The next few hours went by quickly. Harlan and Audrey stopped by their hotel, and each entered their own rooms, agreeing to meet in the lobby as soon as possible.
Harlan walked in his room, and opened his luggage. He took out the first thing on top, his white tuxedo. Harlan put on the white polo, charcoal trousers, blue holster-suspenders, white blazer, and finally, the red carnation. Harlan loaded his pistol and put it in his holster-suspenders. Harlan went out the elevator and went to the lobby where he waited for Audrey.
As Harlan waited, he took out a fob watch from his pocket and opened it to check the time. Before he could close it however, his eyes went to the photo of Jas in the pocket watch. Harlan looked at the photo sadly, remembering the times he had with her, on this country's soil.
After a few minutes of staring at the photo, Audrey walked out the elevator.
Audrey: Hey.
Harlan: Hey.
Audrey: You ready?
Harlan: Let's go.
The two walk out of the hotel lobby and to the busy Korean street. Harlan and Audrey walked till they reached a mansion. Before they went in, Audrey stopped Harlan.
Audrey: You got the invitations?
Harlan brought out the invitation.
Audrey: Good, take these as well.
Audrey took out a pair of glasses. Harlan took them.
Audrey: I assume you know how these work. Connected it to mine... here.
Audrey takes out her pair.
Audrey: You see what I see and hear what I hea-
Audrey's phone rings.
Audrey: Excuse me, I gotta take this.
Audrey walks away and answers the phone. Harlan puts on the glasses and it scans his face and confirms his identity. The lens let Harlan see the identifications of everyone attending. He looks at Audrey, who is talking on the phone. The glasses let him hear what she's saying.
Audrey: -yeah he's here.
...
Audrey: NO! You said after this-
...
Audrey: Understood.
Audrey ends the call and walks to Harlan.
Harlan: Who was that?
Audrey: My dad. C'mon.
Harlan and Audrey walk to the concierge.
Concierge: Name?
Harlan: The name's Brandle. Harlan Brandle.
_.-
Harlan looks around in the party from the balcony. Many men and women in fancy clothes walking around.
Audrey: See Marcos anywhere?
Harlan: Negative. You said it's a black market auction tonight?
Audrey: Yes.
Harlan: Any idea what it is they want?
Audrey: No.
Harlan: If it's an auction, we have to assume that whatever they want is already here. Go check around the mansion, it must be hidden here.
Harlan looks as Audrey takes one last sip of champagne, then slips into the mansion. Harlan sees through his glasses where Audrey is going.
Harlan: Gotta say, the owner does have taste.
As Audrey walks, the visuals get glitchy. Audrey's voice then gets glitchy.
Harlan: Audrey, AUDREY?!
Delvey: You know, I think I do agree with you, I do have taste.
Harlan stops. He turns to face Delvey, a tall seductive woman with brown hair, blue eyes, and a really pretty face.
Delvey: Harlan.
Harlan: Miss Delvey.
Delvey: You enjoying my Korean residence?
Harlan: It's not bad, considering the owner.
Delvey laughs.
Delvey: You know, I would say seeing you here is a surprise, but what's the point in lying?
Harlan: I saw what you did with Marcos, impressive. From nothing, owner of four big companies in the Philippines.
Delvey: Everyone loves those kinds of stories, riches to rags. They love a good cliche.
Harlan: You shouldn't have come here.
Harlan walks towards Delvey, who walks backwards.
Harlan: After all you've down, you think I'm just gonna let you walk free from here.
Delvey continues walking back, till she reaches the ledge of the balcony. She looks down at the ground, feet above, then at Harlan.
Delvey: Are you gonna kill me?
Harlan pushes her a bit, but Delvey grabs on to Harlan.
Harlan: I don't know, you wanna try me?
Delvey smiles.
Harlan: What is it you are after? What is Marcos getting for you in the auction tonight?
Delvey smiles.
Delvey: Tell me, how you holding up... Mister Olsen?
Harlan gives Delvey a big push. Delvey is shaken.
Harlan: What are you after?
Delvey goes from a worried expression, to a laugh.
Delvey: I'm sorry, I wish I could play a little longer... but I'll have to go now.
Harlan feels a gun pointed at his back.
Robbie: Step away from her... now.
Harlan silently cursed, recognizing the voice of Robbie. Harlan raises his hands. Robbie turns Harlan around and gives him a good punch. Harlan falls, and spits out a bit of blood.
Robbie: That's for my hand.
Harlan looks at his right hand, the one that got stabbed by a pen, to see the palm area covered in gauze.
Delvey: Bring him up.
Robbie pulls Harlan up.
Delvey: I do not wish to kill you... well not now.
Harlan watches as Delvey gets an old flip phone, and types something. She sends it, then breaks it in half, and drops it. Delvey then puts her lips close to Harlan's ear and whispers to him.
Delvey: Enjoy tonight.
Delvey gives Harlan a kiss on the cheeks, then moves back, then walks away. Robbie lets go of Harlan, then follows Delvey. Harlan wipes the blood on his face, then fixes his coat. He watches as Delvey walks towards Marcos. Delvey and Marcos exchange a few words. Harlan eyes them.
Harlan: Access bug.
A small dot glows blue on Delvey's back shoulder. It is a bug Harlan put on her.
Delvey: Whatever you do, get The Hand of God... AT ALL COST.
Delvey is about to walk away when Marcos grabs her arm. Delvey looks at Marcos.
Marcos: Your contingency plan... you've been delaying it for too long. When is it ready.
Harlan observes as for a split moment, Delvey seems vulnerable, and really worried. She looks at Marcos with her old posture, but Harlan could still see the crack.
Delvey: Phone. Give me your phone... NOW!
Marcos scoffs and hands her his phone. Delvey opens it, then calls someone. Marcos notices something, the bug. He picks it up, then shows it to Delvey before breaking it.
Harlan watches as Delvey calls someone with Marcos' phone, then gives it back to Marcos after. Delvey says something to Marcos, which Harlan lip-read as "whatever it takes Marcos."
Audrey: Hey, you there?
Harlan turns to see Audrey.
Harlan: Signal cut, what have you got?
Audrey: Everything. Here, I took photos.
Harlan gets the phone, then just skims through it.
Audrey: What you looking for?
Harlan stops at a suitcase with a USB inside.
Harlan: What is this?
Audrey: Item 418, also known as "The Hand of God". It's a hard drive containing a code which controls all the nuclear missiles in the world. Why?
Harlan looks at it, then hands her the phone. Audrey looks at him.
Audrey: You mean-
Harlan: Yup.
...
Audrey: And you're sure-
Harlan: Yup.
Audrey: Oh... shit.
Harlan and Audrey watch as the auctioneer walks up a stage.
Auctioneer: Ladies and gentlemen, tonight will be a long night. So bring out your wallets, and let's start tonight's auction with Item 001.