The throbbing in Hawke's hand was too much and he pulled the truck over and got out.
"What's wrong?" Dominic asked as he slid out of the truck, followed by Darren.
"I need to think," Hawke said as he rubbed the wrist of the cut hand. "We should stay on the road so Caitlin can find us. She knows where we are so she should be able to locate us if we just keep driving."
"I don't think that's going to be possible," Darren said from behind them. Dominic and Hawke walked around the truck to where Darren was standing. When they saw the flat tire, Hawke moaned.
"Okay, the new plan is we walk until it gets dark. That gives us a good nine hours. Caitlin can find us before then." Hawke led the way up the hill knocking loose dirt and rock down as he climbed.
"What makes you think Caitlin can find us so easily?" Darren asked.
"She'll have some help," Dominic said as he stopped to let Darren between him and Hawke as they walked.
Caitlin set helicopter down and covered it as best as she could before taking the short hike to the lair. She keyed in her code at the lair entrance and walked in. She was always shocked about how clean the lady was even though she spent most of the time in the dust.
Caitlin heard the familiar vacuum sound when she opened the hatch and she turned on Airwolf before pulling her suit out. It took her only a few minutes to get into her suit before she took off in the helicopter.
She typed in the coordinates on the computer, let out a sigh, and hit turbos.
Hawke's hand was throbbing from the sweat and the dirt that was clinging to his bandage. According to his watch, they had been walking for three hours without a break. Hawke stopped mid-stride.
"What's wrong?" Dominic asked when he stopped behind a huffing and puffing Darren.
"I need a minute to think. We could keep walking or we could stop and wait for Caitlin."
"Or," Darren said wiping the sweat from his forehead. "We could walk another half hour to get to the house that's just down the hill."
"How do you know that?" Hawke asked.
"We used the house in the second movie. It's over that hill," He pointed straight ahead.
"Then lead the way," Hawke stepped aside and let Darren go first.
As they walked to their destination Darren told them how the house was used in the opening of the second Betrayal movie as a hideout for his character. Kristopher Cage bought the property and only used it for any movies Cage Productions produced. The house looked like a shack from the outside. The yellow paint had either faded or was chipped off, the wooden fence around the yard was broken and the grass was yellowed. Either Kristopher Cage wanted it kept this way for movies or he hadn't been to the property since the second Betrayal movie.
Darren led the way inside using the squeaky screen door. The inside was a little better than the outside but not by much. Hawke pushed aside a sheet covering a chair so he could sit down. His hand was still throbbing which wasn't making his mood any better.
"I'm going to see if I can find something to let Caitlin know where we are," Dominic said as he headed outside.
"I can't believe this is happening," Darren said as he sat down on the white sheet covering another piece of furniture. Dust balls flew up in the air and surrounded Darren giving him the appearance of Pigpen from the Charlie Brown comic. Darren began to laugh.
Hawke stopped rubbing the wrist of his swollen hand. "What's so funny?" He asked .
"I was just thinking how the past couple hours would have made some great scenes in An Act of Betrayal." He laughed again and this time Hawke joined him. "I'm a really good actor, Hawke."
Hawke raised an eyebrow. "You think so?"
"Okay, a mediocre actor with a limited resume," Darren finally said. "Geez, you're like the lie detector nobody wants." He got to his feet. "I'm going to find us something to eat."
