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Thank you for listening. 8 00:01:10.760 --> 00:01:13.719 Chapter twenty three, Drip Drip. 9 00:01:16.280 --> 00:01:20.480 Detective George Bullard stood in the dining area of Amberlang's apartment. 10 00:01:20.920 --> 00:01:24.200 Although Amber wasn't home, the apartment was far from empty. 11 00:01:24.359 --> 00:01:27.599 He observed as Agent White of the Contra organization escorted 12 00:01:27.640 --> 00:01:31.200 Marcus across the room to sit next to Detective Davis. Meanwhile, 13 00:01:31.400 --> 00:01:35.079 Agent Brown of that same organization positioned himself by the 14 00:01:35.120 --> 00:01:39.040 apartment door, effectively cutting off any potential exit or Bullard. 15 00:01:39.400 --> 00:01:44.200 The pair of hitmen were unmistakenly professional, calm, calculated, and 16 00:01:44.319 --> 00:01:48.319 clearly experienced in these situations. Bullard had no intention of 17 00:01:48.359 --> 00:01:52.560 testing their aptitude for violence. Agent White had maintained a 18 00:01:52.640 --> 00:01:56.319 veneer of courtesy, if not outright friendliness, but he had 19 00:01:56.359 --> 00:01:59.480 no illusions that the kindness would be quickly abandoned should 20 00:01:59.519 --> 00:02:02.879 he make a run move. His gaze shifted from Agent 21 00:02:02.920 --> 00:02:05.959 White to Davis. He had gotten his partner into this mess, 22 00:02:06.079 --> 00:02:07.040 and he would get him out. 23 00:02:07.799 --> 00:02:10.840 Listen, I've done exactly as your boss at TCO Cleaning 24 00:02:11.000 --> 00:02:14.319 Supplies asked. I've held up my end. Now I'll go 25 00:02:14.360 --> 00:02:16.639 fetch Emily, but I need Davis to walk out with me. 26 00:02:17.520 --> 00:02:19.520 That's not the deal, detective. 27 00:02:20.199 --> 00:02:22.080 You want your partner out of here in one piece. 28 00:02:22.520 --> 00:02:23.960 You play by our. 29 00:02:23.840 --> 00:02:27.479 Rules, Detective, while your efforts are noted. You've only brought 30 00:02:27.520 --> 00:02:30.120 us one of the four people we require, and to 31 00:02:30.159 --> 00:02:33.319 be Frank Marcus Baker is the least important of the four. 32 00:02:34.919 --> 00:02:38.000 Don't get Emily. Fine, I'll bring her to you, but 33 00:02:38.080 --> 00:02:42.000 I need Davis to come with me. Now a fuck. 34 00:02:42.039 --> 00:02:43.360 We aren't gonna get anywhere at this rate. 35 00:02:43.439 --> 00:02:46.240 Here's a new plan. You fetch Emily and show her 36 00:02:46.240 --> 00:02:48.680 to us from across the hall. No need to bring 37 00:02:48.719 --> 00:02:51.599 her inside. Just let us verify she's with you, and 38 00:02:51.639 --> 00:02:52.599 we'll hand Davis over. 39 00:02:53.199 --> 00:02:55.080 Oh oh, even have him ready for you. 40 00:02:55.520 --> 00:02:57.879 We'll be saying right here at the door, waiting for 41 00:02:57.960 --> 00:02:58.840 you to get. 42 00:02:58.639 --> 00:03:01.719 Back, okay, and bring her back to you. And then 43 00:03:01.800 --> 00:03:02.560 you do what. 44 00:03:02.919 --> 00:03:05.000 We release Davis, simple as that. 45 00:03:05.280 --> 00:03:07.319 I mean, what do you do with Emily? 46 00:03:07.599 --> 00:03:10.400 Oh, for fuck's sake, man, she already told you. 47 00:03:10.639 --> 00:03:12.719 I'm old. You'll have to forgive my memory. 48 00:03:13.280 --> 00:03:15.919 We detain her until we can find September and Hastings, 49 00:03:16.319 --> 00:03:18.479 the other true targets of our investigation. 50 00:03:18.560 --> 00:03:19.719 September and Hastings. 51 00:03:19.759 --> 00:03:23.800 That's all, yeah, unless you suddenly remember where those two are, 52 00:03:23.960 --> 00:03:26.159 in which case you could just bring them to us 53 00:03:26.159 --> 00:03:27.120 and it'll all be over. 54 00:03:27.479 --> 00:03:29.120 I told you I don't know where they are. 55 00:03:29.560 --> 00:03:33.680 Sure, unless that old man's memory is failing you Again. 56 00:03:34.280 --> 00:03:36.400 I haven't forgotten, and I don't really give a damn 57 00:03:36.439 --> 00:03:38.240 what you do with them, But I honestly have no 58 00:03:38.319 --> 00:03:39.199 clue where they are. 59 00:03:39.960 --> 00:03:42.439 Hello, Amber, are you in there? 60 00:03:42.840 --> 00:03:44.599 You have got to be fucking kidding. 61 00:03:44.639 --> 00:03:45.159 Who is it. 62 00:03:46.159 --> 00:03:49.280 My name is September. I'm here with my buddy Hastings. 63 00:03:49.639 --> 00:03:50.719 We're friends of Emily. 64 00:03:51.039 --> 00:03:53.400 Oh honestly have no clue where they are. 65 00:03:53.520 --> 00:03:56.599 Huh, I swear I had no idea. Shut up. 66 00:03:58.280 --> 00:04:00.479 If you're friends with Emily, you can come on. The 67 00:04:00.520 --> 00:04:01.319 door's unlocked. 68 00:04:02.199 --> 00:04:04.080 How kind of you? We're coming in? 69 00:04:09.000 --> 00:04:11.879 The Contra agents swiftly drew their side arms and moved 70 00:04:11.919 --> 00:04:14.039 into positions that allowed them to aim at the door 71 00:04:14.080 --> 00:04:17.720 while keeping an eye on Bollard. Agent White slid half 72 00:04:17.759 --> 00:04:20.040 way into the bathroom, using the door frame as a 73 00:04:20.040 --> 00:04:23.360 makeshift shield. Agent Brown crouched on the far side of 74 00:04:23.360 --> 00:04:25.680 the living room, which would hide him from view as 75 00:04:25.680 --> 00:04:28.399 the door opened. It was the same tactic the man 76 00:04:28.399 --> 00:04:32.079 had used to surprise Bullard. The door handle turned slowly, 77 00:04:32.439 --> 00:04:37.519 each movement heavy with anticipation. Bullard's instincts screamed at him 78 00:04:37.560 --> 00:04:39.360 to draw his own weapon, but he knew that would 79 00:04:39.360 --> 00:04:41.800 only get him killed. He forced his panic to the 80 00:04:41.839 --> 00:04:44.920 back of his mind and held his breath, bracing for 81 00:04:45.000 --> 00:04:48.439 what was to come. The door swung open, and to 82 00:04:48.480 --> 00:04:51.800 Bullard's surprise, the threshold was empty. There was no one 83 00:04:51.920 --> 00:04:56.319 visible in the hallway at all, unseen by those inside. 84 00:04:56.680 --> 00:05:00.519 September pushed the door wide, then swiftly ducked back, concealing 85 00:05:00.560 --> 00:05:03.560 himself just out of the doorway. Peering briefly inside, he 86 00:05:03.600 --> 00:05:06.879 caught sight of Detective Bullard positioned near a dining area, 87 00:05:07.000 --> 00:05:09.480 and spotted in an armed contry agent lurking toward the 88 00:05:09.480 --> 00:05:12.920 rear of the apartment, setting the stage where a precarious standoff. 89 00:05:13.759 --> 00:05:17.920 George, Is that you, Uh, yeah, it's me. It's nice 90 00:05:17.959 --> 00:05:19.319 to see you again, Detective. 91 00:05:19.600 --> 00:05:23.319 It's nice to see you as well. Oh, I can't 92 00:05:23.360 --> 00:05:24.000 really see you. 93 00:05:24.720 --> 00:05:26.600 I think it's better we keep it that way for 94 00:05:26.680 --> 00:05:30.279 the time being. Are you working with the contray agent inside? 95 00:05:30.839 --> 00:05:33.560 I wouldn't say that I'm with them. I'm just trying 96 00:05:33.600 --> 00:05:35.160 to make a deal with the agents. 97 00:05:35.399 --> 00:05:40.040 That's enough. September present, what gave us away. 98 00:05:40.920 --> 00:05:43.879 Emily has told me quite a bit about Amber. She's 99 00:05:43.920 --> 00:05:45.680 not the type of person that would tell me to 100 00:05:45.759 --> 00:05:48.800 let myself in. In fact, I don't think she would 101 00:05:48.879 --> 00:05:50.000 let me in her house at all. 102 00:05:50.600 --> 00:05:53.319 I see, why don't you step inside and we can 103 00:05:53.360 --> 00:05:55.399 have a proper discussion face to face. 104 00:05:55.800 --> 00:05:59.120 I think that's a great idea. First, I will need 105 00:05:59.160 --> 00:06:01.360 you to disarm and hosh your weapons into the hall. 106 00:06:01.879 --> 00:06:02.600 Are you armed? 107 00:06:02.879 --> 00:06:04.360 I wouldn't tell you if I was. 108 00:06:04.839 --> 00:06:05.800 Is Hastings with you? 109 00:06:06.160 --> 00:06:07.480 I wouldn't tell you if he was. 110 00:06:07.879 --> 00:06:09.920 I think the neighbors might get concerned if they discover 111 00:06:10.000 --> 00:06:12.399 strangers shouting at one another from Amber's apartment. 112 00:06:12.800 --> 00:06:16.319 Probably right, I assume they might even phone the authorities. 113 00:06:16.879 --> 00:06:18.839 Maybe you should simply give yourselves up. 114 00:06:19.120 --> 00:06:20.360 I can't do that. September. 115 00:06:21.040 --> 00:06:22.360 Who else is in there with you? 116 00:06:23.040 --> 00:06:25.560 Marcus and my partner, Davis Board. 117 00:06:25.600 --> 00:06:27.720 If you don't shut the fuck up, I will shut 118 00:06:27.759 --> 00:06:28.399 you the fuck up. 119 00:06:28.399 --> 00:06:28.839 September. 120 00:06:29.120 --> 00:06:31.600 It sounds like things are a little hostile in there. 121 00:06:31.879 --> 00:06:33.480 September none at all. 122 00:06:33.759 --> 00:06:35.360 Come on in and we will treat you to tea 123 00:06:35.439 --> 00:06:36.560 and a friendly discourse. 124 00:06:37.279 --> 00:06:39.920 As tempting as that sounds, I think we'll have to 125 00:06:39.959 --> 00:06:42.279 maintain conversation at a slight distance. 126 00:06:42.480 --> 00:06:43.040 September. 127 00:06:43.519 --> 00:06:46.079 What is it, Hastings, Uh, excuse me? 128 00:06:46.399 --> 00:06:48.439 Oh shit, Amber is here? 129 00:06:49.639 --> 00:06:51.639 What are you doing in front of my house? 130 00:06:52.079 --> 00:06:53.560 Hastings? Mind the door. 131 00:06:53.560 --> 00:06:56.199 Seriously, I will call the police. 132 00:06:56.639 --> 00:07:00.839 Hello, Amber, I was sent here by Emily. My name's September. 133 00:07:01.279 --> 00:07:04.000 You where is Emily. 134 00:07:04.279 --> 00:07:06.680 I'll take you to her in a minute. But right now, 135 00:07:06.920 --> 00:07:09.120 you need to understand that there are a couple of 136 00:07:09.279 --> 00:07:11.639 very dangerous people in your apartment. 137 00:07:11.879 --> 00:07:12.399 Bullshit. 138 00:07:13.199 --> 00:07:16.399 I assure you, it is not bullshit. You cannot go 139 00:07:16.519 --> 00:07:16.920 in there. 140 00:07:19.480 --> 00:07:20.160 You stay fat. 141 00:07:20.319 --> 00:07:20.959 September. 142 00:07:21.199 --> 00:07:22.160 You keep away from me. 143 00:07:22.600 --> 00:07:26.519 Listen. Emily is just outside. She's in a car across 144 00:07:26.519 --> 00:07:27.040 the streets. 145 00:07:27.040 --> 00:07:29.480 September. What is that a shifter at the end of 146 00:07:29.519 --> 00:07:31.079 the hall. Look past Amber. 147 00:07:31.399 --> 00:07:35.199 Oh, no, Amber, you have to trust me. We have 148 00:07:35.279 --> 00:07:35.720 to run. 149 00:07:35.879 --> 00:07:36.480 What's going on? 150 00:07:36.600 --> 00:07:36.879 Run? 151 00:07:43.399 --> 00:07:46.519 Marcus heard the guide's urgent shout to run and seize 152 00:07:46.560 --> 00:07:49.000 the moment to snap the zip ties that bound his wrist. 153 00:07:49.560 --> 00:07:51.959 It was George's idea to slice the zip ties but 154 00:07:52.040 --> 00:07:54.920 lead them in place. He reasoned that the country would 155 00:07:54.920 --> 00:07:57.319 be more likely to discount Marcus as a threat if 156 00:07:57.319 --> 00:08:00.560 they believed he was restrained, a foresight mar Marcus now 157 00:08:00.720 --> 00:08:05.319 deeply appreciated. With his new found freedom, Marcus quickly closed 158 00:08:05.360 --> 00:08:08.199 the distance to Detective Davis with the intention of untying 159 00:08:08.240 --> 00:08:11.519 the ropes that held him. As he maneuvered, his gaze 160 00:08:11.519 --> 00:08:14.759 swept across the chaotic scene unfolding at the apartment's entrance. 161 00:08:16.319 --> 00:08:19.360 September and Hastings blurred past the entrance of the apartment, 162 00:08:19.600 --> 00:08:22.199 running as fast as they could and dragging behind them 163 00:08:22.240 --> 00:08:25.560 a woman who could only be Amberling. Marcus had never 164 00:08:25.600 --> 00:08:27.920 seen the woman in person, but the photos he saw 165 00:08:27.920 --> 00:08:30.319 in the file were recent enough to identify her. As 166 00:08:30.360 --> 00:08:33.639 she raced by in a blur, the male contra agent, 167 00:08:33.720 --> 00:08:36.320 the one that called himself Agent Brown, also noticed the 168 00:08:36.360 --> 00:08:39.600 fleeing trio. He raised his side arm and stepped into 169 00:08:39.600 --> 00:08:43.240 the hallway, first glancing to his right and then his left. 170 00:08:43.879 --> 00:08:46.559 His firearm was initially aimed to the right, the way 171 00:08:46.600 --> 00:08:49.519 that September and Hastings had fled with Amber, leaving him 172 00:08:49.600 --> 00:08:53.039 unprepared for the threat. Charging from the left, a monstrous 173 00:08:53.080 --> 00:08:56.919 figure resembling a sasquatch, with its fur covered body arched 174 00:08:56.960 --> 00:09:01.519 back and massive limbs, barreled into Brown. The impacts sent 175 00:09:01.600 --> 00:09:04.559 both the agent and the beast tumbling down the hallway, 176 00:09:04.600 --> 00:09:09.799 disappearing from view. Back in the apartment, Detective Bullard and 177 00:09:09.919 --> 00:09:14.120 Agent White were momentarily frozen, each processing what they had 178 00:09:14.159 --> 00:09:17.799 both just witnessed. Marcus used those critical moments to loosen 179 00:09:17.840 --> 00:09:20.639 one of the knots that bound Davis, but it wasn't 180 00:09:20.720 --> 00:09:25.000 enough time to completely free the men. As reality snapped back, 181 00:09:25.360 --> 00:09:28.240 Agent White was the first to act, drawing her weapon 182 00:09:28.600 --> 00:09:30.559 but aiming it at the door where the shifter had 183 00:09:30.600 --> 00:09:33.759 just passed. Bullard drew his own gun, pointing it not 184 00:09:33.799 --> 00:09:37.840 toward the shifter but at Agent White. Marcus expected Bullard 185 00:09:37.840 --> 00:09:41.960 to shoot and eliminate the immediate threat, but he didn't. Instead, 186 00:09:42.159 --> 00:09:47.120 the detective cautiously retreated toward his partner. To Marcus's absolute amazement. 187 00:09:47.360 --> 00:09:50.799 White didn't turn and fire either. She simply ducked into 188 00:09:50.799 --> 00:09:54.679 the bathroom for cover and slammed the door shut. Confusion reigned. 189 00:09:55.240 --> 00:09:58.360 What in the hell was going on? Muffled sounds came 190 00:09:58.399 --> 00:10:00.840 from the bathroom where Agent White was hold up, but 191 00:10:00.919 --> 00:10:04.600 Marcus couldn't decipher her words. It hardly mattered. He was 192 00:10:04.639 --> 00:10:08.480 almost done on tying Davis. The knots familiar from his 193 00:10:08.559 --> 00:10:12.960 recent camping preparations, included the top line, hitch and constrictor not. 194 00:10:13.559 --> 00:10:16.679 What were the chances? Marcus couldn't help, But wonder was 195 00:10:16.720 --> 00:10:19.200 this stroke of luck somehow influenced by Emily. 196 00:10:19.600 --> 00:10:21.519 Hurry up? I don't know how long she'll stay in there. 197 00:10:22.039 --> 00:10:22.919 Yeah, I'm trying. 198 00:10:23.120 --> 00:10:29.519 Oh lord, is that you. I'm here, buddy, I'm gonna 199 00:10:29.519 --> 00:10:30.200 get you out of here. 200 00:10:30.639 --> 00:10:33.480 Jesus suck and my head is swimming. 201 00:10:34.759 --> 00:10:36.720 Oh god, the boss gonna be pissed. 202 00:10:37.720 --> 00:10:39.440 You just worry about getting out of here. I'll worry 203 00:10:39.440 --> 00:10:46.320 about the captain. M No, not now, your boss, my boss. 204 00:10:46.480 --> 00:10:50.679 Your boss, and got it all right. Let's get you up, 205 00:10:50.840 --> 00:10:52.080 Marcus grab his other side. 206 00:10:52.080 --> 00:11:01.600 We need to move left, but let's make sure Brown's 207 00:11:01.639 --> 00:11:03.679 not still in the hall first. George. 208 00:11:03.879 --> 00:11:07.799 Georgey, Okay, go left and then down to the end 209 00:11:07.799 --> 00:11:09.600 of the hall. Let's try to find a way out. 210 00:11:09.799 --> 00:11:12.159 You're in deep shit, George. 211 00:11:12.919 --> 00:11:14.639 We all are. But I'm getting this out of it 212 00:11:14.759 --> 00:11:17.679 right now. Okay, I don't see Brown. I think we're good. 213 00:11:17.840 --> 00:11:19.639 I'm gonna throw up. 214 00:11:19.840 --> 00:11:20.480 Please don't. 215 00:11:21.080 --> 00:11:23.759 If you throw up, I'll throw up. Hang in there, Davis, 216 00:11:23.799 --> 00:11:28.399 We're almost in the corner, and then we can collect ourselves. George. Listen, 217 00:11:30.039 --> 00:11:37.000 this soul whole thing, it's a setup. Okay, contra. 218 00:11:38.960 --> 00:11:39.879 Where surrounded. 219 00:11:40.480 --> 00:11:41.600 They're gonna be covering. 220 00:11:41.360 --> 00:11:42.279 All these exits. 221 00:11:42.320 --> 00:11:44.080 I got it. Do you know how many? 222 00:11:44.320 --> 00:11:44.759 Twelve? 223 00:11:46.519 --> 00:11:47.360 Maybe fifteen? 224 00:11:47.960 --> 00:11:48.240 Fuck? 225 00:11:49.000 --> 00:11:54.399 Fuck fuck fuck deep shit. Like I said, don't worry, Davis, 226 00:11:54.799 --> 00:11:56.200 I'm not letting this go down here. 227 00:12:12.519 --> 00:12:15.600 Hastings followed behind September and Amber as they raced down 228 00:12:15.639 --> 00:12:19.679 the hallway. The shifter had broken pursuit, but the chronicler 229 00:12:19.759 --> 00:12:23.360 knew the reprieve would be brief. Once a shifter had 230 00:12:23.360 --> 00:12:26.120 their target in sight, they weren't likely to lose them. 231 00:12:26.720 --> 00:12:29.120 He came to a halt next to Amber as September 232 00:12:29.159 --> 00:12:31.559 gestured for them to wait, then moved into the stairway 233 00:12:31.600 --> 00:12:34.759 discout for danger. It was reassuring for Hastings to see 234 00:12:34.759 --> 00:12:38.360 September operate with such proficiency again. His friend had been 235 00:12:38.519 --> 00:12:41.480 out of sorts lately, and this return to normal was 236 00:12:41.639 --> 00:12:46.320 a welcome sight. In a moment of situational awareness, Hastings 237 00:12:46.320 --> 00:12:50.039 turned to Amber, who was visibly shaking, probably from terror. 238 00:12:50.519 --> 00:12:54.080 Terror makes sense between the armed assassins in her apartment 239 00:12:54.120 --> 00:12:56.679 and the monstrous shape shifter that had been in hot pursuit, 240 00:12:57.440 --> 00:13:00.320 anyone would be shaken. He asked himself what said Timber 241 00:13:00.360 --> 00:13:03.240 would do in this scenario, then placed his hand on 242 00:13:03.279 --> 00:13:04.080 Amber's shoulder. 243 00:13:04.480 --> 00:13:06.759 Amber, we will do our best to keep you so, 244 00:13:06.759 --> 00:13:09.919 don't fucking touch me. Oh no, I apologize. 245 00:13:10.320 --> 00:13:13.200 I thought, think all you want, but keep your hands 246 00:13:13.200 --> 00:13:13.960 to yourself. 247 00:13:14.200 --> 00:13:17.200 It's just this is what I've seen September do it 248 00:13:17.279 --> 00:13:17.919 often helps. 249 00:13:18.159 --> 00:13:21.159 I'm sure it does, and I'm sure he drugs his 250 00:13:21.279 --> 00:13:22.080 victims first. 251 00:13:22.440 --> 00:13:24.879 I am confused. Are you wanting to be drugged? 252 00:13:24.960 --> 00:13:25.159 What? 253 00:13:26.200 --> 00:13:28.960 No, Just don't fucking touch me. 254 00:13:29.200 --> 00:13:30.759 Hey, try to keep it down. 255 00:13:31.440 --> 00:13:32.279 Fuck off. 256 00:13:32.399 --> 00:13:36.320 Okay, September, there are at least two, maybe three contra 257 00:13:36.440 --> 00:13:37.399 coming up the stairs. 258 00:13:37.720 --> 00:13:39.279 It appears that we have walked into a track. 259 00:13:39.360 --> 00:13:45.320 We assume that would be the case. Let's start walking, Amber. 260 00:13:45.399 --> 00:13:47.720 Can you tell me how many elevators are in the building. 261 00:13:48.039 --> 00:13:51.639 Yeah, there's an elevator down the hall where I came from, 262 00:13:51.919 --> 00:13:55.759 and there's another down this hall into the right, and 263 00:13:55.799 --> 00:13:58.360 then there's a freight elevator on the south side of 264 00:13:58.360 --> 00:14:01.559 the building, but you know to have a staff badge. 265 00:14:01.279 --> 00:14:01.960 For that one though. 266 00:14:02.320 --> 00:14:03.240 And stairwells. 267 00:14:03.679 --> 00:14:06.720 There's the one we just left, and then there's another 268 00:14:06.879 --> 00:14:08.120 near the first set of elevators. 269 00:14:08.600 --> 00:14:10.879 We'll make our way to the second set of elevators 270 00:14:10.879 --> 00:14:12.399 and see if we can get down from there. 271 00:14:12.720 --> 00:14:14.759 What is going on? 272 00:14:15.360 --> 00:14:18.039 There are individuals with guns that are trying to capture 273 00:14:18.200 --> 00:14:20.840 and or kill us, and a shifter has been sent 274 00:14:20.879 --> 00:14:23.720 to hunt someone here most likely to kill them. Hastings, 275 00:14:23.759 --> 00:14:28.559 I've got this, okay, September. Amber, It's well, mostly it's 276 00:14:28.639 --> 00:14:31.360 just as Hastings said. But we are going to get 277 00:14:31.399 --> 00:14:32.039 you out of here. 278 00:14:32.279 --> 00:14:34.960 I'm not going anywhere with you. As soon as we 279 00:14:35.000 --> 00:14:36.919 get downstairs, I'm calling the police. 280 00:14:37.039 --> 00:14:39.320 That is well and good. You can call the police 281 00:14:39.360 --> 00:14:42.440 if you choose, but first let's get you outside into 282 00:14:42.480 --> 00:14:44.519 safety and to Emily. 283 00:14:45.200 --> 00:14:48.240 Fine, just take me to Emily. 284 00:14:49.120 --> 00:14:51.200 September It would be better for us to have a 285 00:14:51.240 --> 00:14:51.840 weapon or two. 286 00:14:52.159 --> 00:14:54.679 You're not wrong, but I think our main priority is 287 00:14:54.679 --> 00:14:56.799 to get Amber out of here and warn Emily. 288 00:14:57.759 --> 00:15:00.000 The elevators are right here, around the right. 289 00:15:02.039 --> 00:15:03.679 No one's here. We're good. 290 00:15:05.039 --> 00:15:07.440 It seems strange that this elevator would not be guarded. 291 00:15:07.639 --> 00:15:09.159 Do you think there is a trap at the bottom? 292 00:15:09.440 --> 00:15:12.200 I doubt it. They would have to secure the main floor, 293 00:15:12.240 --> 00:15:14.320 and I think that would be a little too suspicious. 294 00:15:15.000 --> 00:15:16.799 The police would already be on their way if a 295 00:15:16.799 --> 00:15:19.240 group of armed individuals took over the main floor. 296 00:15:19.679 --> 00:15:21.919 Maybe local law enforcement is on the way. 297 00:15:22.039 --> 00:15:22.799 I hope they are. 298 00:15:23.120 --> 00:15:26.480 We will find out when we get down there September 299 00:15:26.799 --> 00:15:29.879 what hastings. I don't think Emily is going to let 300 00:15:29.960 --> 00:15:33.120 us leave without Marcus. I don't think she will like it. 301 00:15:33.200 --> 00:15:36.080 But now that we have Amber with us, I don't 302 00:15:36.080 --> 00:15:38.399 think she will risk waiting the elevator. 303 00:15:38.440 --> 00:15:39.120 It's almost here. 304 00:15:39.399 --> 00:15:42.960 Okay. When we get in, Amber, get to the right 305 00:15:43.039 --> 00:15:45.120 and hide as much as possible to the side of 306 00:15:45.120 --> 00:15:48.240 the elevator. That way, when we reach the main floor, 307 00:15:48.360 --> 00:15:50.879 if there are people with guns, you'll be tucked away. 308 00:15:51.559 --> 00:15:52.600 Do you understand. 309 00:15:52.919 --> 00:15:53.279 Okay? 310 00:15:53.759 --> 00:15:54.080 Okay? 311 00:15:57.440 --> 00:16:01.879 Amber watched as the elevator doors opened. Emily stood frozen, 312 00:16:02.120 --> 00:16:05.799 her expression etched with terror, while behind her, a contra 313 00:16:05.919 --> 00:16:07.799 agent held a gun to the back of her head. 314 00:16:08.159 --> 00:16:11.080 The group instinctively stepped back into the hallway they had 315 00:16:11.159 --> 00:16:16.240 just left. The contra agent shoved Emily forward, using her 316 00:16:16.279 --> 00:16:20.360 as a shield. The agent wore a black helmet and 317 00:16:20.399 --> 00:16:24.159 appeared to be speaking quietly over radio, likely communicating with 318 00:16:24.240 --> 00:16:28.840 other agents. Amber noticed a shadowy movement behind the armed man, 319 00:16:28.960 --> 00:16:31.960 but her view was obstructed, leaving her unable to discern 320 00:16:32.039 --> 00:16:36.600 what lurked in the distance. While September attempted to diffuse 321 00:16:36.639 --> 00:16:39.799 the situation and the agent barked orders at the group, 322 00:16:40.480 --> 00:16:43.080 Amber could not break her attention away from whatever was 323 00:16:43.120 --> 00:16:48.200 down the hall. The thing was getting closer fast. Taking 324 00:16:48.240 --> 00:16:51.960 several steps back, Amber distanced herself from the agent in Emily. 325 00:16:52.399 --> 00:16:55.720 The agent's order to remain still sounded distant and distorted, 326 00:16:56.000 --> 00:16:59.120 drowned out by the ominous figure drawing nearer. It was 327 00:16:59.159 --> 00:17:02.679 a grotesque sight, with long, slender arms that ended with 328 00:17:02.720 --> 00:17:05.599 sharp claws, a distended belly that looked as if it 329 00:17:05.599 --> 00:17:08.880 were about to burst, and most unnerving of all, a 330 00:17:08.920 --> 00:17:12.240 faceless head with skin pulled taut. Like a mask over 331 00:17:12.279 --> 00:17:16.400 whatever horror lay beneath. Deep inside, Amber knew the true 332 00:17:16.480 --> 00:17:19.559 terror was not what was visible, but what was hidden 333 00:17:19.720 --> 00:17:23.599 just under that ghastly facade, something malevolent that sought to 334 00:17:23.640 --> 00:17:29.200 devour her body, mind, and soul. The agent finally recognized 335 00:17:29.200 --> 00:17:31.519 that the horror painted on Amber's face was not because 336 00:17:31.599 --> 00:17:35.519 of him, but instead something behind him. He turned around 337 00:17:35.680 --> 00:17:38.480 just as the creature morphed back into its Sasquatch form, 338 00:17:38.680 --> 00:17:43.079 a monstrosity now charging toward them. Overwhelmed with panic, Amber 339 00:17:43.160 --> 00:17:46.000 acted on instinct, fleeing toward the only place she felt 340 00:17:46.039 --> 00:17:49.880 could offer refuge, the place she felt the safest, her home. 341 00:17:50.680 --> 00:17:50.920 Ever. 342 00:17:51.200 --> 00:17:54.119 Wait, it doesn't appear she's going to stop. 343 00:17:54.319 --> 00:17:57.279 Emily, what were you doing in that elevator with the contract? 344 00:17:57.319 --> 00:17:59.319 They grabbed me as I was coming into the lobby. 345 00:17:59.519 --> 00:18:02.000 Didn't I tell you to stay in the car, Yes, 346 00:18:02.240 --> 00:18:02.680 you did. 347 00:18:03.039 --> 00:18:05.519 I stayed in the car until I saw Amber. I 348 00:18:05.559 --> 00:18:07.519 tried to catch her before she made it upstairs. 349 00:18:07.559 --> 00:18:09.599 It's done. We need to get you out of here. 350 00:18:10.039 --> 00:18:11.920 Follow Amber, I'll be right behind you. 351 00:18:12.400 --> 00:18:13.200 Where are you going? 352 00:18:13.559 --> 00:18:16.440 I need to grab something. Stay with Hastings and Amber. 353 00:18:16.519 --> 00:18:17.279 I'll catch up. 354 00:18:17.319 --> 00:18:19.839 Come on, Emily, we need to get to Amber's apartment 355 00:18:19.839 --> 00:18:23.720 before she gets inside. Why because that's where Marcus and 356 00:18:23.759 --> 00:18:25.279 Bullerd were being held by the contra. 357 00:18:35.680 --> 00:18:38.359 As Natalie White sat and closed in the bathroom of 358 00:18:38.440 --> 00:18:41.799 Amber Lang's apartment, a droplet of water splashed onto her 359 00:18:41.799 --> 00:18:46.319 shoulder from above. She had hastily shut herself in there after, 360 00:18:46.319 --> 00:18:49.519 the detective brandished his weapon, slamming the door and readying 361 00:18:49.599 --> 00:18:53.160 her rifle for an anticipated confrontation with either Bullard or 362 00:18:53.200 --> 00:18:57.240 the Shifter. Yet, as silence stretched on and no attack came, 363 00:18:57.680 --> 00:19:00.720 Natalie relaxed her grip on the rifle earned her attention 364 00:19:00.759 --> 00:19:05.680 to the radio. Reports cracked through the device. An assault 365 00:19:05.720 --> 00:19:08.519 group was here to aid in capturing September and Hastings, 366 00:19:08.599 --> 00:19:11.839 but they would not be expecting the Shifter. Natalie listened 367 00:19:11.880 --> 00:19:15.400 intently as agent Stanley and Richards engaged the creature by 368 00:19:15.400 --> 00:19:20.480 the freight elevator. The encounter was brief but brutal. Richards 369 00:19:20.519 --> 00:19:25.319 was killed immediately, while Stanley was alive but severely incapacitated, 370 00:19:26.400 --> 00:19:30.480 with both hands broken and a shattered ankle. Stanley was 371 00:19:30.519 --> 00:19:35.079 barely managing to report in over the radio, contemplating the 372 00:19:35.119 --> 00:19:39.279 shifter's possible motives, Natalie's focus shifted when Agent Pavo broke 373 00:19:39.319 --> 00:19:42.000 through the static, declaring that he had captured Emily and 374 00:19:42.079 --> 00:19:43.839 was bringing her upstairs. 375 00:19:43.960 --> 00:19:45.359 Just as Natalie was about. 376 00:19:45.079 --> 00:19:47.559 To tell him to reverse course, she heard the young 377 00:19:47.599 --> 00:19:50.960 agent say that he now had September and Hastings as well. 378 00:19:52.000 --> 00:19:54.799 Natalie considered leaving her makeshift command center and running to 379 00:19:54.880 --> 00:19:59.039 help when Pabo's voice spiked with terror before cutting off abruptly. 380 00:19:59.720 --> 00:20:02.680 It was it was impossible to determine what killed him. 381 00:20:02.880 --> 00:20:07.480 Whether the cause had been September, Hastings, Emily, or the Shifter, 382 00:20:08.160 --> 00:20:12.200 all were dangerous. Her tactical calculations grew grim as she 383 00:20:12.279 --> 00:20:17.759 tallied her rapidly diminishing team. Richard's, Stanley, Pabo, and most 384 00:20:17.839 --> 00:20:22.400 likely Brown were all down. She counted seven dead or incapacitated. 385 00:20:23.759 --> 00:20:27.640 Another drop of water fell from the ceiling. The apartment 386 00:20:27.640 --> 00:20:31.079 complex must have been a real shithole. She moved from 387 00:20:31.079 --> 00:20:33.000 where she sat on the edge of the tub and 388 00:20:33.079 --> 00:20:36.759 positioned herself against the wall opposite the mirror, strategizing her 389 00:20:36.799 --> 00:20:40.839 next move. Another urgent call rang through the radio, shouting 390 00:20:40.880 --> 00:20:44.160 for help in the stairwell. It was Gibbs, reporting this 391 00:20:44.240 --> 00:20:47.640 September had ambushed him and Taylor. Taylor was now dead 392 00:20:47.759 --> 00:20:51.319 and his weapon was missing. The situation was spiraling out 393 00:20:51.319 --> 00:20:54.559 of control, and Natalie felt the weight of command heavy 394 00:20:54.640 --> 00:20:57.960 upon her as chaos rained around her team. 395 00:20:58.039 --> 00:21:00.680 This is Agent White and taking control of this operation. 396 00:21:01.119 --> 00:21:03.440 We're losing too many people too quickly, and it's opening 397 00:21:03.519 --> 00:21:06.000 gaps in our coverage. I want everyone to fall back 398 00:21:06.000 --> 00:21:09.279 to the fourth floor barricade, the stairwells, and the elevators. 399 00:21:09.400 --> 00:21:11.240 They'll have to get through us to escape. 400 00:21:11.960 --> 00:21:16.319 Agent White. Is that you, Boston? People around Brown? 401 00:21:16.920 --> 00:21:19.039