  We report the discovery of kpc-scale diffuse emission in both the hard
continuum (3-6 keV) and in the Fe K alpha line in the Compton Thick (CT)
Seyfert galaxy ESO428-G014. This extended hard component contains at least ~24%
of the observed 3-8 keV emission, and follows the direction of the extended
optical line emission (ionization cone) and radio jet. The extended hard
component has ~0.5% of the intrinsic 2-10 keV luminosity within the bi-cones. A
uniform scattering medium of density 1 cm-3 would produce this luminosity in a
1kpc path length in the bi-cones. Alternatively, higher column density
molecular clouds in the disk of ESO428-G014 may be responsible for these
components. The continuum may also be enhanced by the acceleration of charged
particles in the radio jet. The steeper spectrum (Gamma ~1.7 +-0.4) of the hard
continuum outside of the central 1.5" radius nuclear region suggests a
contribution of scattered/fluorescent intrinsic Seyfert emission. Ultrafast
nuclear outflows cannot explain the extended F K alpha emission. This discovery
suggests that we may need to revise the picture at the base of our
interpretation of CT AGN spectra.
