It's Thursday morning, and the gals call in sick. They hate to stick Marty like this, but they want to trace the placebos! Just before work, Sam checks on her Mom, and how she slept last night. She did as good as can be expected. Sam is somewhat relieved.
It's 8 AM and the gals notice that the unmarked van is coming to the receiving dock. Clover and Alex convinced Jerry to let them use their voice jet cycles today, and the gals are ready! Alex is able to attach a tracking hair barrette on the driver, just in case the one in the box gets found out! Just as yesterday, Chuck hurries to greet it. He quickly gives the driver the 'returns' box, and heads back into the storeroom, acting like nothing has happened.
"OK, gals, turn on your trackers and let's follow him!", says Sam.
"Right!", says Alex.
"Let's do it!", says Clover.
The gals follow the unsuspecting driver to the entrance of a large pharmaceutical company, CJP Enterprises. The gals watch through their binoculars as the van goes straight to the receiving dock.
"That's weird! Why would a large pharmaceutical company like CJP even make placebos? I don't get it!", says Sam.
"Maybe they are doing poorly, financially!", says Clover.
"You may have something there, Clover! Let's call Jerry!", and Sam contacts Jerry on her compowder.
"Jerry?"
"Yes, Sam! How is the mission going?"
"We know this guy in the hospital medication store room, Chuck, is working with someone replacing good medication with placebos!"
"Oh, my!"
"We've traced the placebos to CJP Enterprises. What can you tell us about them?"
"Let's see.....CJP Enterprises. They are one of the top 3 pharmaceutical companies in the world. They have been experiencing explosive growth in sales and profits over the past year. They have led Wall Street to expect profit growth of 20% or more for this year! Their stock is trading in the mid 90's. They are headquartered in Chicago, and have distribution plants in Los Angeles, St, Paul, Bonn and Moscow."
"OK, Jerry! Thanks!", and Sam closes her compowder.
"They obviously don't need to deal in placebos! They're doing great!", says Clover.
"We better check the plant out! Let's track the driver, now!", says Sam.
"OK, Sammy!", says Alex.
Clover activates the drill part of her go-go boots, and the gals tunnel right up to the plant. They then employ their bungee belts to get to the roof. They will use their favorite access way, the air vents, to get around.
On the roof, Alex lasers the air vent open. The gals carefully attach their bungee belts so that they can quietly go down the vertical shaft to a cross vent.
The girls start crawling in the air vent.
"OOOOHHHHHH! When was the last time they changed the filter? Look at all the dust!", grouses Clover.
"Keep it down, Clover! We want to surprise them, remember?", say Sam.
Each spy has her compowder set to tracking the van driver. They parallel his movements in the vents, all the way to the Plant Manager's Office. He is quickly admitted. The spies follow through the vents. They listen in.
"Picked up another batch of resalable meds, sir!"
"Excellent Mitch! We'll beat those 20% profit projections for our plant yet!"
The gals are leaning a little too close to the vent cover. The dust has finally gotten to Clover and she lets out a terrific sneeze! The force of her sneeze forces the vent cover to give way! All three fall unceremoniously on the floor, with their breath knocked out of them. Quickly, the Plant Manager rings for Security. Within seconds, the gals are prisoners!
The gals are handcuffed and taken to a holding cell in Security. The Plant Manager, Reese, comes to pay them a visit.
"Snoopers, eh? What exactly were you looking for in the vent?"
"Would you believe we were checking for dust mites?", says Clover with a smile.
Reese glares at her. "I guess not!", she says.
Then Sam's anger gets the better of her. "Why are you replacing good medication with placebos?"
"Ahhh, you followed Mitch! It's quite simple, really! Placebos are way more profitable, and we get to resell the good meds two, three or four times!"
"You put people's lives at risk for PROFIT?", asks Alex incredulously.
"No! We only do a med replacement at a hospital once a day! So any patient that needs the good med only gets a placebo once!"
"What if their critical? How can you guarantee that they don't get a placebo instead of the med they need to save their lives?", says Sam angrily.
"Well, you know, into each life a little rain must fall! I am afraid you girls know too much for your own good. You'll need to be silenced!" With that, Reese again calls Security. But Reese isn't aware that while he has been talking, the spies have been busy with their laser lipsticks! Their hands and feet are free!
The gals wait for Reese to get off the intercom, when they strike! Sam nails Reese with a side kick to the stomach, Clover hits him in the face with a front kick causing him to stumble backwards to Alex, who finishes him off with a roundhouse kick! Quickly, the gals laser the vent and enter before Security arrives. They escape the plant.
"We better tell Jerry what we found out!", says Sam.
Clover rings him up, "Jerry?"
"Yes, Clover! How is the mission going?"
"Well, Jer, we just escaped for CJP's plant here. The Plant Manager and a van driver named Mitch are replacing good meds with placebos!"
"Why on earth...."
"To make their profit goals, Jerry!"
"We'll put a tail on Mitch, and watch the Plant. You girl's better go to the headquarters in Chicago, and inform the Chairman what's going on!"
"Ok, Jerry! How do we get to Chicago?"
"By jet, of course! Look up!" Jerry has sent the spies' jet/copter.
"Thanks Jerry!" says Cover, as she closes her compowder.
It's 8 AM and the gals notice that the unmarked van is coming to the receiving dock. Clover and Alex convinced Jerry to let them use their voice jet cycles today, and the gals are ready! Alex is able to attach a tracking hair barrette on the driver, just in case the one in the box gets found out! Just as yesterday, Chuck hurries to greet it. He quickly gives the driver the 'returns' box, and heads back into the storeroom, acting like nothing has happened.
"OK, gals, turn on your trackers and let's follow him!", says Sam.
"Right!", says Alex.
"Let's do it!", says Clover.
The gals follow the unsuspecting driver to the entrance of a large pharmaceutical company, CJP Enterprises. The gals watch through their binoculars as the van goes straight to the receiving dock.
"That's weird! Why would a large pharmaceutical company like CJP even make placebos? I don't get it!", says Sam.
"Maybe they are doing poorly, financially!", says Clover.
"You may have something there, Clover! Let's call Jerry!", and Sam contacts Jerry on her compowder.
"Jerry?"
"Yes, Sam! How is the mission going?"
"We know this guy in the hospital medication store room, Chuck, is working with someone replacing good medication with placebos!"
"Oh, my!"
"We've traced the placebos to CJP Enterprises. What can you tell us about them?"
"Let's see.....CJP Enterprises. They are one of the top 3 pharmaceutical companies in the world. They have been experiencing explosive growth in sales and profits over the past year. They have led Wall Street to expect profit growth of 20% or more for this year! Their stock is trading in the mid 90's. They are headquartered in Chicago, and have distribution plants in Los Angeles, St, Paul, Bonn and Moscow."
"OK, Jerry! Thanks!", and Sam closes her compowder.
"They obviously don't need to deal in placebos! They're doing great!", says Clover.
"We better check the plant out! Let's track the driver, now!", says Sam.
"OK, Sammy!", says Alex.
Clover activates the drill part of her go-go boots, and the gals tunnel right up to the plant. They then employ their bungee belts to get to the roof. They will use their favorite access way, the air vents, to get around.
On the roof, Alex lasers the air vent open. The gals carefully attach their bungee belts so that they can quietly go down the vertical shaft to a cross vent.
The girls start crawling in the air vent.
"OOOOHHHHHH! When was the last time they changed the filter? Look at all the dust!", grouses Clover.
"Keep it down, Clover! We want to surprise them, remember?", say Sam.
Each spy has her compowder set to tracking the van driver. They parallel his movements in the vents, all the way to the Plant Manager's Office. He is quickly admitted. The spies follow through the vents. They listen in.
"Picked up another batch of resalable meds, sir!"
"Excellent Mitch! We'll beat those 20% profit projections for our plant yet!"
The gals are leaning a little too close to the vent cover. The dust has finally gotten to Clover and she lets out a terrific sneeze! The force of her sneeze forces the vent cover to give way! All three fall unceremoniously on the floor, with their breath knocked out of them. Quickly, the Plant Manager rings for Security. Within seconds, the gals are prisoners!
The gals are handcuffed and taken to a holding cell in Security. The Plant Manager, Reese, comes to pay them a visit.
"Snoopers, eh? What exactly were you looking for in the vent?"
"Would you believe we were checking for dust mites?", says Clover with a smile.
Reese glares at her. "I guess not!", she says.
Then Sam's anger gets the better of her. "Why are you replacing good medication with placebos?"
"Ahhh, you followed Mitch! It's quite simple, really! Placebos are way more profitable, and we get to resell the good meds two, three or four times!"
"You put people's lives at risk for PROFIT?", asks Alex incredulously.
"No! We only do a med replacement at a hospital once a day! So any patient that needs the good med only gets a placebo once!"
"What if their critical? How can you guarantee that they don't get a placebo instead of the med they need to save their lives?", says Sam angrily.
"Well, you know, into each life a little rain must fall! I am afraid you girls know too much for your own good. You'll need to be silenced!" With that, Reese again calls Security. But Reese isn't aware that while he has been talking, the spies have been busy with their laser lipsticks! Their hands and feet are free!
The gals wait for Reese to get off the intercom, when they strike! Sam nails Reese with a side kick to the stomach, Clover hits him in the face with a front kick causing him to stumble backwards to Alex, who finishes him off with a roundhouse kick! Quickly, the gals laser the vent and enter before Security arrives. They escape the plant.
"We better tell Jerry what we found out!", says Sam.
Clover rings him up, "Jerry?"
"Yes, Clover! How is the mission going?"
"Well, Jer, we just escaped for CJP's plant here. The Plant Manager and a van driver named Mitch are replacing good meds with placebos!"
"Why on earth...."
"To make their profit goals, Jerry!"
"We'll put a tail on Mitch, and watch the Plant. You girl's better go to the headquarters in Chicago, and inform the Chairman what's going on!"
"Ok, Jerry! How do we get to Chicago?"
"By jet, of course! Look up!" Jerry has sent the spies' jet/copter.
"Thanks Jerry!" says Cover, as she closes her compowder.