Carter was on the phone with the sergeant of police and Weaver ( that arrived on the scene after seeing what was going on on television ) for more than 30 minutes, discussing his plan and when he hang up, he said to the leader.

' Very well... ' said Carter. ' They are going to do it... '

The leader smiled and turned around, looking to his companies and to the doctors.

' They are going to do it... ' he announced to his group and continued to speak as Carter went to kneel in front of Abby, Luka and Susan.

' What's happening, John ? ' asked Susan.

' Weaver is going to close the ER... ' he whispered. ' She's going with my plan... this is a good thing... '

' How is this a good thing ? ' Susan asked her boyfriend as Abby and Luka glared at him.

' Well. we are going to be there, right ? ' Carter asked. ' And we know the ER better then they... '

' You're crazy... ' said Susan. ' We will end up dead... '

' Ssssshhhhhh... listen to me... ' said Carter as he was interrupted.

' Shut up... ' said a thief, turning his head to them.

Carter looked at him than turned to whisper to his friends.

' We can get out of there... ' Carter said.

Luka looked at him and nodded.

' They frist... ' he said and Carter nodded.

' Luka... ' said Abby but he put a hand on her mouth.

' You're both crazy... ' said Susan, shaking her head.

' It's our only chance...' Carter said.

The thief turned around and gave Carter a blow with his rifle butt.

' I said shut up... ' said the thief, looking at them.

He gave Carter two more blows. Susan put her hand is her mouth, desperately. Abby turned her head and put a hand in front of her face to not see her friend getting beat and Luka, closed his eyes praying in Croatian to this nightmare to stop...

----------

07:29 PM

Weaver entered the ER, followed by nurses, doctors and police officers. They were evacuating the ER and more two floors of the building.

' Good, listen up everybody... ' she said, turning to the group. ' We're evacuating the ER and two more floors as asked... the patients more seroius or in need of help are going upstairs and the others are going to triage that we are mounting outside.. it's two blocks from here... '

Frank looked at them and after Weaver let them go, turned to her.

' What are you doing Frank ? ' she asked, walking towards the reception desk.

' Expecting your orders... ' he said.

' My orders are to get out of here... ' she said. ' Where's Jerry ? '

' In radiology.. ' said Frank..

' Call them and says that nobody can come over here... ' Weaver said, turning and walking, in the middle of chaos.

' Jerry too ? ' he asked, picking up the phone.

' Specially Jerry...' she said walking away.
----------

Too bad that Jerry wasn't in radiology. He was on the bathroom, reading a magazine about aero models, with an walkman turned on, singing along the music.
----------

Doc Magoo's
08:17 PM

The phone rang when the hospital was ready, as combinated. This was the sign that they were waiting. The leader turned around and smiled to his group.

' It's time... ' he said. Then, looking at Luka and Carter. ' You guys... carry him... '

They looked at the guy who took the shots. He was bad.

'And what if we can't ? 'asked Luka, turning his head and looking at the leader.

' Your girl is going to pay... ' the leader said, as a thief took Abby by her arm and threatened her with his gun.

Luka looked at her. She was frightenned. Don't make it was not an option.

The leader looked at Susan and said:

' You, help Karl... '

Susan looked at the man who was hort on the foot and nodded. She would need help, but she was afraid to ask She neede to do it alone.

' Okay, let's go...' said the leader, taking Abby with hin, by the arm.

The five of them walked to the door, each one with a thief by his or her side. Luka and Carter were helping the wounded guy to walk towards the door as Susan was doing with Karl.

As cobined, there were no police cars or officers near the entrace of the diiner nor the hospital. The leader walked first, holding Abby. She could feel a gun on her back. The leader knew, however, that there were ESU cops hiding, waiting to be on action.

' ESU cops... ' the leader said. ' We have four hostages... if we fell, they fell... '

There was a silence but he knew that they heard him. They started to go towards the ER, and no one stop them