagan, and the team prepares to leave. Before they go, though, Dane shoots Hagan in the leg, and suddenly Kamran is forced back into the van, which takes off. Hagan shoots through the van doors, breaking the front windshield. Kamran is upset and confused. “It was Mickey's idea,” Dane says, “To make it more convincing he had nothing to do with your escape” (149). Kamran realizes the severity of the situation. He is now officially an escaped fugitive of the United States government.