Status Updates From Hot Shadows (Hostile Operat...

put in jail. Josh also arrested, Tony admit to all Josh’s illegal activities. Stuart also work for Rooney, date Everly to keep tabs on mom. He was one put tracker in her purse, where guys found them at Mal/Scarlett’s. Haylee/Wolf have baby girl.

from big piece shrapnel in leg. He has surgery to repair damage, put on 1 month light duty, Everly ok. Her mom comes, Everly tell her she marrying Gem, doesn’t want b in politics, if she send Gem away, Everly join him. Her mom invite Gem join them 4 Christmas. Mom tell Everly about her/Josh. One of mom’s staff was one sent her threats cuz family farm taken when he young & Congresswoman was attorney on case. He

wake strapped to chair, Josh has IED near her, tell her mom betray them cuz Tony hasn’t check in. Her guys probably hit trip wire but if mom calls w/contract or Tony show up, he’ll unarm IED. Gem/team find Everly in warehouse. She tell them about trip wire, they get to her, Gem look carefully at device, curses cuz 30 seconds left, they run, door locked but get it open, building exploded. Gem pass out cuz he bleed

shot at Gem/Everly try get Congresswoman give him what he want. Tried get Everly to make Congresswoman do it, when didn’t work he took Congresswoman so Everly would come to him. Tony, her bodyguard work for Rooney since Rooney began business. Handcuff Tony at set up mtg, Congresswoman need tell them all about Josh. Everly given water, she drank most which had sedative in it. They put her in trunk of car. Everly

tell Gem bring her home safe. HOT HQ, Gem tell team Congresswoman Fairhope/Josh Rooney had romantic relationship kept secret over a yr, she favored contracts to him during time. Josh kept detail records, recorded everything, including having sex. He threaten expose her, relationship end when made trip to Qurem, Josh probably one behind attack on convoy. Congresswoman told Josh not everyone want him have contract,

Everly wake in dark, mattress on floor, figure out Josh doesn’t need money from contract, clearly rich, but on base in Quran (where travel to when Gem 1st met Everly) there’s uranium mine. Very useful for someone w/questionable morals. Gem meet w/Everly mom, she tell him Josh Rooney done this before. Gem tell her he loves Everly & wants to marry her but if can’t b w/her he still want her alive & safe. Mom nods

Everly will never b found. Josh injects drug into Everly, she knock out. Gem upset found tracker on her, guys following car but lost it. Everly gone for 3 days, mom return home 2 hours after Everly taken. Gem/Zany barge into mom’s office demand know where Everly is. She break down, tell them leave, her bodyguard Tony there watch her, Josh kill Everly if they help. Tell him meet tomorrow & she tell him everything.

meet car take her to mom. 3 guys in ski masks pick her up, find tracker, throw it out window, take to Mr. Rooney. At mansion, one guy take off his mask, her mom’s bodyguard. Her mom ok, Josh Rooney, Everly realize one of company competing for defense contract. Her mom apologize to Everly, she made mistake, didn’t want her part of this. Josh has mom leave to get votes for his contract while Everly stay.No contract

Go to HOT HQ, whole team there. Everly’s mom, her chief of staff Bob & guy on security team all missing. Everly call mom, she ok but “old friend” has her hostage, send car for Everly meet them, if she doesn’t come alone her mom b held indefinitely. Gem doesn’t want her go but Everly has try help. Put tracker on her neck. Everly tell Gem she loves him, has for long time. He loves her too. Kiss & she leaves

just sleep. Gem tell Everly 1st shooter found her cuz tracker on car. He tell her Stuart having affair, she laughs. She relieved. She kisses him. She still loves Gem. She tell him she want him. He realize she broke up w/him to protect him from her mom. They have sex. Zane/Ryder talk w/Gem. Ryder called muffin cuz he was chubby kid & grandparents bakery has best muffins. Have sex. Gem get call Everly’s mom missing.

aren’t there, you said they would b. Gem/Everly, go out window to tree. Hear guy come upstairs. Get to tree, hear door knocked open. Gem/Everly make it to ground. Race off in garage, 2 guys shoot at them & follow in car. Gem stop around curve, shoot out guys tires & Gem/Everly drive to safe house. He brings her up bed, she want him stay, he want b w/her, she want it too, wanted him for long time. He’ll stay but

Stuart/girlfriend been together 5 months. Stuart gets around, never w/anyone longer than few months. Everly needs know but Gem can’t b one tell her. Saint or Brooke print out evidence & tell her. Gem wake up cuz motion sensor light turn on, he has bad feeling, grabs his gun. Car idling just beyond where light reached. Wakes Everly up, hear crash someone broke into Mal’s house. Hears man talk on phone say they

sacrifices. What she wants comes secondary to serving the people. Gem say bullshit, she allow want things, b happy. Saint call Gem, tell him Stuart has girlfriend who’s married to congressman Hamblem. Gem knows Everly’s mom has hand in relationship w/Everly/Stuart but did she know he has girlfriend? Stuart is lobbyist for defense companies. Stuart/girlfriend go weekends away & she tell husband it’s girls trip.

she fall on top him, they kiss hungrily. Gem stops, say he forgot about Stuart & seems she did too. Everly wanted keep kissing Gem. She wanted tell mom she taking charge of own life. Everly knew she’d never have great love w/Stuart & she wanted it. Gem ask her why she engaged someone she’s not head over heels for? She tell him how mom say want we want isn’t important as people who elected them r. Need make

Everly’s mom furious, call guy who’s blackmailing her. She supposed sway committee to award the guy’s company the contract or else he make Everly disappear,then her. Guy has incriminating evidence against her. Gem ask Saint look into Stuart, affection he gave her didn’t seem genuine, they never talk on phone, no engagement ring, don’t have plans for holidays? Everly/Gem slip on stairs to place they’re at

joins them, mom/Stuart do all talking. Stuart walk her to office, quick peck. Everly realize mom must’ve told Stuart ramp up affection. Gem hate watch Everly/Stuart at lunch. Saint tell Gem tracker on Everly’s car, that’s how found her. Christmas Eve she gonna go to elderly home. Doesn’t know what Stuart/her doing. Gem said if he engage to her nothing stop him being wherever she was. Make priority for love.

soon as mom found out, moved her to private all girls school. Everly’s mom steamroll over Gem, tell him he’s not needed. Gem doesn’t answer to her, he answers to team leader. Mom call head of joint chiefs to help get rid of Gem, Everly tell Gem go & Gem won’t leave til leader say so. Joint Chiefs, Owen, persuade her let Gem stay on as bodyguard. Everly have lunch w/Stuart. Gem sit at table facing them. Mom

at end of ALS she saw how people write off elderly. They can’t get tests, hospitalization. Go into law was way she saw help elderly. Past 5 yrs volunteer at elderly home. Gem didn’t know this. Gem loved Mal/Scarlett but way they look at each other made him realize what he didn’t have. 2 months ago her mom began asking questions about Gem & that’s when she broke up w/him. In high school she’d liked boy & as

Gem say proposal must been spur of moment cuz she doesn’t have ring. She won’t tell him. He date anyone? no Everly miss everyone but had break up w/him cuz couldn’t lose him to mom send him away. She admit hates politics, but mom want her follow in footsteps & for her dad’s legacy. Gem tell her tell mom doesn’t want b politics, she tried but mom think she’ll change mind. She went law school cuz when dad

Gem had ex-wife, Monica, left him cuz want luxury life & couldn’t stand his deployments. Her 2nd husband is dr. Gem/Everly stay in Mal/Scarlett’s place over garage. Gem tell Everly tell her about fiancé, Stuart. Quick engagement, was she see Stuart on side while her/Gem dated or was Gem side piece? She say wouldn’t do that. She say he’s not right type guy, Gem say Stuart is? Everly still like Gem, want him.

Began 2 months ago. Everly think being followed, sees black car w/tinted windows. Has dent on driver side door & noticed 3 weeks ago. Nothing Gem can do, drive her to her car, she yell get down as gunshot explode glass of car. They get in his car & drive away, Gem pissed at self not believing her & doing something about it. Go to Saint/Brooke’s place. Everly want Gem b her bodyguard, he agree since he’s off work.

Threats to mom came different places, Mom didn’t take them serious. Gem, Muffin, Zany only 3 guys left w/out girlfriends, go to bar. Gem see Everly wait at apartment. She’d broke up w/him over phone, he thought she was one. She apologize treat him bad. He congratulate her on engagement, she look down (like embarrassed) say thx. She need his help. Show him pics, letters say mom’s time running out, she gonna pay.

Everly broke up w/Gem cuz had to or her mom would’ve had him posted somewhere halfway around world doing something he didn’t want to. Her mom control freak. Everly was 12 when dad passed away, was then mom began turn emotionless. Stuart had known about engagement announcement. She want call Gem, tell him sorry. Best 3 months she had w/anyone. One of mom’s staff tell her got another threatening letter to mom.

Her mom say helping her set up w/good catch so she can eventually run for office. She only went out w/him cuz he asked & she thought needed to get out there again after breaking up w/Gem. mom approved despite 13 yr age difference. Mom say Stuart major player, key to get agenda thru house or reps. He’s perfect person b her husband for Everly’s political career. Mom tell her keep dating him & see things turn out.

him newspaper w/Everly Fairhope engaged. Gem had called Everly a month after they returned. Dated 3 months, Gem really liked her so took things slow, just work up to heavy petting when she broke up w/him. Gem upset she engaged after only dating new guy 1-2 months. Everly politely thanks people congratulating her on engagement. She go to mom, what she doing? Her/Stuart only dating for month how did they get engaged?

Narrator Janine Granda & Gregory Salinas
Jax “Gem” Stone & Everly Fairhope
Gem & team ambushed while escort Congresswoman. Her daughter, lawyer on her staff, Everly w/them. Pretty w/dark blonde hair & brown eyes. Gem interested in Everly. He ask if she want go out, she hands him her business card, that’s when he realize she’s congresswoman daughter. 6 months later guys being weird, Gem ask what’s up. Show