Scene 26
A mud drenched Laura and Remington stood in the office's of Unidac Preside A.J. Drury, having just filled him in on the day's events. Drury is stunned.
"Amazing. Absolutely amazing," he murmured from where he sat behind his desk.
"Well, as far as we can piece together, Mr. Drury," Laura continued, "There is no Project Omega at all." Nearby, Remington fidgeted and paced, all too aware of the fleeting time while she appeared oblivious to it.
"No," he agreed, clearly preoccupied, "Phony rooms, phony employees, all part of a phantom division within Unidac."
"All created by Andrews and a handful of key personnel who knew how to manipulate the bureaucracy," she elaborated.
"I know my company's gotten a little top-heavy in recent years," Drury admitted, "But I never dreamed anyone could pull off something like this. And Omega is a total fake?"
"Except for the money," Laura confirmed.
"Omega was budgeted at twenty-fie million dollars," Remington furthered. "Half of that was from a government grant."
"That is what the late Mr. Burnett stumble onto," Laura revealed, swiping a strand of mud caked hair away from her mouth. "Millions of dollars being paid to people and projects he couldn't verify." Remington nodded his agreement.
"Poor sod violated the sacred rule of corporate existence," Remington observed, capturing Drury's curious attention.
"What's that?" he wondered.
"Cover your behind and don't ask questions," Remington deadpanned with a smile. "Now, if you don't mind, we've a wedding to attend to," he announced, grabbing Laura and looking at his watch again. Laura might be consumed by the case but he, on the other hand, was focused on saving his hide. Drury looked over the couple.
"Would you like to freshen up a bit first?" he offered. Laura began to accept the invitation. She might not be able to do anything about the gown, but if she could at least get some of the mud out of her hair, off her—
"Don't worry," Remington declined, "I have handi-wipes in the car." He tugged her towards the door. "Come along. Good day."
Laura could only give Drury an apologetic look over her shoulder as Remington pried her from the room.