Scene Fourteen
It is the next morning at the Centre. Rachel is in the elevator, alone with her briefcase at her side. She looks at her watch and sees it is 10 to 9. The elevator door opens and she walk off. She is on SL 7. She walks back the closet, opens the briefcase and opens the corresponding envelope and puts the things back into the box quickly and leaves. She gets back on the elevator and pushes SL 22. She looks at her watch. 5 to 9. She quickly exits the elevator and does the same. She gets back on the elevator, briefcase empty and the keys in her jacket pocket. 9 o'clock. She smiles. "I hope he doesn't call us in right away."
Outside the Centre. The trucker opens the back of the truck and wheels the box to the front doors. Willy and the other sweeper from the night before stop him.
"Stop there," says Willy.
"I've got a package for a Mr. Lyle," he says.
"Leave it here, we'll take it."
"Okay." The man leaves the box and gets back in his truck and leaves.
"Jarod," says Willy, knowing exactly who sent it, "take it to his office." The other sweeper nods and wheels it inside.
Rachel is now in her father's office. She quickly walks to his desk, opens the drawer, and grabs the box. She puts the keys back and places the box exactly it the same spot. She shuts the drawer and leaves the office and heads straight to her office. 9:05. "He should be getting it right about now."
"What is this?" yells Lyle when the box is wheeled into his office.
"It came for you, sir, we believe it is from Jarod," replies the sweeper.
"Call Sydney and Parker. They should be here for this."
"Yes sir."
Rachel is now in her office. She sets the briefcase down and sighs relief. She walks to her chair when Sydney and Broots walk into her office. She looks at her watch. 9:08.
"You're early Syd."
"Are we going to talk?" She is about to say something when her phone rings. She holds back a smile and picks up the phone.
"What?" There is a pause. "Yes Sydney is here." Another pause. "We're on our way." She hangs up. "Lyle wants to see us." The leave her office and walk to Lyle's office. "What the hell is this?" she says when she sees the box.
"Monkey boy sent it, I thought you should be here to see it opened." They walk to his side, in front of the box.
"Well, we're here," she says icily to Lyle. He motions to the sweepers who then pry open the front. As they open it the peanuts fall all over the floor. She puts the hand to her mouth to hide her smile. Sydney notices her do this. The sweepers clear out the foam and reveal Alex in his cage, still asleep.
"What the hell?" yells Lyle.
"There's a note," says Sydney. Lyle walks to the cage and grabs the Pez dispenser and note.
"Here have some candy," he says as he tosses the Pez at Broots.
"Um, thanks, I guess." Lyle read the note.
"Here's your project back, J," Lyle reads out loud. Sydney walks toward Alex, removes the blindfold and that wakes Alex. He tries to speak but can't.
"Jarod must have given him something to stop his ability to speak," he observes.
"Well that's just great!" says Lyle.
"What should we do with him?" asks a sweeper.
"Take him to SL 27."
"Yes sir." One wheels him out and the others clean up the mess left behind.
"Get him," Lyle says to Rachel as he pins the note to her chest.
"On it," she says and walks away. Sydney and Broots follow. They are silent until the get to her office. Sydney shuts the door behind him and turned to her who is sitting at her desk holding in her laughter. Sydney looks at her with a smile and she laughs out loud. Both are surprised by her reaction.
"Did you know he was going to do that?" asks Broots.
"Not the cage and drugs but the box." She smiles again. Sydney laughs this time. Her face soon turns serious and Sydney and Broots sit down. "This is all I'm going to tell you, for now. Mirage was my mother's plan to rescue Jarod and me but they knew and killed her. Mr. Parker ordered the killing of her and Tommy. I still don't know who my father is and the rest I can't tell you now."
"What?" asks Sydney leaning forward.
"Because it's Jarod's orders."
"What?" says Broots. "Since when do you take orders from Jarod?"
"Since I realized at the same time he did that if you knew more and they found out you'd be dead."
"Oh, good reason," says Broots. Sydney shakes his head.
"Syd, you will know in time, trust me." Sydney stares at her, hearing Jarod in her in that last phrase.
"Okay." They leave her alone to her thoughts.
