Scene Seven
Miss Parker is in SL 7's janitor closet. She opens up her briefcase and grabs the keys. She finds the box hidden behind a beam next to the wall. She takes one key and tries it. It doesn't work. She tries the other one, which of course works. She opens the box and searches through it. She finds an envelope labeled "baby Parker" and puts it in her briefcase. She finds a letter addressed to Mr. Parker and it is in her mom's handwriting. She puts that and another envelope along with the key in one of the envelopes she had put in there earlier and labels it "SL 7" with the pen. Don't want to mix them up and have someone find out she was in here. She puts that in the briefcase. She closes the box and puts it back. She closes her briefcase and walks out of the room. She quickly heads to the elevator and pushes the button to SL 22. She is completely alone.
"Come on!" she whispered to herself and taps the briefcase nervously. The elevator opens and she quickly gets off and heads to the janitor's closet. She shuts the door and grabs the box and sets it down. She opens her briefcase and grabs the remaining four keys. She tries the first one and it works. She opens the box and finds a folder labeled "Mirage" and she puts that into another envelope and labels it "SL 22" and closes the box and leaves the room. She gets back on the elevator and this time pushes the button to the garage. She walks out to the garage and to her car. She gets in with the briefcase on the passenger seat and drives away. She grabs her cell phone and dials a number.
"This is Sydney."
"It's Parker. I know Debbie is with you but can I come over and just have you there while I go through some of the things I found?"
"Sure."
"Thanks, Syd." (Click) She hangs up the phone and looks at the briefcase. "I'm finally going the learn the truth." She gives a faint smile and continues the drive. "And I finally beat you to the punch, Jarod."
Meanwhile at Jarod's hotel room…
Jarod is sitting at his desk and is looking at a digital map of the city on his computer. He enters the first address from the phone book. It is in the northwest section of the city. He enters the other one and it is in the southeast section. That will make it easy. Just then his phone rings. Too easy. He places the tracer on the phone and plugs it into the computer.
"Hello?"
"Right down this number," says Alex, "436-58-0021. That is the account number that you are to enter the money into."
"What then?" Jarod watches the screen as it corners into the northwest section of the map right to the address Jarod had typed.
"I will call you once I see the money in my account with an address to come give yourself over to me and then I'll free Mr. Broots here." He glances at Broots who has a look of freight in his eyes, like a hurt animal. It is noticeable that all his weapons are on the desk away from Alex who is sitting 10 feet from that spot with a computer.
"How long do I have?"
"A hour."
"What? That's impossible! It takes two hours to get through all of the Centre's network."
"I told you to get everything ready for my call. What have you been doing, sitting on you hands? I just guess that Broots will have to die then." He looks at Broots who is staring at him.
"Okay, okay. You're right. Just give me the whole hour and I will do it, just don't hurt Broots."
"Well then you better get to work, time is a wasting." (Click)
"Time is a wasting." Jarod hangs up the phone and packs his things quickly. He grabs the address and leaves the hotel. He gets in his car and drives away.
