Back in the cone hotel, Finn got onto his computer as Holley and Mater watched. The British spy brought up a ton of information on the computer screen. "Wow, for just getting started on this you somehow already have a decent amount of information," Holley mentioned.
"I actually started this a few days ago, when the first report of a kidnapped race-car occurred," Finn responded. "I was going to get you involved in this earlier, but I did not want to interrupt your date with Mater, so I waited." Finn typed the names of the three recently kidnapped cars into the computer. It gave out information on each car. "Plus, most of the information I have so far is just about the cars that were kidnapped."
"Wow, does this thing have info on every car alive?" Mater asked.
"Yes, Mater, it does." Finn read the information of each car.
"I don't want to interrupt your reading, Finn, but I've noticed that most of - actually, all of - the cars that are being kidnapped were race-cars that raced in the World Grand Prix," Holley stated.
"I think I've noticed that. With that in mind, this must be a plot of revenge by the lemons."
"How do you know that?" Mater asked.
"Because, Mater, why else would somebody kidnap the racers of the World Grand Prix?"
Mater thought for a moment. "Uhh...I don't know..."
"Exactly."
"But one question: aren't those lemons in jail?" Holley asked.
"Yes, but they must of escaped." Finn then dialled a number into the computer, and a police-car came up onto the screen. "Officer, have Axlerod and Professor Z escaped from prison?"
"Just a moment, Sir," the police-car on the screen left for a moment, then came back. "Aye, Sir, they did. We must start searching for them. Good-bye, sir. Good day." The screen with the police-car on it had disappeared.
"That answered that question."
"But where would they be?" Holley asked.
"That's what we need to find out. That, and what they are up to."
"I thought you said they were seeking revenge." Mater said.
"Yes, but we need to know exactly how they're going to do that."
"It must somehow involve the racers of the World Grand Prix," Holley added.
"Yes; I think that's obvious by now. But we need to find out what they are going to do to them. They could kill them, but they could also just be using them as hostages."
"But where would we start our search?" Holley asked. "They could be anywhere!"
"I know that. I'd say that the best place to start is where the last kidnapping was."
"Which is Italy."
"Exactly. We need to go to Italy."
"So, uh, am I coming?" Mater asked.
"Yes, Mater, you're coming with us. That is, if it's ok with you."
"It is, but can I stay here for the night, just to let everybody know I'm leaving on a dangerous spy mission?"
"Of course. You go do that, while I call up Siddeley."
Mater left the cone hotel, as Finn and Holley called up the jet.