"I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER AN HOUR." "IF I SAID YES TO HALF THE GUYS WHO WANTED TO BUY ME A DRINK," "YOU'D BE POURING ME OUT OF THIS MEAT RACK." "ALL IN THE LINE OF DUTY, SHALIMAR." "YEAH BUT WHY HERE?" "WELL, DONNA'S STILL RELUCTANT," "I WANTED TO LET HER CHOOSE THE RENDEZ-VOUS SPOT." "THIS SEEMS MORE LIKE BRENNAN'S KIND OF ASSIGNMENT IF YOU ASK ME." "SHE SEEMED MORE COMFORTABLE MEETING YOU, MAYBE BECAUSE" "YOU'RE BOTH MEMBERS OF THE FERAL SISTERHOOD." "SO I'M THE LUCKY SISTER WHO GETS TO EASE HER TRANSITION" "INTO THE UNDERGROUND." "WELL, YOU KNEW THE JOB WAS DANGEROUS WHEN YOU TOOK IT." "WELL, I GUESS I MISSED THE BABYSITTING PART OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION." "YOU SAID NINE O'CLOCK." "I'M SORRY I'M LATE." "BAG IN THE CAR?" "I DIDN'T PACK MY BAG." "I CHANGED MY MIND." "I DON'T NEED TO GO INTO THE UNDERGROUND." "DONNA, WE'RE PRETTY SURE THE GSA HAS YOU IN THEIR SIGHTS." "YEAH." "THEY'RE ONLY LOOKING FOR NEW MUTANTS, RIGHT?" "WHICH YOU CLEARLY ARE." "LISTEN, I'VE GOT TO GO." "MY DATE'S WAITING." "HEY, YOU'VE GOT A DATE, WITH ME." "ADAM TOLD ME ENTERING THE UNDERGROUND WAS COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY." "SO?" "SO, YOU TELL ADAM THAT I SAID THANKS FOR EVERYTHING," "BUT NO THANKS." "WHOA, HEY, SUGAR." "DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT OR SHOULD I WALK BY AGAIN?" "YEAH, ONLY THIS TIME, DON'T STOP." "I MAY APPEAR DRUNK, BUT I'M JUST INTOXICATED BY YOU." "HEY, SEE A TALL BRUNETTE PASS BY HERE?" "YEAH." "SHE TOOK OFF IN A BLACK BEEMER." "THANKS." "SO HOW BIG ARE YOU TALKING, JACK?" "WELL, SIXTY-THREE INCHES, WIDE SCREEN." "UH-HUH." "TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR SURROUND SOUND SYSTEM." "IT'S BETTER THAN A MULTIPLEX." "WOW." "SOMETHING TELLS ME I'M NOT THE FIRST GIRL WHO'S GOT TO CHECK" "OUT YOUR HOME ENTERTAINMENT UNIT." "MAYBE NOT BUT YOU'D BE THE BEST." "YOU OKAY, DONNA?" "I DON'T THINK SO." "IF YOU'RE SICK, I CAN GET YOU TO THE HOSPITAL." "THERE'S ONE RIGHT OVER..." "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?" "I WARNED HER THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THE GSA HAS HER TARGETED." "AND SHE REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION?" "I MEAN, IT WAS LIKE SHE FELT LIKE SHE DIDN'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT IT." "IT'S CLASSICAL DENIAL." "IT'S A MIND THAT CAN'T DEAL WITH THE FACTS" "JUST WILLING THEM OUT OF EXISTENCE." "ADAM?" "ADAM, DONNA'S NAME CAME UP IN THE GENOMEX SCAN AGAIN." "RIGHT, SEE, THEY'RE AFTER HER FOR SOMETHING." "I SHOULD'VE NEVER HAVE LET HER LEAVE." "NO, WE CAN'T FORCE SOMEBODY INTO THE UNDERGROUND AGAINST THEIR WILL." "I THOUGHT WE HAD HER CONVINCED." "SO DID I. YOU GO SEE HER AGAIN AND MAYBE IN THE" "COLD LIGHT OF DAY, SHE'LL SEE REASON." "I'LL GIVE IT A SHOT." "MS BELL." "MR. ECKHART." "YOU WORK IN AUDITING, IS THAT RIGHT?" "YES, SIR." "WELL, I HAVE TO SAY YOU'RE QUITE THE LITTLE GO-GETTER." "WELL, IF YOU LOOK AT MY EMPLOYEE PROGRESS REPORT," "YOU'LL SEE VERY HIGH MARKS FOR INITIATIVE." "YES, I'M NOT SURPRISED," "SEEING AS HOW YOU ACCESSED MY PRIVATE E-MAIL." "I FELT THAT WHAT I UNCOVERED WARRANTED THE RISK OF BYPASSING" "MY IMMEDIATE SUPERIORS." "AND WHAT EXACTLY DID YOU UNCOVER?" "DURING AN INTERNAL AUDIT, I STUMBLED ACROSS SEVERAL" "ANOMALIES:" "INCONSISTENT EQUIPMENT APPROPRIATIONS," "UN-LOGGED MAINFRAME TIME, ALTERED SUPPLY REQUISITIONS," "ALL POINTING TO ONE CONCLUSION." "UNAUTHORIZED RESEARCH IN GENOMEX LABS." "INDEED." "THAT'S A VERY SERIOUS CHARGE." "SO YOU UNDERSTAND WHY I HAD TO BRING IT IMMEDIATELY TO YOUR ATTENTION." "ABSOLUTELY." "AND DO WE KNOW WHO'S INVOLVED OR WHAT THEY'RE DOING?" "I'M FOLLOWING SEVERAL LEADS, SIR." "REST ASSURED I WILL FIND THE CULPRIT." "YOUR DILIGENCE WILL NOT GO UNNOTICED." "THANK YOU, SIR." "NICE SHOT." "WHAT'S UP?" "I THOUGHT I'D WORK OUT WITH YOU GUYS." "THESE ARE PHYSICAL EXERCISES, EMMA, NOT MENTAL ONES." "SO?" "I CAN BE JUST AS PHYSICAL AS YOU." "YEAH, I MEAN WHEN IT COMES TO BENDING SPOONS WITH YOUR MIND," "YOU'VE GOT US BEAT." "BUT..." "WE JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO GET HURT, THAT'S ALL." "OKAY?" "OW." "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?" "LET'S TRY TO PLAY NICE, HUH, BOYS?" "DONNA'S NOT HERE." "I'VE BEEN RINGING FOR A FEW MINUTES." "THERE'S NO ANSWER." "CAN YOU GET INTO HER APARTMENT, SEE WHAT YOU CAN FIND OUT?" "NOT A PROBLEM." "I'LL HAVE BRENNAN AND JESSE TRY TO FIND THE DATE FROM LAST NIGHT." "COOL." "YEAH, SHE'S A REGULAR." "I'VE SEEN HER IN HERE WITH ANY NUMBER OF DIFFERENT GUYS." "YOU REMEMBER SEEING HER WITH ANYONE LAST NIGHT?" "AFRAID NOT." "WOULD YOU REMEMBER ME IF YOU SAW ME LAST NIGHT?" "DID THIS CONVERSATION SUDDENLY TAKE A TURN?" "I HOPE SO." "SO YOU DIDN'T GET A LOOK AT THE DRIVER?" "LIKE I SAID, CAR PULLS UP, SHE COMES IN FOR A FEW MINUTES," "GOES BACK OUT, THEY TAKE OFF." "HEY, GUYS, HOW'S IT GOING?" "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" "THOUGHT I'D SEE IF YOU NEEDED ANY HELP." "THANKS, EMMA, BUT I THINK WE'RE DOING FINE ON OUR OWN." "SO WHAT'D YOU FIND OUT?" "BARTENDER'S FREE TOMORROW NIGHT." "JUST THINK ABOUT THE CAR, EVERYTHING YOU SAW." "LOOK, I ALREADY TOLD THESE GUYS." "I KNOW." "JUST THINK." "QRF 592." "THE LICENSE PLATE, RIGHT?" "YEAH." "DOES THAT HELP?" "YEAH, BIG TIME." "I'M NOT USED TO LOSING, BUT I COULD GET USED TO IT." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN DONNA'S APARTMENT?" "I COULD ASK YOU THE SAME THING." "WHAT'S GOING ON IN THERE?" "OPEN UP OR I'LL CALL THE POLICE." "SO, GOT A NAME?" "SHALIMAR." "YOU'RE A FRIEND OF DONNA'S?" "MORE OR LESS." "NOW WHO ARE YOU?" "DONNA AND I HAVE A STANDING APPOINTMENT." "REALLY?" "ARE YOU A MARRIED MAN?" "AH, NO, NOTHING LIKE THAT." "I'VE BEEN TREATING HER." "TO WHAT?" "OH, YOU'RE GOOD." "OBVIOUSLY." "I WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET HER HERE THIS MORNING." "AND IF SHE DOESN'T SHOW UP, YOU JUST LET YOURSELF IN?" "NO, THAT'S WHY SHE GAVE ME THIS." "ANY IDEA WHERE SHE IS?" "I DON'T KNOW." "LOOKS LIKE SHE SPLIT." "I KNEW SHE WAS LEAVING TOWN BUT NOT BEFORE HER FINAL TREATMENT." "YEAH." "WHAT ARE THESE TREATMENTS?" "I TOLD YOU I'D CALL THE POLICE." "THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY." "MY CAR'S OUT FRONT." "MY BIKE'S OUT BACK." "EYEBROWS WEREN'T QUITE THAT HEAVY." "AND HE HAD THESE CUTE DIMPLES," "RIGHT HERE." "LIKE THAT?" "THAT'S HIM." "NOW WHAT?" "NOW WE'LL CROSS-REFERENCE HIS FACE WITH ALL THE PERTINENT" "DATABANKS AND SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND." "THIS GUY REALLY GOT TO YOU, DIDN'T HE?" "IT WAS LIKE BAM, THE SECOND WE LAID EYES ON EACH OTHER." "AN INSTANT FERAL ATTRACTION." "NO, IT WAS MORE THAN THAT." "I MEAN, YOU HEAR ABOUT LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT." "IT'S BASICALLY A SUDDEN SHIFT IN BRAIN CHEMISTRY." "IN YOUR CASE, ACCELERATED BY YOUR SHARED MUTANCY." "BELIEVE ME, ADAM, MY BRAIN HAD NOTHING TO DO" "WITH WHAT WENT ON BACK THERE." "OF COURSE IT DID." "YOU FOUND YOURSELF IN A HIGHLY CHARGED SITUATION." "THE DOPAMINE AND PHENYLETHAMINE RELEASED IN YOUR BRAIN" "CREATED A EUPHORIA." "SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE NOREPINEPHRINE TRIGGERED AN ADRENALINE" "RELEASE WHICH STIMULATED FLUSHED CHEEKS, HEAVY BREATHING," "SWEATY PALMS AND THIS SUDDEN SHIFT PROBABLY TRIGGERED A" "LIMBIC SYSTEM TAKEOVER, ALLOWING REDUCED INTEGRATION WITH" "YOUR CORTEX, RESULTING IN FEELINGS OF INFATUATION." "WHATEVER." "I WAS HOT." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH MY COMPUTER?" "IT'S A GENOMEX COMPUTER." "WE JUST WORK HERE." "DOESN'T EXPLAIN WHAT YOU'RE DOING." "WORK AUTHORIZATION SAYS YOU'VE GOT A FROZEN HARD DRIVE." "THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH MY HARD DRIVE." "SO I SEE." "MUST'VE BEEN A SCREW-UP ON OUR SIDE." "SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE." "RICHARD SAUNDERS, PH.D." "RESEARCH ASSOCIATE AT GENOMEX?" "IF HE'S BEEN TREATING DONNA, THAT WOULD EXPLAIN WHY HER NAME" "KEPT POPPING UP IN OUR SCANS." "ADAM, THE GUY WORKS FOR GENOMEX." "WELL, THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN WHAT YOU THINK." "COME ON, I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE COVER CORPORATION FOR THE GSA." "YEAH, BUT EXCEPT FOR THE TOP ECHELON, GENOMEX EMPLOYEES ARE" "KEPT IN THE DARK ABOUT GSA ACTIVITIES." "SO HE MAY HAVE NO IDEA WHO THESE BASTARDS ARE HE'S WORKING FOR." "RESEARCH ASSOCIATE?" "PROBABLY NOT." "WELL, I'VE GOT TO LET HIM KNOW." "JESSE CAN TURN OUT GENOMEX ID FOR ME, RIGHT?" "YEAH, WELL, OF COURSE." "WAIT..." "I CAN'T LET YOU GO WALTZING INTO GENOMEX ALONE." "WELL, YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THESE TREATMENTS, TOO, RIGHT?" "WELL, YEAH, BUT IT'S DANGEROUS." "WELL, I'M A BIG GIRL, ADAM." "BESIDES, WHAT CAN I SAY?" "I'M A FOOL FOR LOVE." "MR. ECKHART," "I BELIEVE I'VE TRACKED DOWN THE SOURCE OF THE" "UNAUTHORIZED RESEARCH, BUT I STILL DON'T HAVE IRREFUTABLE EVIDENCE." "YOU'RE NEW TO THE INNER WORKINGS OF OUR ORGANIZATION, KAREN." "GSA'S CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING GUILT IS RATHER LESS" "STRINGENT THAN YOU'LL FIND OUT THERE." "WHEN CAN I EXPECT SOME RESULTS?" "WELL, NOW THAT I'VE NARROWED THE FIELD," "I'M MONITORING COMPUTER ACTIVITY." "WHEN THE SUSPECT OPENS INCRIMINATING FILES," "I'LL GAIN FULL ACCESS AND ESTABLISH CULPABILITY." "AT THAT POINT, I'LL INFORM YOU AND YOU CAN INITIATE SEIZURE." "OR YOU CAN INITIATE SEIZURE." "ME, SIR?" "I ASSUME YOUR AMBITIONS LIE BEYOND THE AUDITING DEPARTMENT." "WELL, YES." "I'LL ARRANGE FOR A COUPLE OF GS AGENTS FOR YOU." "GOOD LUCK." "YEAH." "JACK MITCHELL." "CAR'S REGISTERED TO HIS BUSINESS," "HARTWELL BROKERAGE, SIXTH AND MASON." "GREAT." "I KNOW THAT PART OF TOWN." "WE'LL GO TALK TO THE GUY." "FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO DONNA LAST NIGHT." "BRENNAN AND I ARE ON IT, ADAM." "GIVE ME AN UPDATE WITHIN THE HOUR." "GOT HIM." "NOT VERY GENTLEMANLY TO LEAVE A GIRL HIGH AND DRY." "SHALIMAR." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" "WELL, FOR ONE, I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THESE TREATMENTS" "YOU'VE BEEN GIVING DONNA." "AND FOR ANOTHER?" "THE TREATMENTS?" "DONNA WANTS A NORMAL LIFE." "I'VE BEEN HELPING HER TO FIND IT." "I'VE DEVELOPED A SERUM TO HELP REVERSE GENETIC MUTATION." "THE TREATMENT TAKES A FEW WEEKS AND ONCE THE GENETIC CODES" "ARE REALIGNED, ALL TRACES OF MUTANCY WILL DISAPPEAR." "WOW." "DAMN IT." "THEY GOT IN." "HERE, LET'S GO." "FIND THEM."