New Jersey Harbor

The next day, inside what looks like an abandoned storage-building, a truck is being parked. Not only did it transport Bauers, it also transported a man, who was on a stretcher, still attached to some machines that kept him alive. Once it arrived at the scene, Bauers got out to meet with the lead scientist, who was a woman in her late twenties.

"How many volunteers do you have in there?" she asked.

"Just one, Dr Crane." Bauers replied, "But we had to use a truck like this as an ambulance would be too conspicuous."

"An ambulance?" the scientist questioned, after which she saw a man being transported out of there, "Who is he?"

"He's a man who's been in a terrible accident." Bauers lied, "He's in a coma now, but he managed to tell me he'd love to volunteer to be on this project."

"And you're willing to risk that his life?" she still needed some confirmation.

"It's he who wanted to take the risk. So if he dies, it's by his own choice." Bauers said.

The scientist was still a little taken aback at this, but she made her decission anyway: "Alright, this better be worth it."

She instructed the soldiers to take him to a hidden elevator, which took them down, below surface.

"Colonel Bauers?!" a soldier of lower rank called for him.

"What is it, Myers?" he asked, somewhat indignant.

"This may interest you." the soldier, Myers, gave him a briefcase.

Bauers opened it, to see a hockey mask and a machete. Immediately he closed it and asked: "Why do these things still exist?"

"I don't know." Myers answered, "I just found them when I was getting rid of evidence, like you told me to."

"And why haven't you gotten rid of these?" Bauers asked.

"Paperwork is easy, but these things?" Myers questioned in return.

Bauers sighed: "Very well, I'll take care of it myself."

Once the elevator had returned to surface, where there was now enough room for the lead scientist to join them, she asked Bauers: "You care to join? Just to see whether your man was the man for this experiment?"

Bauers thought about it, then said: "That would be lovely. By the way, do you have showers down there too?"

Questioningly, the scientist answered: "Yes?"

"Good." Bauers decided, who then turned back to Myers, "Then you can go have one down there?"

"Me? What for?" Myers asked him.

"Because it's rude of you to see a superior officer with that smell of yours." Bauers explained.

Shortly after Myers smelled himself, the lead scientist said: "Fine, he can come too."

All three of them went inside the elevator and headed downstairs.

When they arrived, there was immediately one other scientist, ready to great his leader, both of which were of the same age: "Ah, Elisabeth. You have no idea how perfect a volunteer this is we have."

The lead scientist, Elisabeth, asked him: "Really? That's great news, Riley."

Bauers suddenly fell uneasy: "How is he perfect?"

"Because he's in a coma." the other scientist, Riley, explained, "In his state, he'll breath in less of that toxic gas, which would see to it that it doesn't immediately kill him, so when he's revived, the experiment is sure to succeed."

It didn't take long before Bauers began to shake. Elisabeth noticed, as his shaking caused the briefcase to make some noises: "Something wrong?"

"Er... no... I er... is it me or is it cold in here?" Bauers managed to save himself.

"Not any colder than in a real hospital." Riley answered, "Come on, follow me."

Before he followed Riley, Bauers asked Myers: "Keep this briefcase with you for the time being. Return it to me when we made it back to the surface. And keep your eyes on it."

"Yessir." Myers obeyed.

Bauers turned to the guards that were present: "Do you know where to find the showers?"

One of them nodded, so Bauers ordered him: "Take this man to it, then return to your post!"

"Yes sir." the guard obeyed.