A tranquil pond in a quiet meadow.
Two people popped out of the water—a man and woman. The man wore a gray suit, and the woman wore a red dress. Both had breathing masks over their faces.
"See anybody, 99?"
She looked around. "No, Max." Then she looked at her soaked clothes. "I just bought this dress last week. It cost me $29.99!"
"Hey, this suit cost me $90, wholesale! But don't worry, CONTROL will pay for our dry cleaning bills."
"Good!"
"These compact breathing masks CONTROL invented sure come in hand."
"They sure do, Max."
Suddenly, they heard what sounded like footsteps. They quickly went back into the water.
A man walked down the path up to the pond. He carried a tool case with him. He stopped at a spot on the bank, took out a small shovel, and began digging. After about a minute, he pulled out an object.
Max and 99 emerged from the pond, took their masks off, pulled out their guns, and confronted him.
"Bogerov, I arrest you in the name of goodness and niceness!"
He looked at them and smiled. "Smart and 99—all wet!"
"Hand over the microfilm!"
"All right, if you insist."
"But instead of doing this, he threw the microfilm into the lake and ran. They were surprised by his actions, so they didn't shoot at him right away. When they did, he was too far off.
"Damn, he got away!"
"Max, we should be looking for the film."
"Yes, of course."
They went back into the pond.
"Good thing we're wet, already!"
"Right, Max."
The searched the general area he threw the film. Fortunately, the pond wasn't too deep, but unfortunately, there was a lot of mud on the bottom.
After searching, 99 found a small round canister.
"Max, I found it!"
"Good work, 99!"
They waded out of the pond and collected their breathing masks. Then they went to a nearby tree, where their shoes and socks were. They put them on.
"I have some towels in the car, Max."
"That will be nice!