A/N: I don't own these characters, except for Cassy. Hope you like it-R&R!

*******Flashpoint *******

"You have to stop the malware from coding, if it finishes…" She trailed off into her tears.

"Is it just one script?" Spike asked urgently.

"No, it's multithreading," Cassy replied, now panicking. "The system's AIX, so it's going to move through every CPU they've got at the same time. They don't know which has the file in it."

"Cassy, do you know? Do you know which one?" Spike asked firmly.

"It's not from an IP within the building. It said that-" She suddenly fell silent. Spike paused, listening for more.

"Cassy? Cassy, are you there?" Spike tested. A man's agitated voice was heard in the background of the call.

"HEY! HEY GIVE ME THAT. YOU STUPID-"

"57 B!" Cassy screamed, hoping officer Scarlatti could still hear her.

The sound of a heavy blow, maybe a kick or punch, followed. They heard Cassy yelp, then another blow. Spike flinched and looked at Sarge with eyes of full of hurt, knowing that there was nothing he could do for her in that moment. The call disconnected.