Chapter VI
Silence filled the room instantly. The faces of London, Hood and Steve dropped and almost became lifeless. London gulped the rest of his drink and set it on the bar. Steve looked to the floor and began tapping his shoe nervously. Hood just continued to stare. Jan was the only one who wasn't unnerved.
"Wait, who?" Jan asked but was cut off by Hood who raised a hand over Jan's mouth, never breaking eye contact with Kobayashi.
"Keyser Soze? You work for Keyser Soze?" Hood asked swallowing very hard. His mouth and throat were dry and he couldn't salivate. He looked at Kobayashi who nodded a confirmation.
"What does he want with us?" Steve said speaking up but not looking up from the floor.
"It happens to be that you have all taken something from Mr. Soze in one way or another. But because you did not know you had taken from him is the only reason you are alive," Kobayashi explained but the foursome looked at each other curiously, not sure what he was talking about. Kobayashi shifted his wait and cleared his throat; "Seven months ago, Mr. Hood and Mr. Herowitz took part in the hijacking of a truck disguised that of a UPS vehicle. The truck contained over 100 million dollars in cocaine, which was to be spread throughout New England. Although Mr. Soze's organization was not truly affected, his competitors although were able to gain a significant foothold on Mr. Soze's territory.
"Three months ago, Ms. Wiles engaged in her supposed abandoned business with a man with a briefcase," Hood gave a quick look of shock at Jan, who didn't respond, "Inside the case was 78,000 dollars and while the man was sleeping, Ms. Wiles proceeded to take the case as payment for her services. Luckily, the caretaker of the briefcase had no knowledge that he was working for Mr. Soze and was spared.
"Finally, Mr. London was hired to make a hit on one Simon Alger. At the time, Mr. Alger was a colleague of my employer and his death upset him very much so. Even though Mr. Soze does not believe in working with others for long periods of time, Mr. Alger was a good friend and an exception. After the hit was complete and Mr. London was paid for his services, he disappeared. Mr. London was finally spotted again two months ago in Boston and being arrested for the murder of one Cameron Sampson. Mr. Soze then had me push for your extradition and the case was never brought to court. Mr. London walked away with the arrest being removed from his record."
As Kobayashi finished everyone was looking at each accusingly but not finding the words to say to each other. There was no point, each had done something and were guilty. Kobayashi knew this, Keyser Soze knew this and both knew they could hold this against the quartet of criminals.
"Now that you know that you have all taken from Mr. Soze, he feels that it is necessary for you to repay him. For the past year, my employer's dominance in the narcotics industry in this area is almost absolute. There are several high placed dealers who may think they are operating independently but they are fooling themselves. But recently, a former governmental employee, by the name of Dr. Lawrence Willmore, who use to work for both the FDA and DEA has been working on a product more potent and more addicting then marijuana, cocaine and crack cocaine combined. Uniquely entitled 'glass,' this new product could easily drive most dealers out of business once introduced. It seems that Dr. Willmore realized the full potential of his product and plans on distributing it as soon as possible.
"The one draw back of Dr. Willmore's substance is that it relies heavily on high-grade cocaine. Through his years as an agent in the DEA, the good doctor was able to make contacts in the narcotics world and was able to find a dealer willing to sell high-grade cocaine. This dealer happens to be that of one Mr. Soze's more able competitors, Enrico Cavasos. Both will be meeting in one week's time at a warehouse where Dr. Willmore conducts his business. Mr. Soze wants you to stop the deal and destroy Dr. Willmore's warehouse. If you are able to do so, you will have 150 million dollars to divide amongst yourselves." Kobayashi said finishing.
The foursome was quiet was once again still trying to comprehend what was taking place. Their sphere of comfort and their shield of protection was shattered to pieces. They had now become exposed, vulnerable.open. After a minute or so of silence, Steve spoke up, boldly, "How do we know you work for Soze?"
Kobayashi turned and faced Steve; he said nothing. Instead he turned back to the others and seemed to pull out a black briefcase from nowhere, "A little something from Mr. Soze."
Everyone continued to look at, now curiously. Kobayashi set the briefcase on the bar and walked out of the dining hall, closing the door behind him. The quartet watched him leave and then focused their attention on the briefcase. They let it sit there for a moment until decided to open it. He placed his hands on the locks, pressed the releases and the brass latches shot up, causing him to jump a little. He lifted the lid to the case and inside were schematics of Willmore's warehouse and several, large brown envelopes. On each envelope was written each person's name in bold, black letters. Hood turned around and faced the others, handing them their respective envelopes.
Everyone once again looked at each other not knowing what to expect. Collectively they opened their envelopes to discover the following; rap sheets, mug shots, checking accounts, birth certificates and even for some strange reason, dental records. The quartet was stunned at how much Kobayashi or Soze knew about them. They truly did know everything. Steve looked to Hood for help, answers, a way out, but Hood had no solution to their problem.
"Ah man this is not good, I mean, this is just not good." London said to himself as he flipped through the documents is his folder.
"We just need to calm down and think but don't think about running. I've heard of people who've tried to run, they don't get very far." Hood said. He knew it wasn't reassuring but what else could he say.
"Well before anyone does anything, would someone please tell me who the hell is Keyser Soze?" Jan said throwing down her envelope. The others looked at her as if not sure as to what to say. Hood walked up and pulled out a chair, "You're going to want to sit down for this." Jan sat down slowly, confused. Hood took a knee in front of her and Steve and London flanked her on either side. She knew from this, it wasn't going to be good.
Silence filled the room instantly. The faces of London, Hood and Steve dropped and almost became lifeless. London gulped the rest of his drink and set it on the bar. Steve looked to the floor and began tapping his shoe nervously. Hood just continued to stare. Jan was the only one who wasn't unnerved.
"Wait, who?" Jan asked but was cut off by Hood who raised a hand over Jan's mouth, never breaking eye contact with Kobayashi.
"Keyser Soze? You work for Keyser Soze?" Hood asked swallowing very hard. His mouth and throat were dry and he couldn't salivate. He looked at Kobayashi who nodded a confirmation.
"What does he want with us?" Steve said speaking up but not looking up from the floor.
"It happens to be that you have all taken something from Mr. Soze in one way or another. But because you did not know you had taken from him is the only reason you are alive," Kobayashi explained but the foursome looked at each other curiously, not sure what he was talking about. Kobayashi shifted his wait and cleared his throat; "Seven months ago, Mr. Hood and Mr. Herowitz took part in the hijacking of a truck disguised that of a UPS vehicle. The truck contained over 100 million dollars in cocaine, which was to be spread throughout New England. Although Mr. Soze's organization was not truly affected, his competitors although were able to gain a significant foothold on Mr. Soze's territory.
"Three months ago, Ms. Wiles engaged in her supposed abandoned business with a man with a briefcase," Hood gave a quick look of shock at Jan, who didn't respond, "Inside the case was 78,000 dollars and while the man was sleeping, Ms. Wiles proceeded to take the case as payment for her services. Luckily, the caretaker of the briefcase had no knowledge that he was working for Mr. Soze and was spared.
"Finally, Mr. London was hired to make a hit on one Simon Alger. At the time, Mr. Alger was a colleague of my employer and his death upset him very much so. Even though Mr. Soze does not believe in working with others for long periods of time, Mr. Alger was a good friend and an exception. After the hit was complete and Mr. London was paid for his services, he disappeared. Mr. London was finally spotted again two months ago in Boston and being arrested for the murder of one Cameron Sampson. Mr. Soze then had me push for your extradition and the case was never brought to court. Mr. London walked away with the arrest being removed from his record."
As Kobayashi finished everyone was looking at each accusingly but not finding the words to say to each other. There was no point, each had done something and were guilty. Kobayashi knew this, Keyser Soze knew this and both knew they could hold this against the quartet of criminals.
"Now that you know that you have all taken from Mr. Soze, he feels that it is necessary for you to repay him. For the past year, my employer's dominance in the narcotics industry in this area is almost absolute. There are several high placed dealers who may think they are operating independently but they are fooling themselves. But recently, a former governmental employee, by the name of Dr. Lawrence Willmore, who use to work for both the FDA and DEA has been working on a product more potent and more addicting then marijuana, cocaine and crack cocaine combined. Uniquely entitled 'glass,' this new product could easily drive most dealers out of business once introduced. It seems that Dr. Willmore realized the full potential of his product and plans on distributing it as soon as possible.
"The one draw back of Dr. Willmore's substance is that it relies heavily on high-grade cocaine. Through his years as an agent in the DEA, the good doctor was able to make contacts in the narcotics world and was able to find a dealer willing to sell high-grade cocaine. This dealer happens to be that of one Mr. Soze's more able competitors, Enrico Cavasos. Both will be meeting in one week's time at a warehouse where Dr. Willmore conducts his business. Mr. Soze wants you to stop the deal and destroy Dr. Willmore's warehouse. If you are able to do so, you will have 150 million dollars to divide amongst yourselves." Kobayashi said finishing.
The foursome was quiet was once again still trying to comprehend what was taking place. Their sphere of comfort and their shield of protection was shattered to pieces. They had now become exposed, vulnerable.open. After a minute or so of silence, Steve spoke up, boldly, "How do we know you work for Soze?"
Kobayashi turned and faced Steve; he said nothing. Instead he turned back to the others and seemed to pull out a black briefcase from nowhere, "A little something from Mr. Soze."
Everyone continued to look at, now curiously. Kobayashi set the briefcase on the bar and walked out of the dining hall, closing the door behind him. The quartet watched him leave and then focused their attention on the briefcase. They let it sit there for a moment until decided to open it. He placed his hands on the locks, pressed the releases and the brass latches shot up, causing him to jump a little. He lifted the lid to the case and inside were schematics of Willmore's warehouse and several, large brown envelopes. On each envelope was written each person's name in bold, black letters. Hood turned around and faced the others, handing them their respective envelopes.
Everyone once again looked at each other not knowing what to expect. Collectively they opened their envelopes to discover the following; rap sheets, mug shots, checking accounts, birth certificates and even for some strange reason, dental records. The quartet was stunned at how much Kobayashi or Soze knew about them. They truly did know everything. Steve looked to Hood for help, answers, a way out, but Hood had no solution to their problem.
"Ah man this is not good, I mean, this is just not good." London said to himself as he flipped through the documents is his folder.
"We just need to calm down and think but don't think about running. I've heard of people who've tried to run, they don't get very far." Hood said. He knew it wasn't reassuring but what else could he say.
"Well before anyone does anything, would someone please tell me who the hell is Keyser Soze?" Jan said throwing down her envelope. The others looked at her as if not sure as to what to say. Hood walked up and pulled out a chair, "You're going to want to sit down for this." Jan sat down slowly, confused. Hood took a knee in front of her and Steve and London flanked her on either side. She knew from this, it wasn't going to be good.
