"Julia you need to calm down," if she is not here where could she be? Snaps Julia, she has to be here somewhere.
"Hide someone is coming, whispers Robert" Julia hides behind the table in the office, it is dark "there is usually no one patroling this area."
Julia stands up slowly and check if the person is out of site. "It is safe Robert, let us try to get hold of Thomas maybe he knows something"
Julia picks up her phone to call Thomas and see she has missed Jacks call, "why would he be calling me?" Who has tried calling you?
Jack, try calling him back? "Julia attempts to call him back but his phone is switching over to voicemail.
Julia attempts to call Thomas, he is not answering his phone; "let's go to the laboratory" it is not safe exclaims Robert, if we caught we are running out of time to save Kathy.
Julia stands up. "If you had not let her go, we would not have been in this situation. "Are you forever going to hold this against me?
"I am sorry" I feel so helpless, and I know she needs us.
Kathy is a brave little girl; we will find her. Julia walks over to the cupboard and takes out to Laboratory overalls. "Let's put this on, they would not recognise us wearing this"
They put on the overalls and walk out of the office, "keep your head down and hold this" she hands him a file with a pen. "Do not make eye contact, she repeats," as two guys walk past them.
They walk into the laboratory; it's a while, and many chemicals and people wear the laboratory overalls. They all do busy notice who enters and exits; by the exit, there is a security office wearing a mask and holding a rifle.
Julia repeats, "do not make eye contact." Over there is Thomas, a 5.4 looking through a microscope.
They approach Thomas, as Thomas looks around at who is standing beside him, surprised, " how did you guys get in here? He whispers"
The guard by the door we took him out.
Thomas is not surprised for a moment he forgot Julia, s expertise, " nice to meet you, Mr. Roberts he whispers. Robert looks at him without responding.
We are here for our daughter. Where are they keeping her?
We have been downstairs, and there is no sign of her? "I just found out Jack took her." He was saving her from them conducting any experiments on her."
"Maybe that is why he tried calling." He tried calling you says Thomas surprised, Julia nods her head. Do you have any idea where he might have taken her? No says Thomas handing the microscope over the Julia to avoid suspicion Julia looks through it.
"Is that what I think it is?"
Yes, it is DNA from Kathy, this can't be? "How is this even humanly possible?" We are not sure we are trying to figure out what is going on. "In all my years of research, "l have never seen anything like this." Curiously Robert chips in, "What is it?"
Julia looks over at Robert, then look back at Thomas if this is accurate, Jack is in danger. "What are you guys talking about?"
"Kathy, s not Kathy; I will explain when we get out of here." do you think you can get is past that guard?
Yes, follow me; Thomas walks up to the guard showing him the tag on his neck. The guard nods as they exit the door.
Try again calling Jack; he will answer if he does not respond; we both know something happened to him.
"Keep your phone close to you says Julia"; Thomas nods as they go there separate ways. "What was that about? "
"I will explain says Julia, right now we need to focus on getting out of here."
Hey? Comes a voice from behind them; Julia prepares herself to attack the person as she looks around. The guy is talking to Thomas from the outside of the door.
The chief commander, " that is Mr. Royals boss they "have you got any update for me?" No Sir, Thomas looks down and notices the two still in eyesight.
I have something to show you, Sir; please do come inside. The chief enters the close laboratory; the chief would recognize her immediately if he had seen her. The two takes the staircase down since there is never guards there. Reaching the exit of the building through the back.
The red siren goes off, what is happening? They detected us the guard by the door alerted them we need to get out of here. Robert starts up the car as the gate is closing Robert accelerates and speeds through the gate just in time.
"Attention we have intruders inside building on high alert lockdown"
"We got away just in time. "Robert wipes the swear off his forehead" that was close.
So are you going behind my back? Says the chief as Thomas is being held down onto the chair.
Thomas denies everything, "are you going to lie about them being here when I have seen it with my own eyes."
Where are they going? Thomas does not answer; I said, where are they going? As the Chief slaps him against the head.
Thomas looks up as the soldier puts a cloth over his face and pours water over it. Are you going to talk?
Thomas tries to break loose as the other two soldiers hold him down. The commander now enters the room; we have better ways of talking. The commander kicks over the chair as he falls to the ground bumping his head against the concrete.
The commander traps on Thomas's face. Are you ready to talk? "Hand me the pliers he tells one of his soldiers" as they hand him the pliers; he grips them onto the fingernail.
Hold on, says the chief; he needs his fingers to work. Sit him up; the commander lifts the chair.
You do not have to tell us; that will be your choice. We have your daughter and wife here, open the blinds, he orders the guard.
We need you, not them, so either tell us or they die and think I am playing? Well, the Chief nods his head as the guard cuts off his wife's finger.
And she screams.
"Okay enough, he pleads; they are on their way to Jack."Why would they be going to him, and where is he? Jack has Julia's daughter, and I don't know where he is, another lie, cut another finger.
"No he pleads think of it he stole from us; I have no reason to cover for him." Well since two is a even know and you lied to me chop off her finger. The soldier holds down her hand as his wife screams, and pleads.
"Shut them up" the soldier behind her covers her mouth as the other soldier cuts through her middle finger using a blunt pocket knife."
The excruciating pain makes her pass out as Thomas screams and the daughter. The commander hits Thomas with the back of his gun behind the head as Thomas drops falls off the chair.
"What did you do that for?" Boss, he was hysterical and I wanted to shut him up says the commander.
Next time you do not do things the way you want to, do I make myself clear?
Yes, boss, "we need this guy if anything happens to him; we are all screwed. The commander spills cold water in Thomas's face and slaps him awake."Go back to work."
The chief walks out, wiping his hand, "these bloody imbeciles I am working with us unbelievable."
Thomas stands up, barely conscious enough to walk as to befalls continuously walking over to the door.
Arriving at the hideout, Julia sits Robert down and explains what has happened with Kathy.
This is all my fault. He says, " it is not your fault; we need to keep strong and find our daughter; the longer we take, the more people will die.
She attempts again to ring Jack's phone; his phone is switching over to voicemail.
The wolves are out in the dark walking around the tent; Kathy is lying awake hearing the wolf, she sees these shadows all around the tent, Josephine wakes up feeling scared-looking over at Kathy, she notices Kathy's eyes is dark, I am scared she whispers to Kathy, Kathy looks over Josephine and places her arm around her neck as Josephine leans her head on Kathy, s chest and feels safe falling off to sleep.
Julia is sitting up under the lamp by the bedside and checking possible paths Jack could have taken; Robert steps out of the shower, I think we should get an early night and hit the roads early in the morning "if he is going anywhere, he will take the mountain path since all the streets are blocked off"
Robert was a wise man; he was business sophisticated and made a valid point. Robert has a little secret of his own.