The WOOHP jet carrying Sam and Dr. Quincy soon passes within sight of the Eiffel Tower, on their way to the Louvre.
"You don't think the thief would destroy the Mona Lisa, do you Dr. Quincy?" asks a concerned Sam.
"I doubt it, Sam! Unless the thief is a terrorist, the logical thing is to ransom or fence the painting," replies Dr. Quincy.
"Who would buy the painting? It would be too hot to own!"
"That's true, Sam. But there are some unscrupulous art collectors who would gladly add the painting to their private collection, which only their eyes see! And they would gladly pay millions for it!"
"That would be a good reason why a ransom note hasn't been received yet!"
"That's right, Sam! We have to find that painting, and the thief, fast! The painting will deteriorate quickly outside of its vacuum sealed showcase!"
Soon the jet lands at the Paris International Airport. Sam and Quincy locate the WOOHP car set aside for them in the parking lot and travel straight to the Louvre.
Quincy and Sam will soon talk to Jacques and Pierre, the two guards. But first they examine the empty case the painting was displayed in with their analyzer sunglasses.
"Look, Doctor! A smudge print!" exclaims Sam.
"Can you get a good enough scan for the WOOHP computers to analyze?" Dr. Quincy asks.
"I think so! ……There! I've got it! I hope the WOOHP computers can provide us with some good data!"
Quincy and Sam then go to speak to the two guards. After introductions, the questioning begins.
"Jacques, you were on duty the shift before the Mona Lisa was stolen. Can you please gives us an account of your shift?" asks Sam.
"Certainly! As the day watchman, I check all of the various galleries to insure everything is where it should be. My various rounds deliberately cross by the Mona Lisa every 7 minutes! Plus the Mona Lisa is always the painting I check last before turning the keys over to the next shift!"
"And you noted nothing unusual the night of the theft?" asks Dr. Quincy.
"Nothing! The painting was in its locked vacuum display case when I left!"
"Then what happened?"
"I gave the keys to Pierre, who locked the door behind me when I left. I heard the lock engage!"
"What about you, Pierre?" asks Sam.
"Well, I noticed that the painting was missing on my first round of the night. Naturally, as soon as I noted the theft, I called in the police!"
"You saw nothing unusual?" asked Dr. Quincy.
"Nothing at all!"
Quincy and Sam realize that they aren't going to get any more info from the two guards, so they go off on their own.
"Maybe if we checked the video cameras?" suggests Sam.
"We can't! Unfortunately, the video camera in the Mona Lisa viewing area was disabled!" replied Dr. Quincy.
"True! But there are no windows to pass the painting through, in the viewing gallery. Maybe one of the surrounding cameras caught something!"
"Excellent idea, Sam! We can each review the tapes for all of the cameras that night!"
So saying, Sam and Quincy go to the Security room where they start reviewing the various camera tapes. It doesn't take long for Sam to spot something.
"Dr. Quincy! Look at this!" Sam shows Quincy the tape where Jacques gives the keys to Pierre, and Pierre locks the door.
"What about it, Sam?"
"Pierre is listening to something! Neither guard mentioned that, either to us or to the police!"
The two continue watching the tape. They see Pierre unlock the viewing gallery for the Mona Lisa, walk in, and come out with a picture size package a little later. They continue to follow Pierre, as he exits the gallery and exits the Louvre entirely. He gives the package to someone in a van and then returns to his post. Pierre then removes his headset and puts his CD Walkman in an armoire. He starts his rounds and reports the theft!
"Pierre is in on the theft!" exclaims Dr. Quincy.
"But why would he call the police, Dr. Quincy? Wouldn't it be easier if someone else called the police? He might not even have been questioned!" Sam exclaims.
"That's true, Sam!" answers a puzzled Dr. Quincy.
Dr. Quincy's wallet communicator starts ringing. "Hello?"
"Dr. Quincy? This is Carol back at WOOHP HQ. I have the results of the smudge print Sam sent to us." With that, Carol shows a picture on the wallet communicator screen. Sam looks over Dr. Quincy's shoulder to see the result.
"It's Pierre! That pretty much seals the deal!" exclaims Sam.
"Thanks, Carol," says Quincy as he hangs up. "I stored the image in my communicator memory. I think we should talk to Pierre again!"
In a few minutes Quincy and Sam confront Pierre with the results of the video camera and the smudge print. Pierre is totally caught off guard.
"I swear! I did not steal the painting!"
"But Pierre, you can see yourself taking something large outside of the museum on the security video cameras. You also gave the package to the van occupant!" responds Dr. Quincy.
"Plus, we have this smudge print from the vacuum case of the Mona Lisa that clearly identifies you!" responds Sam.
"I know it looks bad! Please believe me! I would not steal the painting! Even I have encountered a theft myself here at the museum! Someone stole my CD Walkman!" responds Pierre defensively.
At this point, Sam and Quincy leave the room.
"What does he mean 'someone stole my CD Walkman'? We saw him put it in that Louis XVI armoire!" says Dr. Quincy.
"Unless he doesn't remember that!" replies Sam.
"I see! Like the man was hypnotized!"
"And, maybe the Walkman was the device used to perform the hypnosis!"
"Very interesting theory, Samantha! Let's see if we can find that armoire!"
Sam and Quincy start exploring the Louvre and soon find the Louis XVI armoire. Sam opens the drawer and there is the Walkman, with the headset. She opens the player, and there is a CD still in it.
"This is what we're looking for!" she says. Dr. Quincy takes out the CD analyzer and puts the CD in it. The analyzer converts all subliminal sounds into printed text. As the CD plays, the subliminal text appears. 'You will go to work as usual. When you are alone, you will deactivate the camera in the Mona Lisa gallery. You will then remove the painting, put it into a cloth, walk out of the Louvre, and give the painting to the passenger in the white van outside. You will then return to your station, remove your headset, and place your headset and CD player in the closest drawer. Finally you will start your rounds and return to normal.'
"That explains Pierre's behavior!" says Sam.
"We'll have to see if he remembers where he got this CD! The van was so far away on the video tapes, I doubt if we could get a reading of the license plate!" remarks Quincy. And Dr. Quincy was right. When he and Sam reviewed the videotape again, they found that the white van had its license plate light extinguished, so that the plate could not be read.
They then decided to talk to Pierre again.
"Pierre, we can prove that you were hypnotized into stealing the Mona Lisa by this CD! Can you remember where you got this CD?" asks Dr. Quincy.
"Yes! I remember! It was a prize from a dance club my girlfriend and I went to, the night before, called Les Pari !"
"We're you the only couple to win a prize there?"
"Come to think of it, we were."
"Did the dance club give you the CD or did the DJ?" asks Sam.
"It was the DJ! And he was a bit unusual! His left arm was metal and he had long white hair that covered his left eye!"
"Thanks for answering our questions. We'll provide the police with the info to clear your name!" says Dr. Quincy.
As she and Quincy leave the interrogation room, Sam remarks emphatically, "Sebastian!"
"Sebastian?" asked Dr. Quincy.
"The deranged DJ who tried to take over the world using Ricky Mathis, and who tried to destroy Clover's, Alex's, and my favorite places in Beverly Hills for stopping him!"
"Wait! I remember! Didn't he put a virus in the music that was played, that hypnotized the listeners?"
"That's him! And I'll bet this CD glows in the dark too!" With that, Sam pulls the CD out of the backpack and Dr. Quincy turns off the room lights. The CD emits a greenish white glow!
"Let's get to the Les Pari and find out what he's done to the Mona Lisa!" says Dr. Quincy, as he and Sam drive off to confront Sebastian.
It doesn't take long for Sam and Quincy to arrive at Les Pari. However, their arrival hasn't gone unnoticed on the security camera outside of the club.
"Well, well! Samantha and some older guy coming to pay me a visit! I'll need to prepare a welcome for them! But I have something important to do first!"
Sebastian turns away from the security monitor and places an important phone call.
"Hello? Chairman? This is Committee Member 222!"
"Greetings, 222! Update?"
"My music virus works perfectly! I have the Mona Lisa and have encased it in a vacuum case to send to you, too!"
"Excellent 222! Will your virus work on more than one person at a time?"
"Without question! Once the virus was perfected, the distribution method was proven long ago! Soon we will control all of the ruling bodies of the world!"
"This is outstanding news 222. Committee Member 111 has had tremendous success thus far in his part of the plan as well! He is mobilizing to get the leader DNA to make the clones! The plan is coming together perfectly!"
"We have also attracted the attention of WOOHP! They have sent Samantha and an older guy to thwart me, but I'll have a proper reception awaiting them!"
"Only Samantha? That means that WOOHP has sent out three teams to try to stop us! I'll need to warn Committee Member 333 of his guests' imminent arrival! Meanwhile, 222, carry on!"
"With pleasure!" remarked Sebastian as he hung up and turned back to the monitor to watch Sam and Quincy, and prepared his reception.