Chapter 8
Chapter 8
Meanwhile, back at MI6, James had driven to the Bank of England, told them who he was and why he was there. They let him put his disguise on and he got back just in time. Newhart had walked into the bank, gun in hand.
"This is a robbery!" he exclaimed. Everyone got down and did as Newhart asked.
"You there! Come here." he exclaimed, pointing at James.
"Me?" James asked.
"Yes, sir, you." Newhart said.
James walked out from behind the desk and went to Newhart.
"This man will die unless you give me all the money here and leave!" Newhart said, pointing the gun at James' head. BBC had arrived and was reporting on the situation.
"In the Bank of England, there seems to be a robbery in place. There are hostages. Continuing coverage here on BBC as information becomes available." The reporter said.
A few minutes later, there was more information and the news reporter came back on.
"There are demands being made. Either the bankers give the robber all the money in the Bank of England or someone in the bank dies." She said.
"James!" Anne whispered, watching the TV. James had told her yesterday that he would be at the bank that day.
"Mommy, what's wrong?" Amy asked.
"Nothing, honey. I need you to go next door and play with Jennifer, all right?" Anne replied.
"Yes, mommy. Where are you going to be?" Amy asked.
"The Bank of England." Anne replied.
Amy and Anne went to Jennifer's house where she dropped off Amy and then Anne drove off to the Bank of England. Once she arrived there, she ran to where Scotland Yard was waiting. "My husband's in the bank. Is there any word on what's going on?" Anne asked.
"I'm sorry, ma'am. There is no new word on the situation. What is your husband doing in the bank?" the Scotland Yard officer asked.
"All he told me was that he was going to be here getting some money around this time." Anne replied.
"I see. Did he tell you anything about a robbery?" the officer asked.
"No. Why?" Anne asked.
"Because the robber would have had this all planned out and if your husband told you that he would be here 'getting some money' I have reason to believe that he could be the robber." The officer said.
"NO! James would never do something like this. He works for a corporation called Universal Exports." Anne replied.
"I see. Alright. I'll see what I can do." The officer replied.
"Thank you, sir." Anne said. She turned and went to where there was a crowd of people waiting. Suddenly, there was the sound of a gunshot.
"NO!!" whispered Anne. Everyone around her gasped in shock and started running towards the bank.
"Stay back!" the police called, pushing everyone back. Everyone was pushed back behind the police line.
"We're working as hard as we can to make sure everyone in the bank is all right." The police officers said.
"Good!" said a woman in the crowd.
"James is going to be all right?" Anne asked.
"Yes, ma'am. James will be fine." The police said.
"Thank you, sir." Anne replied, stepping back to where the crowd was.
She waited for half an hour before there was any word on the robbery. Blofeld had apparently decided to take a hostage and was sending everyone but the hostage out of the bank. Anne looked while everyone was walking out waiting for James to walk out. James never came out.
"James!" Anne called.
"Ma'am," said one of the officers. "we're getting feed from the security camera."
"Thank you." Anne said, following the officer. She saw that James was trapped in the bank behind the counter, filling bags with the rest of the money in the bank. The man with James was waving a gun at him and telling him something.
"James! Sir, he has a gun!" Anne exclaimed.
"I know, ma'am. We're going to take care of it, all right? Don't worry about your husband." The officer said.
"Thank you, sir." Anne said.
"We have officers surrounding the building ready to move in at a moment's notice. I think it's time to send them in. James will be out in a few minutes." The officer said.
He turned to his walkie-talkie and told the others to move in. The officers went into the bank where they snuck into the room where Newhart was. He told them that there was no way he was going to allow them to take him without a fight. He aimed his gun and told James to go back to the vault. James did as told and let the police handle the situation as he had been told to do. Each of the officers grabbed their guns and aimed at Newhart. Newhart had dropped his gun, which had an explosive in it that was set to go off 30 seconds after it was dropped. The officers made a run for the door and got out of the bank just as the explosive went off. It was only a small explosive, but the whole bank shook. James took cover as soon as the explosive went off and then ran to where Newhart had been. All that was left was a huge hole in the wall and Newhart's hat.
"Newhart!" he called. No answer. He walked out of the bank through the hole in the wall to the applause of the crowd. Anne ran towards her husband and they embraced.
"I was so worried about you!" Anne said.
"I'm sorry, honey. I didn't mean to worry you." James replied.
"It's not your fault, darling. You had no idea that the robbery was going to occur. Why didn't you go out with the rest of the people in the bank?" Anne asked.
"Because the robber wouldn't let me leave. Anne, my love, I would never have stayed behind if the he hadn't told me to stay behind. He threatened to shoot me if I left. Darling, I wouldn't do anything to put myself in danger. I love you and Amy too much. I don't know what I would've done if something happened to either of you." James replied.
"Oh, James…" Anne said as she and James kissed. Then they were stopped by the reporter from BBC.
"Excuse me, sir. Would you mind answering a few questions?" the reporter asked.
"Not at all." James replied. He whispered to Anne that it shouldn't take long and turned back to the reporter. The questions were ones that didn't take long to answer, so James answered them and then walked with Anne to the car. They drove over to Jennifer's house where they picked up Amy and went home.
