Chapter 9 "Peter will find us"
"Are you sure about this Michael?"
"As sure as I can be. I'm with Hank on this one, I'm tired of running."
"Okay do it." Neal hands the walkie over to Hank.
"Chechik, I know you're listening."
He lets the button go and there's static, so he tries again.
"I know you can hear me, if you can't," he has Hank cock the pistol, "I might as well just shoot him myself here and now."
Two seconds later a small voice sounds on the walkie. "Ahh Westin, that doesn't sound like you at all."
Hank looks to Mike before answering. "That's because its not."
"If not Westin then who am I speaking to?"
He and Michael's eyes meet again. "Just call me the doctor." He lets the button go for a moment. "However my name isn't very important at this moment, what I want is."
He can hear him laughing on the other side. "What can i do for you doctor?"
"My freedom for Westen."
"No deal, it's only matter of time before I capture you. All three of you."
"Not three just me and Westen."
"My men tell me, they picked up three. One with bracelet around ankle."
Neal briefly looks down at his ankle while Hank continues to talk. "Only two, I feed the other one a bullet earlier."
"Doesn't sound like you at all doctor, you're very soft spoken. Weak."
He cocks the gun again. "We'll see how weak I am when you're mopping up little bits and pieces of Michael of the floor."
"Go on kill Westen, I don't believe you have the balls to do it."
"No food no water, what do I have to lose, after I put two in him, I might as well put two in me. End your game of cat and mouse."
"Kill him."
"Okay. I tried to reason with him, I really did but I guess this is the end for you."
"No no no no." Michael cries out.
Hank fires off a bullet, letting it rip into the wall. Chechik can hear everything while on the walkie.
"Doctor."
There's silence.
"Doctor?"
They sit the walkie down.
"DOCTOR! Let me make this very clear if Westen is dead, so are you."
"Glad I finally got you attention. Now he's bleeding."
"I don't pay for bleeders."
"Doctor isn't just a nickname, I can patch him up, but you have to promise to let me go."
"I swear, meet me in the lobby in an hour, no weapons."
"I think I feel a lot safer with my gun make it two hours and we have a deal."
"Done."
"Let's go, great job Hank for a moment there I thought you would actually shoot me."
"I was, anything to make it believable."
They both look at each other and turn the corner.
"That gunshot was way too loud for someone not to hear." Neal says'.
"My thoughts exactly that's why we have to move, thanks to Hank we just brought ourselves some more time."
"Two hours."
"Chechik is playing us, he's not the type to negotiate so easily. He'll have something planned which is why we'll need these two I can distract him long enough for you to get into that control room, I can get some help from the outside."
"So can I, I can guarantee Peter has a search party looking for me right now."
"That's what I'm counting on."
"Boris is probably looking for me too."
"That's great guys anybody on the outside world that can help, we just need to get a signal out."
"Anybody looking you you Michael?"
"My mother, and friends."
"I thought you were in special forces, so no ones looking for you?"
"Look it's a long story, the people looking for me are more than capable of saving us."
"More classified stuff?"
Michael nods.
"If this doesn't go to plan and I don't get out of hereā¦"
"We're all getting out of here Peter will find us."
"Lets hope he does."
