Scene Twenty-One

(Three days and counting) Broots is sitting at his computer, checking his mail -- of course not his Centre account. Sometimes Debbie would email from her word processing class in school. He loved it when she risked getting a detention just to tell him she loved him even when he tells her not to.

"You have mail," says the computer. Broots opens it and reads it:

Time to cash in that favor Broots. I need you to send

you, Syd, and Miss Parker on a "lead" on me. Lyle

will be pleased to se you go and so will Miss Parker.

Click to the attached site and it will give you info

that looks like you found me. Take it to them

immediately and leave. Delete this after you have read.

Jarod

"Great," says Broots sarcasticly to himself. He goes to the site, prints out the information, and deletes the email. He sighs as he walks to Rachel's office.

Rachel is sitting in her office. She is reading Jarod's note and reliving that night over and over again in her mind. "My dearest Rachel"..."Love Jarod." That kiss, oh that sweet kiss. Oh how she had longed for that kiss and now that she had one she longed for another. "I love you Rachel." Amazing how four simple words could make her feel so happy and safe. How she had wished to hear those words again when she was broken from her thoughts when Broots walks in. She quickly folds the note and puts it in her pocket.

"What?"

"I have a lead on Jarod."

"Are you serious?"

"Yes. He's working at some place that's addressed 1500 South Park Street, Milford, Delaware."

"That's less than an hour away. We'll drive." Rachel hurries out of her office with Broots to Sydney's office.

"Come on, We've got a lead on Jarod." Sydney just sits there confused, he thought things had changed between those two. "Syd, come on." He walks toward her.

"Parker," he says in a whisper, "should we really be trying to capture him when--"

"Syd, we have to at least go, I'm not promising that we'll catch him but we have to go." Sydney looks at her. "Trust me, Syd." He smiles. She realizes whom she sounds like and smiles too. She pulls him out the door. "Come on." They get to her car and drive off.

Meanwhile...

Jarod is climbing into a manhole, the one he used to escape. He gets into the Centre, into the ventilation system.

"Angelo?" He whispers. Angelo soon appears. Jarod hugs him. "Thanks for the message." Angelo smiles. "Angelo listen. I'm getting you out of here in a few days, the day they come for Alex. But I need you to do me a favor, okay?"

"Okay." Jarod smiles.

"Good. Do you know where baby Parker is?"

"Yes."

"Great. In two days, at 10 o'clock, I want you to go to the baby and take him to the main doors on the left side of the Centre. I'll meet you two there, okay?"

"Okay."

"I also need to know where Alex is at that time, okay?"

"Okay."

"Good. Angelo, it's almost over." Angelo smiles.

"Over." Jarod smiles.

"Yes. I'll see you in two days."

"Bye Jarod." Jarod leaves the same way he came in, again. He gets in his car and pulls out his cell phone and dials.

"Ethan? How are you guys?"

"Fine."

"Good. I need you to do me a favor."

"Okay."

"Go to the following addresses and pick up a few people." Jarod lists three addresses and the names Debbie, Michelle, Nicholas, and Ben. "You got all that?"

"Yeah. Jarod?"

"Yes?"

"How did it go with my sister?" Jarod laughs.

"Just fine."

"So then you two are--"

"Yeah."

"Good."

"Yeah, hey I got to go I'll talk to you soon."

"Okay, bye." (Click)

Meanwhile...

Rachel, Sydney, and Broots pull up to (what appears to be) an empty warehouse, the doors are shut. Rachel pulls out her gun because of habit and goes to the door. She kicks it open and enters looking around but can't see anything because it is dark. Sydney and Broots follow her in. The door is still open when they all walk past an invisible sensor five feet from the door and causes the door to swing shut. Rachel runs to it and pulls on it.

"It's locked." She quickly finds a light switch and flicks it on. A series of lights turn on to reveal a well-furnished warehouse. "What the hell is this?" She says as she puts her gun away. On the far-left wall there are three beds lined up. Each bed is decorated differently and separated by a wall. The closest to them has cowboy sheets on it. "That must be yours Broots." She laughs.

"Um, yeah I guess." Broots walks toward it. Next is a bed with classic, simple bedding.

"That's mine," says Sydney with a smile. He walks over to it.

"Which leaves mine." She says looking at the last room. She can't see the bed very well because there are red, lacy, curtains hanging in front. She walks through them. Before her eyes lays a bed with red satin sheets and red, pink, and white heart-shaped pillows stacked nicely at the head of the bed. There is a dresser next to it with a bouquet of red roses on top. She walks to the dresser and smells her roses with a smile. She opens the first drawer. It contains a satin set of pajamas and robe with nice fuzzy slippers. She opens the next one. It had three different outfits that Jarod hand picked for her. "Looks like we'll be here for a while." She then notices the makeup table of the other side. She sees all this expensive makeup neatly set up in her favorite colors. Then she notices a wooden box sitting on the chair that looks familiar. She walks to the table, picks it and sits down. "Oh my god, my music box." She opens the lid. There is a note addressed to "Rachel." She smiles. "He must have taken it that night." She sets down the box and picks up the note. She opens it and reads it.

My dearest Rachel,

(she stops at this for a moment, she loved it when he calls her that.)

Sorry I had to steal your music box but I found it the

most fitting way to tell you the identity of your father.

Ben. Ben (she stops and smiles "Ben.") is your father.

Ben was adopted the Thompson family--T. T. was his

brother. He gave a ring (she glances at the tear-shaped

ring on her finger) to T. T. to give to your mother. That's

why Alex thought T. T. was your father. After her death

T. T. was sent away and was never able to give Ben the

ring back. I wish I could have told you to your face but

I didn't want you to have to wait any longer. Hope you

enjoy your room. (she laughs)

Love,

Jarod

She smiles again and folds the note back up and sets it down. She lightly touches the music box and smiles. "Ben is my father." She closes the box and walks out of the room. Broots has his head in the freezer in the kitchen on the opposite wall. "What are you doing?" She says back in her normal grumpy voice. He loses his grip on the freezer lid and drops it.

"Just...looking at the food he cooked us." She glances at Sydney.

"What about you Syd?"

"Just checking out the bathroom facilities. They're quite nice."

"God, I have to share a bathroom with you two?" She glances at the living room in the middle. A brand new TV with a selection of movies next to a DVD player. "He sure knows how to put people up for a while." A black leather couch and two leather lazy-boys on either side. An area rug in the middle with a glass coffee table in the middle with magazines, books, and the remotes sitting on top. She walks forward to the couch and sits down. She looks at the magazines--Travel, the books--top one is The Saddest Little Valentine with one underneath being what looks like a sequel. She picks it up. Valentine's Romance. The cover art this time is her with his arm wrapped around her. She smiles and tucks it away. She then notices a piece of paper on top of the remotes. "Guys?" They came next to her. She reads it out loud. "Turn on the TV and DVD player."

"Okay, simple enough" says Broots. They sit and she turns it on. Soon Jarod appears of the screen.

"Hello everyone. Sorry I had to trick you into coming her but it was for your own safety." They look at each other, confused. "Let me explain. Ever since I broke out I've searched for the truth that the Centre kept from me. But now I know everything so it is time to end this. It's time for the Centre to end. In order for this to happen I needed you three out of there and safe. And they won't be able to communicate with you either. Any cell phones signals will be blocked and the tracer that Raines placed on your car is disabled. In two days I will be taking the Centre completely down, Triumvirate and all, with the help of the FBI and NSA. All will be put on trial with the help of our testimonies."

"Our?" says Broots like Jarod was really there and not a recording.

"Don't worry. Everyone will be protected. Right now Debbie and the others are with Ethan and my family, somewhere safe. Now, notice the camera on top of the TV." (She had completely missed that.) "Tomorrow at 10 am push the button next to it. The agents will want to talk to you about your testimonies. Be prepared. Well, besides that, enjoy the food and entertainment in the mean time. You'll be out of there in three days. Bye." The DVD turns off.

"Well, I'm just glad he thought of Debbie." says Broots.

"What did he mean by the others?" asks Sydney and looks at Rachel.

"Michelle and Nicholas." She says avoiding eye contact. That's not the only people.

"Do you know who your father is?"

"Yes." She whispers.

"Really? Who?" asks Broots.

"Ben."

"Ben? The guy in Maine?"

"Yes." She smiles. "Ben is my father." She walks back to her room to read the book she had tucked away.