Was he under orders? Then who could it be?
But it was just Sophia's conjecture. What the facts were, and whether the lock existed, she needed to prove them with facts.
However, it involved her least favorite subject, physics. A man who could make such a thing had to be very familiar with the construction of machinery. To make such a lock, she had to learn mechanics from scratch.
Out of the studio, Sophia went straight to the director's office, ignoring Charles's resentful look at her.
When she said her intentions, Newman couldn't believe what he heard. "You mean… you want to quit the finals?"
Sophia nodded, "Yeah."
Behind her, Albert and Molly were surprised.
Molly got worried, "Are you crazy? The bonus is two million dollars! Everyone knew you have strength! You can get it easily. Why don't you take it?"
