Chapter Fourteen
Parker fell into her office chair and grabbed for the bottle of mineral water again. Seing Jarod in one piece hat calmed her. But she couldn't forget the desperation on his face, when Lyle told him about the hostages. Thinking about it Parker wondered why nobody had come up with this plan earlier. Everybody knew Jarod defended the weak and abused. Why not use his weaknesses against him.
Angelo was checking possibilities. Until now he had some ideas, but nothing definite yet. Parker still couldn't get hold of the abilities Angelo hid. After he fell back in his usual state of mind nobody realized he had changed a lot. He was no thing anymore, he was human again. He felt and he thought rational. He loved and he hated. And he risked his life for his friends.
Freeing Jarod would be in vain, because then Lyle still could make his threat come true. Lyle must be proven wrong, so the triumvirate would not let him follow this plan again. Maybe Jarod had to risk one life in order to save hundreds.
The only way Lyles plan wouldn't work was if Jarod died or got mental...the thought intrigued Parker. If she could not free the Pretender, then maybe she could disable him. But she had to talk to Sydney before.
***
Sydney sat in Caras office and waited. Broots would soon arrive. Parker already should have been there. He was afraid that Jarods plan had not completely worked. Cara felt the same.
Together they had prepared things for the near future, hideout and equipment. Broots needed stuff to be of help. Cara ordered and paid. Jarod had given her a list. On his advice she never bought more than two things in one store. It was improbable that the Centre would check Cara. Jarod used to never come back to the people he met during his pretends.
Cara hummed and Sydney gave her a questioning stare. She was uncomfortable.
"You want to ask me something?"
Cara nodded and leaned on the window board.
"Go on."
Sydney said.
"Uh, I just, uh...what was that about with the murder and the execution those two accused Jarod of?"
Sydney sighed. He hadn't thought about it until now. Shaking his head he replied.
"I don't really know. Fact is, there exists a tape on which Jarod executes three innocent people. There are no cuts and it seems to be authentic."
Caras eyes widened.
"You mean, he really murdered them?"
Sydney shrugged.
"The Jarod I know, and I know him pretty well, would never pull the trigger. He once had to shoot someone to save hundreds of people and I don't think he will ever cope with that."
"But he is on the tape..."
"Yes, it looks like Jarod. But we didn't have the time to examine the disc. Maybe Broots could have found out which way they manipulated it."
"So you think it was manipulated?"
Sydney nodded.
"Cara, I know Jarod since he was four years old. Jarod thinks life is the most precious gift. He would never unnecessarily take one."
Cara nodded.
"Did you talk to him?"
"No, there was no time for those details. I will, as soon as he arrives..."
Parker fell into her office chair and grabbed for the bottle of mineral water again. Seing Jarod in one piece hat calmed her. But she couldn't forget the desperation on his face, when Lyle told him about the hostages. Thinking about it Parker wondered why nobody had come up with this plan earlier. Everybody knew Jarod defended the weak and abused. Why not use his weaknesses against him.
Angelo was checking possibilities. Until now he had some ideas, but nothing definite yet. Parker still couldn't get hold of the abilities Angelo hid. After he fell back in his usual state of mind nobody realized he had changed a lot. He was no thing anymore, he was human again. He felt and he thought rational. He loved and he hated. And he risked his life for his friends.
Freeing Jarod would be in vain, because then Lyle still could make his threat come true. Lyle must be proven wrong, so the triumvirate would not let him follow this plan again. Maybe Jarod had to risk one life in order to save hundreds.
The only way Lyles plan wouldn't work was if Jarod died or got mental...the thought intrigued Parker. If she could not free the Pretender, then maybe she could disable him. But she had to talk to Sydney before.
***
Sydney sat in Caras office and waited. Broots would soon arrive. Parker already should have been there. He was afraid that Jarods plan had not completely worked. Cara felt the same.
Together they had prepared things for the near future, hideout and equipment. Broots needed stuff to be of help. Cara ordered and paid. Jarod had given her a list. On his advice she never bought more than two things in one store. It was improbable that the Centre would check Cara. Jarod used to never come back to the people he met during his pretends.
Cara hummed and Sydney gave her a questioning stare. She was uncomfortable.
"You want to ask me something?"
Cara nodded and leaned on the window board.
"Go on."
Sydney said.
"Uh, I just, uh...what was that about with the murder and the execution those two accused Jarod of?"
Sydney sighed. He hadn't thought about it until now. Shaking his head he replied.
"I don't really know. Fact is, there exists a tape on which Jarod executes three innocent people. There are no cuts and it seems to be authentic."
Caras eyes widened.
"You mean, he really murdered them?"
Sydney shrugged.
"The Jarod I know, and I know him pretty well, would never pull the trigger. He once had to shoot someone to save hundreds of people and I don't think he will ever cope with that."
"But he is on the tape..."
"Yes, it looks like Jarod. But we didn't have the time to examine the disc. Maybe Broots could have found out which way they manipulated it."
"So you think it was manipulated?"
Sydney nodded.
"Cara, I know Jarod since he was four years old. Jarod thinks life is the most precious gift. He would never unnecessarily take one."
Cara nodded.
"Did you talk to him?"
"No, there was no time for those details. I will, as soon as he arrives..."