Mike sent a coded message to Igor telling him to stay away from the yacht and meet him at the safe house which was actually a penthouse overlooking the bay.  Mike had a telescope in the window looking down at the marina.

Igor arrived and said what is going on Mike?

The broker contacted me about the hotel sale, the buyer wants to meet with me and he knew my name.  There is no way the broker gave that away, I pay him a huge sum to keep my name off all the transactions.  This is a setup and somebody is feeding information to the Feds, take a look down there

Igor looked through the telescope and saw a black van with tinted windows 

That van has been there for the last two days, its most likely the FBI, they are waiting for me to get on the yacht said Mike.   Fortunately I wiped all the computers clean on the yacht last time I was there so they will find nothing.  

I bet its Ivan who is working with the Feds, he has given us a lot of leads but has started to complain that we were not giving him a big enough payout for each deal, he has probably cut a deal with the Feds to get a new identity and immunity.   Have your boys take him out as soon as possible

Consider it done said Igor, they will be waiting for him when he leaves for work in the morning.  So what’s the plan for the rest of the operation Mike?

We need to shut everything down and arrange for Mike Mason to disappear forever, you know the drill we rehearsed  said Mike as he handed Igor his wallet, passport, briefcase and some clothes

I’ll get these to your stunt double, when would you like it to happen? asked Igor

Later this month , the day before I am supposed to meet the buyer with the broker because the Feds will have all their teams in town that day.  I want the Feds to consider they have shut us down by seizing my yacht and a string of commercial properties.  I have already transferred a lot of assets to a new company in the Cayman Islands, we can start up again in 12 months when the heat has died down but we will have new identities.  

That will give me time to get plastic surgery in Switzerland said Igor, I might even get some liposuction on this said Igor with a chuckle clutching his belly

Who will we be this time asked Igor?  

Well I am going to be businessman called Trevor Evans from England, I will have plenty of time to brush up on my English accent before we go live again said Mike who handed Igor a bunch of passports, which one of them would you like to be?

Igor sifted through the passports and picked out Hans Shmidt from Switzerland. I always wanted to be Swiss and I can perfect my accent while recuperating from plastic surgery with a handsome young Swiss boyfriend.  

Not much more we can do today so how about we break open a few bottles said Mike

Sure thing Mike said Igor or should I start calling you Trevor?

They drank late into the night swapping tales of their exploits and planning schemes for the future.

The next day Igor got word that his boys had shot Ivan outside his apartment in Moscow.  

Good work said Mike lets get everything set up today and get the hell out of Miami before it all hits the fan

Igor made a few calls and said goodbye to Mike

See you in the Cayman Islands next year my friend

Once he was alone, Mike looked into the mirror and said its time for you to disappear now Mike, thanks for all the good times.   He took off his wig and fake beard and took a shower.  He picked up his cellphone and made a call. 

Mellissa answered saying hi Peter will you be flying back to DC today?

Absolutely, I will not be traveling again until the end of the month, plenty of time for me to hang out with young David.  Lets plan our next vacation in England, you have always wanted to visit London.

Later that month, Peter met with the FBI in Miami a few hours before the meeting with the broker, they fitted him with the wire and rehearsed everything to make sure he knew the code words to let them know if he felt in danger.

Peter showed up at the broker’s office early but there was no sign of Mike Mason.  They chatted for a long time before the broker stepped out to try and reach Mike.  He returned saying that he had called, sent texts and emails to Mike but there was no reply. After two hours Peter said it looks like Mike is a no show and he left the office.  He met the FBI across the street.

We think we know why he did not show up said the FBI agent.  Key Biscayne State Park rangers found a briefcase on the beach.   Witnesses recall a man undressing and entering the water naked but nobody saw him return.  His rental car was found nearby, Mike Mason’s wallet and passport were in the briefcase together with a suicide note.  

Oh so that the end of the case then?  asked Peter

Perhaps said the FBI agent, we will keep looking for him but you can go back to DC now, thank  you for helping us, you are a fine outstanding citizen.

Peter flew home to his family, he started to watch a lot of English TV and hired a voice coach to perfect his English accent