"AT-HC5, what is your position?" the radio barked.

"HQ, we're proceeding to LeMastre Park." Agent Gillian Thomas said into the helmet mike, with a nod to the Agent Commander. "No sign of VIPER ye--"

The high-pitched whine of a VIPER blaster erupted ahead of the team, and Gillian and the rest of the team instinctively dove to the ground. The only cover around was a USPS mailbox, and she crept forward, keeping the steel mailbox between her and the green-armored VIPER agents. From the cries of pain behind her, it looked like Agent Hanson was down but not out. Around them, blue-uniformed Hudson City police officers in SWAT gear had met the same fate -- and VIPER continued to load gold into the back of the Rainbo bread truck.

"Correction, HQ, VIPER has been sighted," she said. "Robbery still in progress at the Federal Reserve. Agent down, request backup."

"Backup negative," PRIMUS dispatch said. "VIPER robberies in progress all over the city."
Gillian glanced over at the commander, listening in on his own helmet radio. He shrugged.

"Acknowledged, HQ," she said sourly. "We'll handle it on our own."

PRIMUS activities include investigations into paranormal involvement in organized crime, white-collar crime, public corruption, financial crime, fraud against the government, bribery, copy-right matters, civil rights violations, bank robbery, extortion, kidnapping, air piracy, terrorism, foreign counterintelligence, interstate criminal activity, fugitive and drug-trafficking matters, and other violations of federal statutes.

PRIMUS also works with other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in investigating cases and in training law enforcement officers at the PRIMUS Academy.

When you join PRIMUS, you join a united effort against paranormal crime. It's a rewarding career for anyone who has the ability and desire to contribute to the future. If you'd like to learn more, or if you would like to speak one-on-one with a PRIMUS agent about the possibility of joining our team, contact your local Field Office.

Sincere apologies to the FBI for the similarity of the recruitment prose...