Davey wavered on his feet, and then fell to the ground with a small cry. "NO!" Les shouted, and ran to his older brother regardless of all the guns in the room. "Davey!" He started shaking him, but Davey didn't say anything. There was a bitter silence as the newsies stood up. Jack broke it by turning to Agent Collins, a mask of disbelief and anger strewn across his face.

"YOU BASTARD!" he shouted, and ran towards the official that had started this mess. He was shoved away at gun point, and several other men grabbed him by the arms and dragged him off from his newsies.

"Jack!" Crutchie yelled after him, limping up as fast as he could. Jack tried to stand up, pushing the soldiers away. "No, Crutchie!" he yelled frantically. "Stay where you are! All of you!"

The newsies watched forlornly as their leader was dragged away. This place, this city—it was all new to them. They were lost and kidnapped in a world they barely even knew. Agent Collins walked up behind the group, his heels clicking on the polished floor.

"Get them all in cells," he commanded the rest of the officials. "And get rid of the dead kid."

"He's not dead!" Les shouted at the men as they took his brother away. Race held out an arm to stop him from chasing after them. "He's not dead!" he shouted again, but they ignored him.

"Prep them for interrogation," Collins commanded with an air of finality.

"Who puts an alarm in an abandoned building?!" Corey demanded, looking around for the source of the noise.

"How should I know?" Ben looked through the darkened doorway. Tommy walked over, inspecting the wall. He frowned, noticing an odd metal handle that protruded out from one of the still-standing concrete walls.

"What doya think this does?" Tommy pulled the lever down, and the floor beneath him opened up. He fell with a shout, crumpling down onto the ground below.

"Tommy!" Corey, Andrew and Ben hurried over, peering down into the hole where Tommy's form was barely visible. "You okay?!"

"Sure," Tommy groaned, propping himself up onto his elbows painfully. He glanced up. "There's a ladder down here if ya want to use it."