Chapter 12 2

After Julia drove the car into the temporary parking lot at Westchester Airport, she picked up the leather bag on the seat and hurried to the terminal.A sudden conference call of more than forty-five minutes had delayed her schedule, and she was worried that she would miss her flight. She made an appointment with Dr. Kofer on Monday, and canceled all her trips on Friday afternoon in order to enjoy the joy of being a mother. There are three photo frames of different sizes and styles on the chairs in the car.She bought it at a stationery and gift shop on the way to the airport this morning.Not sure how big the ultrasound photo was, she bought three sizes.Tonight, she was going to show Nick the ultrasound photos and surprise him. She was so excited just thinking about it. She also prepared teddy bear wrappers and Dr. Seuss (Dr. Seuss, a well-known American children's book author) , who is good at combining text, rhythm and pictures) wrote the fairy tale book "Fox in Socks".It was her favorite book to hear her dad read to her as a child, and she hopes Nick will continue the tradition of reading it to their children.

Although the photo of their baby in the womb was still small, it was the first photo of them as a real family and they would keep it on a shelf in their study, alongside the pictures they took on holidays everywhere . She checked her watch: eleven past one.The plane took off at 11:16, maybe she could catch it.After all, this is a small local airport, the queues are always very short, and the customs clearance is rarely crowded. She got her boarding pass, went through security quickly, and when she arrived at the gate, she felt much more relieved and excited when she saw that everyone had just started boarding.She wanted to call Nick right away and tell him what she was doing, she wanted to tell him about the baby, but in the end her patience won out and she wanted to see the surprise on his face.When he learned that there was a little life in her body, he would be as happy as she was, and she liked the feeling of him happily holding her in his arms.

Nick didn't know about her itinerary, that she was flying to Boston today, which made her a little guilty.He didn't like air travel at all, and insisted that she notify him of every flight and always call him when she landed.But she worried that if she lied in front of a man who knew her well, she would definitely be found out. A few hours ago, he was angry because he was going to have dinner with a friend he didn't like, and she had a bad quarrel, and she responded by pretending to be angry, but she was snickering inside, because it was just a small trick to make this surprise sweeter.

Every time she thinks of Nick, her heart still throbs, the sight of him standing by the pool when they first met sixteen years ago, and she still feels that feeling.Nick didn't know where she was, but she knew his daily schedule as well as her own.He will be working at home today, probably sitting on the leather chair in the study, busy for eight hours, even forgetting to eat, without looking up, completely forgetting the time. Nick sat in the Audi, holding a pistol, and after checking the safety, he tucked the gun into his belt behind him.He drives through busy downtown Barry Hill, where it's still the same as moms with strollers to the county kitchen for lunch, workers at Broadway Pizza for the first slice of the day, gardeners at Marian Gardens The center is filled with a truckload of flowers and greenery, real estate brokers are sipping coffee at the door of the company, chatting about the latest data, and fathers want to get cash from the town bank before going to the beach with their children for a weekend vacation.

There are countless intersections in people's lives, waving goodbye, smiling and hugging, small town life is closely related to these ordinary things, but such a peaceful life will change completely in less than an hour. Nick turned and drove to the police station. After careful consideration, he decided to adopt the simplest solution.Nick is not a superhero, has never been a soldier, and is not an expert in fighting crime.He couldn't go to a crime scene and shoot indiscriminately, thinking he'd survive after killing everyone involved in the robbery.And, who knows what the consequences of doing so would be?He was just a man trying to save his wife's life.

He now understands that there is only one person he can trust, and this person has enough ability and power. He has seen his loyalty to the law, seen how he resisted the corrupt cousin, and seen him at the scene of the air crash The sentiment and concept of right and wrong displayed in the face of disaster.Nick knew he could trust this man to do the right thing. Sam.Drovers stretched out the small tripod to secure the six-inch microlaser on the ground, and he pointed the lens at the camera monitoring the parking lot to the east.These laser beams cause hyperspectral noise in the camera image.Although the camera cannot be destroyed, it can interfere with the camera function for a full fifteen minutes. After this time, the alarm bell will sound, indicating that the system has been disturbed, and someone will come to investigate.He repeated this for the west and north cameras, solving the camera problem.During these fifteen minutes, no movement in the parking lot will be photographed.Then he took the radio out of his pocket and pressed the talk button three times.

Sam is thin, but has a beer belly hanging from his waist.He was wearing tan chinos, a white cotton shirt with rolled up sleeves, and a pair of Carlos designer loafers.He was dressed not at all like most burglars, his brunette hair was parted on the side, already showing signs of turning gray, and his tired, bloodshot eyes were hidden behind Ray-Ban sunglasses. At forty-nine, Sam was both young and old.He never cared what other people thought, he always did what he wanted, he had been like this since he was a boy, but his reputation didn't match what he felt. Under the shadow of his brother Paul, most people don't remember Sam's name, only that he is Paul's younger brother.If anyone dares to say: Oh?How did I not know that the Travers family had two brothers?He will be very angry.

From a young age, Sam got bad reviews.Whether it is in the eyes of parents or in the eyes of others.So he chose to go in the opposite direction from his brother. Sam hangs out with some bad friends and thinks drugs, alcohol, fighting and rioting suit his personality better.He relishes the high and rebellious pleasures of drug use. Sam fled to Canada when he was seventeen, not because he was afraid of going to war, but because he knew it would make his father angry.He later became an outlier in everyone's eyes, but at least it gave him a little recognizable identity. Over the years, he worked in a variety of careers.Real estate industry, financial industry, marketing market.He always wants to be the best in that field, but he can't stay at the grassroots level for a year; he knows that he is very smart, but he has no chance to show his talents.

However, despite his constant failures, Paul still took care of him.When he needs a job, Paul will give him a job, let him have a salary forever, and even give him company shares, so that he can leave something to his children; Paul never criticizes his mistakes, and his father is very disappointed in him. He often said things that hurt him, but Paul never judged him. About a year ago, Sam finally grasped the reality that his house and comforts were all a gift from his brother; he was finally willing to admit what he knew all along: he was only living on a handout from his brother, Paul. I sympathize with him and pity him, that's why I take care of him.

Sam was pissed off, pissed off, so he wanted to push himself even more. One day he called Paul and said he wanted to work for his company and he wanted a real job.He was on duty for eight hours a day, helping to solicit business, and for the first time in his life, he accomplished something.He felt very tired, never so tired, but very fulfilled. His drive lasted more than six months, and Paul gave him a little reward.This is not sympathy, but gratitude. Paul is proud of his achievements. Sam has more interactions with people in the company. Paul also regards him as a true partner, allowing him to obtain all the company's security plans and technical materials.

It was a gloomy winter's day one Wednesday night in January.After seven o'clock in the evening, he stayed alone in the office to study and read some security materials, but happened to see Shams.The name Hannickle.He is a well-known rich man who is enthusiastic about public welfare and has hundreds of millions of assets. Paul handles his business himself, not just for public relations and laying the foundation for the business, he also designs and installs these high-tech security systems himself, and usually these things are handed over to his subordinates.This piqued Sam's curiosity, so he delved into Paul's archives to learn about the design of this special security system, sirens and monitors, and see how the system was created for the art collection in Hanneko's collection. Create a vault-like environment. Sam discovers the small museum in Hannikol, filled with antique weapons, jewelry, paintings, and statues, each with estimates ranging from hundreds of thousands to hundreds of millions.Paul designed a display case for the antique weapons, a moisture-proof chamber for the artwork, pressure sensors for the statues, and special octagonal keys for the vault doors. But what makes Sam unforgettable is the special safe that Paul personally made at home.This thing, unlike the other items in the vault, has no blueprints, no spec sheets.It simply said mahogany box.Dimensions: Two feet by two feet by one foot high.Contents: Personal items, highly classified.Paul also purchased a special safe for it, and specially ordered a hidden room with no indication of the contents at all. So Sam's curiosity was at its peak.He searched every file in his brother's office, every cabinet, every drawer, and finally found a handwritten note in Paul's private studio, a five-by-seven crumpled yellow lined paper. In his toolbox, it is not very detailed.People who don't know the details will only feel that the content is very vague. When Sam read this paper, he suddenly found that this thing could change his life, give him the wealth and power he wanted, but most importantly, let him get out of Paul's shadow, and let him gain the respect he longed for .The red box was designed to keep their family secret, a treasure passed down from generation to generation in their family. Sam laughed, finally realizing what was in the box. In the next four months, Sam found the floor plan of the basement and the location of the monitor, as well as the password of the key and pass, and obtained the corresponding number and password to enter the basement. Most of these materials are in Paul's private file. inside.Paul gave him the password to the file and told him that only brothers or true partners were eligible to have it. After observing the conditions of the place, Sam found the perfect insider at the local Barry Hill Police Department.This man is a greedy and corrupt policeman; the other party is willing to provide manpower and sufficient information to ensure that his colleagues in the police department will not find out.If all things go well, it will be his greatest achievement. Sam thinks this is a small case where no one is injured, and the Hannickle family only lost 0% of their huge wealth.Fifth, even if the insurance company ignores the company, it only takes a few weeks of interest to help him earn it back.As for the contents of the box, Sam thought, that thing cannot be measured by price anyway.Human creativity is not guaranteed not to be stolen, neither is secret.With no heir to the Shams and no one to inherit the box, why not give it to someone else, to someone who wants it more than the family trust and security company? Sam can finally succeed on his own, and finally he can walk out of the shadow that has covered him all his life.Ten seconds after he pressed the radio, a green Ford drove in and parked in the lot behind the Washington mansion, followed by a white Chrysler.Dance got out of the Ford's driver's seat, and Randall and Elio got out of the Chrysler. Elio is a veteran with ten years of experience, always smiling.He thought he was the most popular guy in the bureau, but he never knew he was a nuisance; he was thirty-two years old, his long dark hair made him look like a grown-up who couldn't forget his childhood, and he felt very good. Feminine, but want to find someone to settle down.Unfortunately, despite his great taste for champagne, his pockets could only afford cheap beer, and his income could not afford the women who attracted him. Elio tucked his blue shirt into his brown khakis, and Randall paced around the back of the house, pretending to be visiting on business; Burnahart came in in his plainclothes police car, parked next to Dance, and got out of the car. There was an excited expression on his face. Dance took two half-full bags from the car and put them by the back door of the house. Sam ran down the ramp where the laser had been set up, and took out his keys and security pass as he approached the house. We have fourteen minutes. Julia was walking down the aisle of the jet, glad that she didn't have to carry anything but her purse, because she used to fly with briefcases and heavy handbags, so she felt as if she had forgotten something. She found her seat in business class, and when she took her seat, the wide leather chairs surrounded her.Not only did she catch the flight, she even had a little time to spare.Beside her sat an older woman, her silver hair tied in a bun, intently reading an in-flight magazine in the pocket in front of her seat. Passengers are still boarding the plane. The passengers on Friday are different from other days. Usually there are only businessmen on business trips. Now there are several families taking the morning flight to the villa for the weekend.Julia saw the boisterous children with new eyes, two sisters under the age of five who played a game of singing and clapping, and Mamay started giggling every time they said Miss Marymack. The noise used to test her patience when she had to concentrate on her work, but now she smiled at the excited children. very nice.said a young blond businessman sitting across the aisle. yes!I almost forgot how innocent a child's laughter is.Julia nodded in agreement. My kids are a bit younger than them, but they laugh the same way. Want to go home and see them? Going to Boston on business and hoping to catch an early evening flight so I can get home in time to say good night to them. Temporary decision to travel?Julia asked.She herself often makes such day trips and short-distance business trips. Go to a new case.The man patted the report on his lap.My name is Jason.Serita. I'm Julia.Julia smiled. How many children do you have? There will be one in nine months.Julia patted her stomach as she spoke publicly about her pregnancy for the first time. Then you must be very excited.The old lady by the window looked up at Julia from the edge of the magazine.Are you going on a business trip or to play?the old lady asked. I'm actually going to have an ultrasound. That is to play.As the old lady spoke, she took off her coat and folded it on her lap.But it's a long way to go there for ultrasound. I know, but I love this doc and I want to surprise my husband with the baby's first photo. Does he know? Don't know yet.I kept holding back and didn't say anything. My name is Catherine.said the old lady.Her green eyes sparkle with life, and her smile and demeanor make it impossible to guess her actual age. My name is Julia.she answered.She didn't feel that she needed to give her last name. Anyway, exchanging names was just to facilitate chatting and pass the time on the plane, and they would disappear from each other's lives in the future. We don't have children, Catherine continued: "However, my husband and I have always loved children.I have many grandchildren and grandnieces.Children can give us some different perspectives and remind us what is the most important thing in life, right?Catherine leaned forward, looking at Jason. Kids are the only reason I work.Jason smiled and said: Believe me, if it wasn't for them, I would never have worked so hard. where are you goingJulia asked Catherine. Back to Chimark, I'm going to Larchmont to see my sister.But my husband was sick and didn't come with me. I regret. It's okay, you know, even a man can get a stuffy nose and fever and stuff, and he'll be fine.However, her eyes were not as confident as the words she spoke.The two of us inevitably had several health issues, but now it was his turn. There was a chirp from Julia's purse.Feel sorry.After she finished speaking, she reached into her purse for her mobile phone. She turned on the phone and read the concise and powerful content. □□□ Have a safe flight and have a great weekend! Joe □□□ Julia liked the secretary very much.She is the well-organized yin, just right for Julia, the messy and crazy yang. She wanted to call Nick to tell her about her itinerary, but she decided not to bother him for now, as he was probably busy with work.She settled down, sat down in her seat, took out a magazine, let herself enjoy a period of time that belonged to her, and waited for the plane to take off. Detective Shanor drove the black Ford Mustang, the only luxury in his life, into the driveway of the Washington mansion.He doesn't play golf, doesn't fish, and rarely plays cards, but he likes high-performance cars since he was a child. Anyway, he doesn't have a wife who will stop him, so he bought 1999 for 38,000 Every week he diligently scrubs and waxes a used Ford Mustang produced in 2009 to make the black paint look as new as when it was just shipped from the factory. Dance, Burnahart, Randall, Elio, and Sam were all taken aback when they saw him get out of the car. Hello, everyone.Shano nodded to them and walked towards them. Hi Shano.Burnahart greeted him pretending to be a good friend. Shano ignored him and just focused on Dan Si. I thought you were at the bureau, Dance said, on the trail of the teens who got caught stealing cars on Wumps Lake Street. That's right!But I got a call. Everyone turned to look at Nick when he got out of the passenger seat, and he looked back at them. Did you come here after receiving a report?Shano continued. But Dance just looked at him without answering. There was a robbery, right?Shano said, and said this is why he came here. right.Burnahart didn't think twice, but Dance looked surprised. This person, Shano pointed to Nick behind him, and his eyes fell on the young Burnahart.Did he call you too? Burnahart knew he better not make the same mistake twice. There was no mention of the robbery on the radio. The situation suddenly became tense, and everyone's eyes turned to Dance, but he just stood there with no emotion on his face. I wonder what the hell is going on here.Xia Nuo's tone became sharp, and when he tried his best to suppress his anger, the veins in his neck swelled up. Who is this guy?Burnahart pointed at Nick. Don't worry about this, Xia Nuo angrily scolded Burnahart, looking at Dan Si.Answer my question, Ethan, what are you doing here? Dance watched Burnahart and Randall, both calm, and Sam adjusted his sunglasses, stepped back, and leaned against the wall, trying to sneak away. Who are you?Shano glared at Sam. I'm Sam stuttering, hands shaking. Burnahart walked over and stood behind Nick.and who are you?He reached out and pulled a gun from Nick's belt behind his back.What's this?Are you a police officer? Shano looked at the gun, then at Nick.You didn't tell me you were armed. If you take into account everything I have encountered today, I think it makes perfect sense to carry a gun. Dance, Shano returned the focus to his partner.This man said you came here to steal, let me think about what he said: there are four golden swords, two short swords, three sabers, five short swords, three guns, a bag of diamonds, and he Pause for a moment.a box. Everyone is silent. Listen, Shano's tone softened.Before you do anything stupid, why not get in the car and get out of here.We forget about it. Are you the type to expose your colleagues?Burnahart interrupted him. How long have you been a police officer?Is there a year?Please, stop bluffing me with the nonsense about colleagues protecting each other.He turned to Dance.Ethan, what the hell are you doing? Dan Si stared at him for a moment, and everyone pricked up their ears waiting for his reply. You might like to forget, but he won't.Dance pointed at Nick.He suddenly drew his pistol and pointed it at Shano. what are you kiddingXia Nuo lost his temper and didn't even look at the gun.Put the weapon away before I point the gun at you.Damn it, I'm your cousin! Danse looked at his eyes without blinking, and pulled the trigger without hesitation. The bullet hit Shano's stomach, and he stepped back, but he didn't fall. He took three steps forward, grabbed Dans by the neck, and pressed him against the wall to strangle him. Dance shot him in the stomach again. This time, Xia Nuo staggered, took a few steps back, and finally fell down. Dance's accomplices turned their heads and looked around to see if anyone noticed. Nick was frightened and stood there, watching Xia Nuo lying there bleeding all over the ground. That's all right, Burnahart said hoarsely: You killed a policeman and left a witness. Handcuff him.Dance pointed the gun at Nick. Are you going to kill him too?Sam finally spoke, his voice flustered. Dance walked up to Nick and took out his wallet to see his driver's license.Mr. Quinn, how do you know what's going on here? Quinn?Sam said: That lady lawyer in Hannickle was also named Quinn.Are you going to kill him? Why should I kill the suspect?We've got someone connected to the case now, killing a police officer is a felony, Dance looks at Nick and pats him on the cheek mockingly.You are out of luck. Julia watched as the stewardess closed the door, turned the handle, and locked the door. Ladies and gentlemen, the cabin door is closed now, please turn off your mobile phone and beeper when taking off, and please be sure to turn off all electronic products until the radio can be used. Julia quickly dials Nick's number, but it goes to voicemail.Immediately she said: Hi honey, I love you, and I'm sorry I had a fight with you this morning about having dinner with Moles.Don't worry, I'll cancel if you really don't want to go.I have better plans, just the two of us.I'm off to Boston for a conference, sorry I didn't tell you sorry miss.The stewardess leaned over to interrupt her.The hatch is closed and all cell phones must be turned off. sorry.Julia said to the flight attendant with lip language: Honey, I have to hang up, I love you, and I will call you after landing. Julia ends the call.terribly sorry. I also make one last phone call to my husband before every flight.The stewardess smiled and walked towards the galley on the plane. Julia couldn't wait to tell Nick about the baby, and she couldn't wait to see the look of surprise on Nick's face. She turned off her mobile phone and put it back into her purse, leaned her head on the soft leather chair, closed her eyes and took a nap, still thinking about her dear husband. Take them both to the backseat of my car.Dance said.Burnahart and Elliot opened Danse's car door and threw Shano's body into the back seat.Burnahart turned to Nick, handcuffed his hands behind his back, and he grabbed Nick's arm. Burnahart, you'd better stay here and stay alert.Dance gripped Nick's arm tightly.You go in with us and smile for the camera. Sam turned to the door and inserted the key.We were four minutes behind schedule. We'll be five minutes late if you don't stop babbling.I don't care about those few minutes, as long as everyone moves faster. Everyone wore plastic gloves. Don't forget about our new partner.After Dans finished speaking, he handed Nick to Sam. Oh, yes.Sam pushed Nick to the door.Let the whole world see you. Sam picked up the two large bags, swiped his pass on the scanner, turned the key, and opened the door.He took out a small red half-dome box from the bag, turned on the switch on the side of the box, fixed it on the wall and walked in quickly.He went to the whitewashed wooden door, put the other box on the kitchen counter, flicked the switch, and whistled low. Everyone came in after him. Sam swiped the security card again on the scanner by the door, unlocked the Magna lock, pulled open the three-inch-thick steel door, and walked up a bright, carpeted staircase with irises on either side of the wall. Light green wallpaper. Sam took Nick by the arm and led him forward, making sure his face was being captured by a camera hidden in the stairwell wall. Come in after I open the door and interfere with the monitor.Sam asks Dance, Randall, and Elio to wait on the stairs. Sam and Nick came to the basement door, a stainless steel door with neither handle nor hinges.Nick is well aware of these contraptions.He had been here a few hours before, although it was hours later for others. Sam took the octagonal key out of his pocket and checked it three times to make sure the D was up. Make sure that the word D is upward, otherwise we will not only be unable to enter, but will also be locked here.Nick smiled.How do you know?Sam asked.His voice betrayed the fear in his heart. lucky.Nick says: But before your friend Danse comes over, you should know that he's going to kill you, and that he's going to throw Burnahart and Elio's bodies in the reservoir. Do you think I'd trust someone like Dance?Do you think I didn't take precautions to protect myself in advance? So how do you protect yourself from being caught by your brother Paul?He already knew what was going on here. So you will know everything!You work for him, right?Sam is angry.right? In fact, he had never seen me, even if I stood in front of him, he would not recognize my name or my face. What the hell are you two talking about?Danse yelled from the stairs above: Time is precious, we only have ten minutes! Sam put the key into the octagonal lock, with the D on top, as Nick said.He punched his brother's Social Security number on the keypad on the wall, swiped it three times on the card reader, turned the key, and finally pushed open the two-ton gate. Sam knew very well that opening the door at an unscheduled time would set off the alarm on the stainless steel door; he also knew that the alarm would not notify the police like a normal alarm bell, but Paul's company and Hanneko's lawyer.But by the time they were notified and responded, he would have been far away. Sam had read all about the design of the alarm and knew how to disable it.It's easy enough to disable it, but this alarm doesn't just have a notification function, it also initiates a backup routine.The video data will not only be sent to the office of lawyer Hannikle, this second alarm system is not in any system network or design drawings, and their video will be sent out in encrypted files.He knows where the camera is, so he can avoid it, but Dance will be caught as he descends the stairs. This is his self-preservation plan, if Danse betrays him, this is his bargaining chip.He knew that thieves had no honor, and it wasn't surprising that Nick had just warned him that Danse would kill everyone.It just confirmed his fears for the past month.Dan Si's betrayal was within his expectation, and he had already prepared for it.But in order to get the box in Hannickle's safe, he could endure this fear and was willing to take such a risk. All right, Dance. Then Dance, Randall, and Elio went downstairs and stood next to Nick in the small foyer. After the stainless steel door of the vault was opened, Nick saw a large glass display table, the glass was exceptionally clean without any stains. It was nothing like what he had seen five hours later, and now the table was undamaged; in glass cases were displayed swords and knives, swords and sabers, the Colt with which Julia had been killed. Gold-mounted pistols are there too. Sam's gloved hand drew from the bag four more small boxes, each topped with a half-moon of red glass.He turned Nick's body around.take it.He put one of the boxes in Nick's immobile hand.This will leave fingerprints. So thoughtful.Dance smiled. Stand here and wait.Sam went on.Looks like Nick can run around even though he's handcuffed and guarded by three men with guns. Sam took the box back from Nick, flipped the switch on the side of the box, walked into the room, fixed the box to the wall by the door, and ran around the basement. Thirty seconds later, he ran back and said: Do it!All monitors have been jammed. Dance went in with his men grabbing Nick. Sam put the two bags on the floor, took out an iron rod with a suction cup and fixed it in the center of the glass display case where the weapon was placed, and placed a box about the size of a matchbox in the right corner of the display case. It will generate electromagnetic wave interference and hinder the alarm system. Dance and his men gathered around the display case, watching Sam draw circles on the glass.He moved the sharp diamond on the stick in a wide arc. Nick couldn't help laughing when he saw the famous Monet painting worth 80 million hanging behind Dans.Even if it is sold on the black market, this painting of water lilies alone can give them unimaginable wealth, which is much more valuable than the things in this display case. Sam continued cutting the glass, then held the suction cup against the cut section and picked up the round piece of glass. Dance, you fill up these two bags and wrap these things in a towel so they don't get scratched. What?Isn't there a pressure device on this thing?dance asked. Don't be such an idiot, okay?Sam looked at him the way you look at a child.Otherwise, what do you think the little box I just stuffed in is for?Its function is to stop the pressure device!He grabbed Nick's arm and headed down the corridor. where are you going?Dance shouted. Go get the diamonds.Sam replied. Sam burst into Shams' office, even if it was the first time, but he acted as if he had come a thousand times.He pushed Nick into a corner, fixed the red top box in the center of the desk, and turned on the desk lamp.He picked up the Tiffany lamp, turned Nick over to his handcuffed hands behind him, put the lamp back on the desk, and turned Nick back to face him. This will give them more evidence when they try you in court. Thank you so much, Nick said: Too bad you didn't live to see that. Sam ignored his provocation, turned to face the dark walnut paneled wall, and swiped his security card in the left corner of his desk.The tiny click is barely audible.He walked to the wall and groped with his hands, then pushed lightly, and the hidden secret door opened inward, making a slight chirping sound. You are here waiting.Sam smiled and picked up the last dome box.Anyway, you can't pass Danse's level. Let me know if you need my help opening the safe.Nick leaned against his desk. Sam ignored him, stepped across the threshold, and fastened the last box to the wall.The small, plain room was made of concrete, and three lamps hung from the ceiling to illuminate the two safes. Sam checked his watch. The monitor in the parking lot would go off with an alarm in less than five minutes. He took off his sunglasses and put them in his pocket. He squatted in front of the four-foot-square safe on the right. He grabbed the turntable and turned right three times to unlock the code. On the fourth turn, he slowed down and stopped at sixty-four. position, then turn back a full turn to the left, stop at the number eighty-eight, turn right again to zero, and finally stop at ninety. Sam had done it a hundred times with proficiency, and he grabbed the bronze handle, turned it confidently, and pulled open the steel door. When the light shone into the sealed safe, he saw the simple box lying there as if shining.This crimson wooden box was made of Hanneko's favorite wood, and it looked like gold and shone with golden luster; There's barely a gap to be seen: the inside of the box is hinged at the rear to prevent vandalism, and there's a keyhole on the other three sides.And it was not an ordinary lock, but three octagonal steel locks, similar to the steel door locks that were opened two minutes ago. He took out the octagonal key in his pocket and tried to insert it, but it was too big.He stuffed the key back into his pocket, deciding to try and find a way to open it later.He opened the upper left drawer of the safe, took out a velvet bag, and hastily untied the rope to check the contents inside. When the light hit the surface of hundreds of large diamonds, it reflected rainbow-colored light.He tightened the string on the fleece bag and stuffed it into his pocket. Only then did he see the note pasted inside the safe door.He didn't understand how he didn't see it just now, if this five-by-seven-inch white paper was a time bomb, he would die. Sam couldn't figure out how the note got in there, and he couldn't figure out how Paul knew about it.Sam seemed to feel his presence when he first came in, but he tried to shake it off, it might just be his nerves. Sam took the box out of the safe and was surprised to find it weighed at least twenty-five pounds.He took down the note pasted on the door and read the words on it again: Please consider what you are doing now, you know where I will wait for you.He crumpled the paper into a ball angrily. Danse picked up every sword, every dagger, and every sharp sword, inspected them carefully, and handed them to Elio, who wrapped them in towels and stuffed them into big bags.Each hilt was solid gold, studded with sapphires, rubies, and peets. The buyer of this batch of goods is a descendant of Chinese and Japanese mixed blood. It is said that he is a collector worth hundreds of millions. His agent will come to pick up the goods at nine o'clock tonight. They paid 20 million for this collection. Four times more than what Dans told his friends, and even Sam didn't know the truth.Everyone gets a million cash, and they're happy with that amount.But only Randall and Sam survive to receive the money.有了山姆拿的那些鑽石，丹斯至少可以多拿兩千多萬。一百萬還給魯凱，剩下一千九百萬夠他永遠離開拜瑞丘。 他拿出三把手槍。一把是一八四〇年的史密斯威森、一把是一八七二年的柯爾特，還有一把是一七八九年的貝拉托魯，全都是特別訂製、功能齊全、槍身鑲金飾銀、槍柄雕有花紋、槍管上刻著宗教文字和經文。丹斯抓了一把銀子彈，訂製手槍的人要求他們在子彈上刻上對受害者與其神祇不利的褻瀆文字，每顆子彈都刻上目標人物的姓名，而那些子彈將會射穿該人的心臟。 丹斯將最後一把手槍交給艾利歐時，突然想到：夏諾形容過他袋子裡裝的東西，刀劍和槍的數目絲毫不差，甚至還有提到鑽石。那簡直就像他找到了購物單並把內容背出來一樣。 山姆和尼克走出來，進入放展示櫃的開放區域，尼克的手被銬在身後，山姆推著他前進，腋下還奇怪地夾了一個盒子。 把袋子放到我後車廂，趕緊回來。丹斯對艾利歐和藍道爾說。 丹斯看著山姆和他腋下的紅木盒，停頓了一下。我說，丹斯轉身看著尼克。乾脆把這傢伙也帶出去好了，將他和夏諾一起鎖在我的後座，叫布納哈特看著他。 艾利歐揹著兩袋贓貨，藍道爾抓著尼克的手臂消失在不鏽鋼門外。 最後，只剩下丹斯一個人時，他走向山姆。那盒子是什麼？ this is for you.山姆把一大袋鑽石交給他。 丹斯打開黑色絨布袋，裡面裝了一大堆鑽石，比他這些年來見過的總數還多。他倒了一小堆到手上，以拇指撥弄它。這些比他想像的還大顆，有二、三、四和五克拉大的；清澈度相當完美，他和山姆似乎低估了保險箱內物品的價值。裡面應該有超過兩百顆的鑽石，他想，這些東西的價值一定比他預估的兩千兩百萬多了一倍以上。 我想我們的收入會比你想像的還多。丹斯驚奇地說。 其實我也沒想到。Sam said. 你也沒提過那個盒子。丹斯看著山姆笑，但他的笑容卻隱藏著別種涵義。我現在才想起來，夏諾的確有提過盒子的事。 這個盒子是我的。Sam said. what's insidedance asked.一面把鑽石倒回緊握在左手上的袋子。 你該不會是想拿多一點吧？ 山姆緊張地看著他。 山姆？ 這是漢尼寇的 這裡的東西全都是漢尼寇的。丹斯打斷他，比畫著四周。 放在保險箱內的這個是商業祕密之類的東西。 你介意給我看一下嗎？丹斯指著那個盒子。 山姆感到一股威脅，他從一開始見到丹斯時就有這種感覺。尤其是在看到他冷血地槍殺了自己的搭檔後，就更怕他。山姆不太情願地把盒子交給丹斯。 滿重的。丹斯感到驚訝。這東西重到要用兩手托住。如果只是幾張紙也未免太重了，裡面到底是什麼？金子嗎？還是更多的鑽石？ 不，不是那種東西。 不管裡面是什麼，我都要分一半。丹斯舉起盒子。我們不用分給其他人沒關係，但我要一半。 We have to go.山姆看看手錶。我們只剩下四分鐘。 你得先告訴我盒子裡面是什麼東西才能走。丹斯擋在山姆和出口中間。 山姆保持沉默，覺得自己被逼到牆角。他的眼神到處游移，額頭開始汗溼。聽著，我願意把我那份全部給你，包括鑽石和古董，都給你。 山姆選擇的是最糟糕的說法。他這樣說，等於是確認了他手中那個盒子的價值。 你寧願選擇這個盒子也不要我們剛剛拿到的一切？丹斯十分震驚。 Sam nodded. 我不要你那一份，丹斯說：那是你應得的，我只是想確定我沒有被多坑幾塊錢。 我不是想坑你。 你跟你哥哥在計畫什麼嗎？ What did you say?山姆驚駭地說。 他會來接你嗎？你想偷偷溜走嗎？ 最好是，最好在我從他那裡偷走這裡所有資料後，還敢打電話叫他來載我。 讓我看你的手機。丹斯伸出手。 你實在是太疑神疑鬼了。山姆從口袋裡拿出手機交給他。 不是疑神疑鬼，這叫小心僅慎。我不希望你打電話叫他到某個地方接你。 這實在是太荒謬了。 你為什麼不打開那個盒子讓我看看裡面是什麼？這樣就可以知道我有沒有太荒謬。 can't do it. Why? 因為我沒有鑰匙。聽好，山姆用懇求的語氣說：這東西其實沒什麼價值。 對你和漢尼寇或許是如此，對其他人可不是這樣。丹斯把盒子放到一旁的桌子上翻來翻去，看著上面的三個鑰匙孔。這種一點價值都沒有的東西卻有這麼多奇怪的鎖。 山姆站在那裡，跟丹斯進行心理戰。 你為什麼不告訴我真相？丹斯把槍放在身側。 假如我死了，你永遠都別想打開這個盒子。山姆的信心漸增。如果我死了，你永遠都不會知道要怎樣消除錄到你臉孔的備份監視影像。丹斯立刻舉起槍。你到底幹了什麼好事？ 給你看樣東西。山姆領丹斯走到不繡鋼金庫的門口，示意他走到底層階梯的小區塊。 往上看。山姆在丹斯踏進小門廳時說。 丹斯仰頭望著貼上鳶尾花紋壁紙的牆壁。天花板角落有一個微突的裝飾物，他的心臟不由得驚跳了一下，他看到了。那東西雖然很小，看起來像壁紙跟條狀飾品的接縫，但無疑是個迷你攝影機。 那臺攝影機瞄準樓梯頂端，不在任何平面圖裡。這份監視器資料會傳到漢尼寇律師的辦公室，不過這個攝影機的錄影檔是加密的。不管是要看資料還是想毀掉資料都需要密碼，密碼只有漢尼寇、我哥哥和我知道。這是個好點子，是一種防內賊的保護方式。漢尼寇的律師只要把資料傳給漢尼寇、保羅或我，我們就可以打開檔案、公諸世界。他們會看到你、艾利歐和藍道爾的臉。 還有你的。丹斯隱藏自己的情緒，把槍指著山姆。 事實上，是昆恩的臉，我知道有攝影機在那裡，所以它啟動時，我只要不讓它照到我的臉就行了。 丹斯瞪著站在門口的山姆。 你要記住，山姆說：我是唯一一個能消除檔案、確保沒有人看到它的人，不過，如果我們之間出了問題 丹斯退回強化結構的地下室。 好好享受這次的工作成果吧！山姆說：也好好享受我那一份，但這個盒子是我的。 藍道爾和艾利歐下樓走回這裡現在是怎麼回事？藍道爾問。 丹斯和山姆都不理會他。 把割玻璃的工具和那塊玻璃一起帶走。丹斯指著地上的工具說：還有，在丟掉那些東西之前都不要脫掉手套。 我們快來不及了，剩不到兩分鐘警報就會因為監視器失靈響起來。山姆看著丹斯。我還要去處理錄影機的伺服器。 OK, let's go!丹斯說：不過我想還是由你帶路吧！ 艾利歐和藍道爾輪流看著他們兩人，不了解到底是怎麼一回事。 你進門時臉被昆恩遮住，但出門時就遮不到了。丹斯拿槍指著山姆。別忘了我們的盒子。 山姆看看那把槍，以顫抖的雙手拿起盒子走出門。艾利歐和藍道爾跟在他身後。 你們兩個等一下，丹斯說：讓他先走。 山姆跨過不鏽鋼門的門檻。 山姆，我要你知道，我根本不在乎你的威脅。我只要從背後射你一槍，把你留在這裡揹黑鍋，讓你成為這個劫案的主謀，而我只是當場逮到你偷東西的警察，這樣就沒問題。丹斯揮著手槍，示意山姆往上走。 山姆走了十五階，停在最上層。 現在，丹斯用手槍指著他說：請轉身，面帶微笑。 山姆乖乖聽話，直視隱藏式攝影機，微笑著說。我們真是一對好搭檔，不是嗎？ 過了好一會兒，丹斯才明白山姆的微笑不是裝出來的，是真心的。但他才爬不到兩階，山姆就跨出樓梯頂端，碰地一聲關上三寸厚的鐵門，連地板也震動起來。磁鎖立刻啟動，把他們全鎖在裡面。 山姆跑向廚房餐具室，打開門，插進八角形鑰匙孔，推開隱藏門板，露出那間有空調的電腦室。伺服器有四個獨立硬碟，每個硬碟都有五百G的記憶體容量，足夠錄上五天份的監視錄影。 他把一條纜線插進電腦插槽裡，拿刀子割開另一頭，把去除絕緣體的纜線細絲直接塞進牆上的插座。它雖有防電磁干擾和防閃電的保險裝置，主電流和通訊纜線都有安全系統保護，但在一百一十伏特的電流湧進電腦纜線、直接引入電路板時，就沒辦法阻止它遭到破壞。 不到幾秒鐘，電腦就開始冒出火花，煙從主機裡冒出來。在系統燒掉後，他趁著尚未起火前拔掉插在牆上的纜線。他或許會被逮到偷東西，但他能找到正當的理由掩護自己。就另一方面來說，殺人放火不是他會幹的勾當。 他用自己的刀子弄開四個燒壞的硬碟放到紅木盒上，然後把它拿起來，闔上餐具室的隱藏式門板，越過廚房，衝出後門，跑到停車場。 Are you all right?asked Burnahart. 很成功。山姆看著這名年輕警察，努力掩飾自己的緊張。 Wow!布納哈特露出燦爛的笑容。真是超簡單。 山姆直接走向夏諾的車，發現駕駛座的門仍然開著，鑰匙也如他所期望的掛在啟動器上。他把盒子丟到乘客座。 嘿，布納哈特叫：丹斯已經決定好要把夏諾的車開到哪裡了嗎？ 山姆看到布納哈特靠在丹斯破舊的車上，尼克從後車窗注視他。 你得承認，夏諾對車子還滿有品味的。布納哈特走向山姆。 yes!山姆回答，在他鑽進駕駛座時，相當慶幸布納哈特並未拔走鑰匙。山姆檢查椅子底下和門上的袋子，最後終於在置物箱裡找到他想找的東西。他知道丹斯會帶兩把槍，也很高興他的搭檔夏諾有同樣的作風。置物箱裡也放了一把備用的九釐米手槍。 所以現在一切都結束了？布納哈特繼續朝這邊走來。 山姆轉動車鑰匙，引擎轟隆作響，彷彿剛從沉睡中醒來一般。他緊抓著手槍塞進腰帶，心中充滿安全感。山姆踩下油門，調到一檔，再踩離合器。引擎立刻發出巨大的聲響，四輪猛轉，車子開出了停車場。 對，一切都結束了。山姆自言自語。 丹斯衝上樓梯，以肩膀撞向三寸厚的防火鋼鐵門。他的身體撞到表面時，門不但動都沒動，連一點聲音都沒有。 婊娘養的。丹斯大罵，拿槍瞄準那道門。 Hello!Hello!藍道爾大叫：如果子彈彈回來的話你就死定了。 丹斯挫敗地顫抖著，他衝下樓梯，跑過金庫的門，一間一間瘋狂地尋找出口，穿過儲物室、會議室和漢尼寇那間優雅的辦公室，拚命地尋找緊急出口。 在他正要走出辦公室時，突然看到地上有一張捏成一團的紙。這裡是他見過最乾淨的地方，在這種地方竟然會出現一張垃圾，實在很不可思議。他把紙屑撿起來，迅速讀一遍後塞進口袋，再跑回前面。 要是我們啟動灑水系統不知道會怎麼樣，艾利歐拿出打火機。我打賭門一定會開，漢尼寇一定不會願意讓自己的員工在這裡被燒死。 把那東西拿開。丹斯指著散置在天花板各處的平面金屬圓盤。這是專門保護重要物品的哈隆系統。他們不會希望讓水灑到任何東西上。如果放火只會害我們悶死在這裡，而且還會把消防隊叫來，你這個笨蛋還有什麼聰明點子嗎？ 這個嘛，藍道爾說：這道門是磁鎖，有備用電池，我想就算切掉電源也沒有用。 謝謝你指出這麼明顯的事實，白痴。Dance said. ah!藍道爾似乎突然想到了什麼。 What's wrong?丹斯看到藍道爾眼中冒出希望的光芒。 我們只要關掉磁能、阻斷電流就好。他邊說邊走到展示櫃旁，從櫃子裡拿走那個小盒子衝向樓梯口，三步併兩步地跑過去。丹斯和艾利歐也緊跟在後。 他把小盒子固定在門上方靠近磁盤的地方，隨後，在沒有發出半點響聲的狀況之下，門打開了。 噴射客機停在跑道上等待起飛，行程已經延誤十五分鐘了。廣播只說會短暫延誤，並未說明原因。有人謠傳說因為機械故障才無法起飛，他們可能得換飛機。那些準備去度假、趕著回家、即將錯過會議或醫生會診的人失望地竊竊私語。但這些謠傳似乎不太可信，因為他們前面已經排了好幾架飛機等著升空，後面的隊伍也不斷加長。 茱莉亞雖想偷偷檢查手機是否有留言或簡訊，但又不想違背飛航規則，否則到時還得想辦法解釋。 各位先生女士，早安。我叫奇普．爾瑞奇。我是這趟飛往波士頓短程航班的機長。你們可能已經發現我們的行程有點延誤，但我向你們保證，絕不是因為機械故障或天候不佳使班機延誤，今天延誤的原因是一隻可愛的四腳動物，如果你坐在左側就會看到牠，或許還可以跟牠揮揮手。 茱莉亞和凱瑟琳從窗口看到一隻拉不拉多犬在跑道上跑來跑去，四個地勤人員在後面瘋狂追趕。 各位先生女士，我向您保證，這場追逐戰已經接近尾聲，因為有位技師正帶著一塊鮮美多汁的牛排過來，我們很快就可以上路。 茱莉亞對凱瑟琳微微一笑，兩人看了跑道最後一眼，便閉上眼睛等待飛機起飛。 尼克坐在丹斯車子後座，身旁躺著夏諾的屍體，沾滿鮮血的屍體綁著安全帶靠在車窗上，看起來像某種低級的惡作劇。尼克想掙脫手銬，但只要稍有動作布納哈特就會敲打車窗給他警告。那傢伙實在是個自以為是的笨蛋，完全不知道自己將會被他師父丟到橋下去。 在丹斯槍殺自己的表弟時，尼克感到無法置信。他眼中沒有一點感情，亦無半點猶豫。就算他沒親眼見過，尼克也知道，在丹斯殺害茱莉亞時必定是以同樣冷酷的眼神看著她。 突然間，丹斯從屋裡衝出來，像個瘋子般大吼。他跑到停車場時藍道爾和艾利歐也跟在他身後跑出來。他抓起布納哈特的衣領，把他抓去撞車子，然後扔到一旁，像隻暴怒的野獸般拉開車門、跳進駕駛座。 他啟動車子，猛踩油門，火速衝出華盛頓大宅的車道，開上楓樹街。車子轉彎時，尼克被離心力一推，緊靠上夏諾的屍體，丹斯左轉開上二十二號公路時他又被拋到另一邊。 尼克看到丹斯的太陽穴冒出一串汗珠，他拿起警用無線電。 嗨，是莉娜嗎？丹斯的聲音滿是虛假，臉上也露出假笑搭配他的騙術。 嗨，丹斯。一個被靜電干擾的聲音回答。 夏諾的無線電壞了，我又打不通他的手機，我們本來約好今天早上要見面，可是我沒有地址。 等一下，莉娜笑著說：他在六八四號公路上。 我真是愛死衛星導航了。 這東西是為了要在你們遇到麻煩時方便派人去支援，不是為了在你們忘記抄地址時用的。 他走哪個方向？ 往南喔，等一下，他剛下公路往機場去了。你們兩個要私奔去度浪漫週末啊？ 唉，糟糕，被妳發現了。丹斯隨意地撒謊。 Ha ha.She was joking.他正開往私人飛機航站。我得去辦正事了，還有，丹斯，下次要記得要把地址寫下來。 thanks!莉娜。 丹斯把車子油門催到極限，以超過一百一十英里的時速衝上六八四號公路，在往來車輛中蛇行。尼克在後座被拋來拋去，聽著警笛嗚嗚作響，車子急奔了兩英里來到州界，從出口下高速公路開往機場。丹斯在左轉後於雙向道進進出出，逆向行駛，彷彿全世界都會因他的到來而分道。 丹斯的手機響起，他接起手機。Hello? 警探，濃濃的阿爾巴尼亞腔從丹斯的聽筒傳出來，充滿了整輛車。那聲音讓尼克起雞皮疙瘩。 你一天到底要打幾次？丹斯大吼，但尼克聽得出來，丹斯憤怒的口氣裡帶著恐懼，並因強烈的恐懼而產生慌張。 我是個大方的人。那個外國腔調的聲音說：你現在還活著就應該偷笑，你已經延期過兩次，不能再延了。或許你該考慮拿身體的某一部分來付款。 我說過週五會給你。 對，我知道，阿爾巴尼亞人說：今天就是週五。 丹斯啪地一聲掛上電話，把手機塞進口袋。他氣瘋了，再次猛踩油門朝私人飛機航站疾駛而去。 山姆開進停了三十架飛機的開放跑道，這裡是噴射機的停機坪。他直接開向塞斯納噴射機，他哥哥保羅就站在飛機旁，於是他緊急煞車，氣呼呼地從車內跳出來。 What exactly is going on?山姆吼著。 這應該是我說的話才對，保羅搖著頭。我為你做了這麼多事，去年你也說了那麼多好聽話，我還以為你開始有點人性了。 你以為自己是上帝嗎？山姆雖然語帶嘲諷，但語氣卻痛苦萬分。 你老是想找架吵。 你知道這裡面的東西有多值錢嗎？山姆從前座拿出紅木盒。你知道有了這東西我們可以做什麼嗎？ 你為什麼要說我們？你的字典裡從來都沒有這個字眼。你老是想挑簡單又懶惰的路走，若事情不能如你意就怨天怨地。 你留了一張字條說：請仔細考慮你現在所做的事，你知道我會在哪裡等你。你是想害我還是想跟我分贓？山姆拿著盒子說。 我只是要你知道抓你有多容易。 你很清楚我做了什麼，你大可以打電話給警察 你果然做了。 你明知道我會拿走那東西，為什麼還把盒子留在那裡？你以為一張小字條就能改變我的心意嗎？ 山姆，保羅失望地看著弟弟。你以前從不曾做過這種事。現在把盒子給我，我來想辦法彌補。 What?Are you crazy?山姆大為光火。你不能從我這裡把東西拿走。 我們不用讓別人知道你有涉案，現在還有時間。 還有時間做什麼？山姆反駁：你以為你能抹去這一切嗎？你以為你可以掩飾搶劫的事嗎？你要叫其他人把所有的金銀和刀劍都放回去嗎？我不認為他們會樂意歸還那些鑽石。山姆大笑。你就是那種社會菁英，你一生都抱持著非黑即白的想法。但保羅，這世界是個亂七八糟的爛地方。你說得沒錯，我一輩子都認為這個世界虧欠我，我應該得到我想要的東西，是你教會我這個真理，所以我們得趁別人拿走之前先拿自己想要的東西。 突然間，不知從哪裡射來幾發子彈，在飛機和車子間彈來彈去。他們轉身看到丹斯朝這裡衝過來，他的警用九釐米手槍正瞄準山姆。 山姆和保羅彎身逃離火線，躲到飛機後方尋求掩護。改裝後的貨機低矮的腹部和寬厚的機身正好提供了完美的屏障。 把飛機的鑰匙給我。山姆蹲在地上喊。 What?你已經二十年沒開過飛機了。現在的飛機已經不單是機械器具和儀表板，甚至改成玻璃駕駛艙。這比你碰過的小型飛機和電腦複雜多了。 只要會控制上下左右就行。山姆掏出夏諾的備用手槍瞄準他哥哥。給我鑰匙。 你會害死自己的。保羅不理會他的槍。 maybe.山姆看看機首四周，丹斯在六十碼外，而且正不斷接近中。但我不想讓別人享有這個權力。山姆把槍抵著保羅的胸口，保羅眼中沒有懼怕，沒有慌亂或震驚，只有沉痛和失望。他以為能聽進一些道理的弟弟、他始終愛護的弟弟，竟然想殺他。 你想讓蘇珊成為寡婦嗎？山姆說：那你女兒呢？你願意拿一串鑰匙交換生命、好讓你能多陪她們二十年嗎？ 雖然保羅認為自己的判斷無誤，但他還是把手伸進口袋，拿出鑰匙交給弟弟。 山姆把盒子夾在腋下，檢查輪盤內的子彈，然後快步離開。塞斯納噴射機就在三十碼外，面朝出口，準備起飛。他使盡所有體力拔腿狂奔，吸了一輩子香菸的肺令他氣喘如牛。 丹斯已經追上大半的距離，子彈開始如鐘錶般每秒一發地射過來。 山姆使盡全力，深信自己一定能逃掉。他一定能逃出這座城鎮，逃離這名可怕的警察，只要升空之後他就自由了。打開紅木盒上的三道鎖可能得花點時間，可能要幾個月，不過他有保羅的基本架構圖。他深信自己一定能打開這個紅木盒，一旦打開之後 當子彈打中他身側時，他離飛機只有五碼遠，一股撕裂般的痛楚襲來，使他往前倒下。他的前額撞到黑色柏油跑道時，紅木盒從手中掉落，從飛機底下彈到另一頭。 丹斯看到腋下夾著紅木盒的山姆穿過空地、跑向站在一堆飛機旁的保羅時，他快氣炸了。他從車內奪門而出，瞬間拔出手槍，射向那個背叛他的人。 但他在盛怒之下竟把尼克獨自留在車內。 尼克的雙手被銬在身後，他迅速把膝蓋彎向胸膛，將上了手銬的手腕從後面往下壓，讓腿穿過兩臂之間，把雙手弄到前面來，還好游泳和健身的習慣讓他身體柔軟。他把戴著手銬的雙手伸向夏諾的屍體，他襯衫上濃稠的鮮血已經凝結，心跳大約在半小時前停止跳動，所以不再流血。尼克翻著夏諾的口袋，找到手銬鑰匙，插進手銬孔中，重獲自由。 他拿走夏諾這把澳洲製的葛洛克手槍，但彈匣不見了，槍膛是空的。他把夏諾的屍體翻過來，在他的腰帶上尋找子彈卻遍尋不著。布納哈特不是笨蛋，不會把尼克跟一個身上配有武器的屍體關在一起。 但尼克還是拿了手槍，以槍托敲打車窗玻璃，擊碎它。在把碎玻璃弄掉之後，再從窗口爬出去，打開前門，解開後車廂的鎖。 他跑到車後打開贓物袋，掀開毛巾，把一堆異國武器倒在後車廂。有長劍、短劍、馬刀和一把手槍。 他拿起那把某人丟進他車庫用以栽贓的精緻鑲金柯爾特手槍。他不需要測試也知道一定能用。如果他現在不阻止丹斯，之後丹斯就會拿這把手槍殺死茱莉亞。他轉動彈匣，打開它，把手伸進袋子最底下找到銀子彈。他抓了一把子彈，填滿彈匣的六個孔，把剩餘的放進口袋，闔上彈匣，關掉六連發的裝置。 尼克拚命衝過去，終於看到丹斯站在滿身是血的山姆旁邊。他看到丹斯把槍抵著山姆的腦後，擺出準備槍決他的姿態，他更加賣力地往前跑，並毫不猶豫地舉槍朝丹斯射了三發子彈，迫使丹斯在飛機和車子間尋找庇護。 尼克想辦法靠過去，在各個角落和飛機底下尋找丹斯的身影。他仔細檢查身後和兩旁，免得被偷襲。 他來到夏諾的車前，慢慢彎身檢查車底下，看到對面有一雙腳，有人蹲在那裡等待，完全沒察覺他的到來。尼克緩緩繞過車子來到車後，這時