I promised that I'd do some writing today…so here it is!!
Chapter 23:
The agents stood in the tech room, watching the Scofield/Burrows tape again.
"They did a good job masking the room," said a techie, "No reflections, no flares…"
"Any audio markers?" asked Alex.
"Tone tells us they were in a large space, about one-hundred thousand cubic feet."
"So the guy with the camera," said Jack, "His story matches up?"
"Clocked quality of light with the time of day…pretty much fits his where's and when's."
"Alright, content," said Alex, "What do we have?"
"The usual tells," replied an older agent, "Eyes, hands, feet. We were able to base Burrows on the tapes from his trial."
As they scanned through the clip, the agent suddenly cried out.
"There! Freeze it," he said as he pointed to Burrows on the screen, "The eyes…see it?"
"Yeah," replied Alex, "Slight shift to the left and up."
"He's lying," said Jack.
"Seems so," replied the techie as he pressed the play button.
"Okay, here," said the older agent as the techie paused the clip, "Burrows' arms are folded. He's protecting himself."
Jack narrowed her eyes as she studied the screen. Something did not feel right about this whole thing. The brothers were traveling with an ex-secret service agent and yet they were sending all the wrong cues. Something was up.
Just then, Agent Lang walked in.
"President's motorcade is rolling in," she announced, "So far no sign of the brothers."
Suddenly, Alex pointed at the screen.
"Right there," he said, "What's Scofield doing with his hand?"
"We think its Morse code," replied the techie.
"For what?" asked Jack.
"Right now," said the older agent, "We got a phrase, 'the water is warm.' Any idea what that might mean?"
"We've got agents checking the surrounding county's water temperatures just in case," replied the techie.
"Don't bother," said Jack, "Scofield wouldn't be that obvious."
"Might be a message to another accomplice," suggested the older agent.
"Or maybe it doesn't mean anything," snapped Jack, as she finally put everything together.
The other agents looked at her in surprise. Alex's eyes glittered with understanding as he waited for her to continue.
"I mean, maybe he's trying to throw us off," continued Jack, "He's traveling with an ex-secret service agent. They're probably giving us everything they want us to follow while they go off and do something else."
"So all this was just a distraction while they go after the President?" asked Lang.
"They had to know the tape would be discredited," said Alex, "They had to know that we would talk to the camera man. Jack's right…there's something else going on here."
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The agents watched the part of the tape where Michael Scofield addressed Sarah Tancredi.
"Body language says that he doesn't mean this at all," said the other agent.
"I don't care," snapped Alex, "Play it again."
The techie gave him a doubtful look.
"I don't see how this…"
"Just do it!" yelled Alex, impatiently.
The techie flinched, but obeyed.
"His voice…would you say he sounds sincere when he's talking to her as opposed to when he's talking about their crimes?" asked Alex.
"I guess you could say that," replied the other agent.
"I did say that. Would you say that?"
"Yeah."
Alex laughed, "This isn't about Terrance Steadman and it's not about their innocence."
"What do you mean?" asked Lang.
"They're not going after the President," said Jack with a sigh, "They're going after the doctor."
"I want everything we've got on Sara Tancredi," ordered Alex as he walked out of the tech room, "Friends, family, pen pals…if someone so much as wrote her a thank you note, I want to know who they are and where they are and I want to know now!"
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Later that day, Wheeler and Jack sat behind their desks. Lang walked up to them with a file in her hand.
"Sarah Tancredi," she said, "Dad dead, mom dead…email shows a minimal list of contacts with very little activity."
Alex overheard Lang and walked out of his office. He leaned on the doorframe to listen in.
"Credit cards," continued Lang, "She used mostly for groceries, sporadic clothing shopping, and a purchase of single movie tickets. OBGYN records show that she hasn't been involved in any relationships recently either."
Just then, Alex walked up behind her.
"To tell you the truth," she continued, "I'd say the bulk of her life is her work."
Alex reached out his hand to take the file from Lang. Lang handed it over, but Alex did not say a word. He turned around and headed back towards his office. Then he froze, turned back around, and walked hurriedly past the other agents. He gave Jack a quick glance as he passed. Jack stood up to follow him.
"Excuse me," said Wheeler as they walked away, "Where are you two going?"
Alex and Jack kept walking.
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