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3:23

morning, and welcome to French Tuniu's. I'm

3:25

Jacques de Almonde. As reports keep

3:27

coming in, the world is still struggling

3:29

to find answers regarding

3:31

the extraordinary burst of mitigation

3:33

detected

3:33

Just be on the Earth atmosphere.

3:35

Shut off the television. The world's too crazy.

3:37

It's going to scale the baby. The baby

3:40

isn't due for another five months or

3:42

night. It can still hear what we're saying.

3:44

Then tell me, love me now.

3:48

That's easy. I love you.

3:51

I love you, Nathalie. I love you. I love

3:54

you.

3:56

Come on. Get off. You miss

3:58

your train.

3:58

No. It's cool. Victor's giving me a ride

4:01

to the reind

4:02

Victor. I just just

4:05

don't trust Victor. You

4:07

know how hard it is to find work today?

4:10

For anyone, but especially ex

4:12

cons. Not that he Victor's

4:14

the person who got me this job at

4:16

Vtech. A good job. Enough that

4:18

we can save for the baby.

4:19

Are you really sure you promised

4:22

me? I

4:24

promise. This is a

4:26

good job, Nathalie. Yeah. The

4:28

commute is terrible, but I don't

4:30

care if it helps our

4:30

family. And in two years, you'll be able

4:33

to apply for citizenship. You're

4:35

dreaming again Renee. It's so

4:37

hard for Albanians and friends right

4:39

now. There are so many people trying to

4:41

come across the board I'll never get

4:42

citizenship. No. I'm

4:44

telling you everything is going

4:46

to be fine.

4:47

That's easy for you to say, you're

4:50

French. Shit.

4:52

That's Victor. Actually, I

4:54

have to go. Come here. Come here.

4:56

What?

4:56

What? You know, I'm running late. Give

4:58

me your hand. What

4:59

do you? Oh, the

5:01

baby. She moved.

5:04

When did

5:04

just in the last few days, she was

5:07

kicking up a storm yesterday. Oh my

5:08

god. Can feel

5:09

her. Wanna let the Listela.

5:13

I got

5:15

to run. Oh, what time are you coming home?

5:17

Around six

5:19

PM. No. 7II promised

5:21

Victor how to help him with something.

5:23

Hurry home. My name is Euronext. I

5:26

love you. I love

5:28

you too.

5:36

Well, we missed the seven thirty AM.

5:39

It took too long saying Uruguay to your

5:41

young bride.

5:42

Well, maybe if you weren't driving like a turtle

5:44

after eating the Turkish sandwich, hey

5:46

so watch will take the seven forty

5:49

three who can still get to work

5:51

on time. No. No. No. There's a strike if

5:53

the sun is our station. Got an

5:55

alert on my phone this morning. It's slowing down the

5:57

whole

5:57

RER. Didn't you see it?

5:58

No. Oh, no. I I guess I didn't see

6:00

it. What happened.

6:02

Too busy trying for baby number

6:04

two? We know she has to have the first

6:06

baby before. Hey, shut

6:08

up. Don't talk about her that way.

6:10

She's now respectful. You talk

6:12

that way to your Trashig girlfriend?

6:16

Fashionfully. I

6:18

don't know what she's seizing

6:19

you, man. I was

6:21

just kidding. Don't forget who's trying to get

6:23

your wife moved up in the immigration queue. I'm

6:25

just trying to make sure I don't get marked

6:27

for coming in late again. You say I've

6:29

been a bad boy and might fire me if

6:31

I do it again. I think they're

6:34

actually serious about it. Oh. How

6:36

do they know you're late? They don't check my

6:38

tank cart in Baytec. Mhmm. Did they check

6:40

your carvat when you use the executive bathroom?

6:42

The elegance. So I'm

6:45

not an executive, Victor. I

6:47

compiled databases. It's practically

6:50

data in I don't work in the fancy executive

6:52

tower. You or nay. I have to clean out

6:54

medical waste and garbage bins in

6:56

the lab facility across campus. They

6:58

make me punch in every morning besides

7:01

this stupid drugs that the doctor

7:03

gave me for my anxiety and made me

7:04

sleepy. I actually missed the day of

7:07

work last month.

7:07

No. I'm so big. It's

7:09

terrible, man. Hey, before

7:12

when you mentioned Nathalie's immigration

7:14

status, I thought you said you couldn't

7:17

penetrate the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

7:19

I thought you said the crack was

7:22

too hard. It is, but

7:24

maybe I know someone who can help. Sasha?

7:27

No. Sasha's still in jail. No.

7:29

I've heard the rumors on a discord server

7:31

about an American hacker. He's here in Paris.

7:34

Good. Very good. You used to

7:36

work with sensor. Oh, now all those

7:38

guys are busted or dead.

7:40

Apparently, this guy got away. Disappeared

7:42

for a few years. Alright. Here he might be good

7:44

enough to in the crack. I'm

7:46

I'm starting a new life, Victor. I

7:48

don't want to do any of that stuff

7:50

anymore. So you want to go straight,

7:52

but you are also want to

7:54

get your wife's

7:55

citizenship. I'm right, I do.

7:57

Well, Renee. Sounds like

7:59

you have some serious choices

8:01

to me. Paris

8:15

France.

8:17

Close your eyes.

8:19

Foxtel. That's you. They are closed. I

8:25

hear a

8:25

door. Are you gonna

8:27

carry me across the threshold? Could

8:30

be romantic.

8:31

As usual, I don't know what you're talking about.

8:33

I

8:33

hear echoes. Are we in a cave?

8:36

Oh, the sad is our new apartment in a

8:38

French wine cave. Even better.

8:40

Open your ice creme again.

8:42

Oh my god.

8:44

Oh

8:44

my god. Listen. Wait.

8:47

This is our apartment. Mhmm.

8:49

This this is our

8:51

apartment. So what

8:51

do you think? Do you like it? Like

8:54

it. It's it's incredible. It's

8:57

it's like Mount Navy, ate a croissant.

8:59

It's it's just

9:00

stunning. I said you did such an amazing

9:02

job finding us a place to live. This place

9:04

is just unreal.

9:06

Welcome to Bongo. Lizette

9:09

and chlora can were newly reunited in the

9:11

city of lights, the city

9:14

of love. A student of YEA

9:16

inside an eighteenth century mezzanette

9:18

that was built to the baroque parameters of the

9:20

age. The casement windows stood almost ten

9:22

feet tall and open inwards to overlook

9:24

the stately buildings of the ninth Heron

9:26

Lisa

9:26

mill. Oh, wow. Look at this place.

9:29

Fifteen foot ceilings, a rod

9:31

iron balcony. It feels

9:34

like an apartment where you need to wear a white

9:36

powdered

9:36

wig.

9:36

Well, you could try coming your hair

9:39

once. Come on. I just cut off a red

9:41

eye.

9:41

Wow. Look at this foyer. It's incredible.

9:44

It's bigger than my apartment in San

9:46

Jose. I have to say, I

9:48

rather like myself. Come on.

9:50

Let me show you the other rooms. We have a

9:52

lot of boxes to impact. Where

9:55

are you? Wait,

9:56

Kirkland. Wait, Tommy.

9:59

Holy cow. Look at the bedroom. And

10:01

this bathtub, we could have

10:03

a party in it or a

10:05

naval battle. Oh, look at

10:06

this. Well,

10:08

I guess I'll bring all the luggage

10:10

inside. A

10:12

few hours later. And

10:15

look at these ceilings. And that's

10:17

chandelier. Wait.

10:19

Is this the salon? You mean

10:21

another room when you get your hair done?

10:23

Clorican, when you focus. You're like a

10:25

spastic grasshopper. We need to unpack

10:27

all these boxes.

10:28

Yeah.

10:29

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I'm coming, but, listen,

10:31

you have to tell me, how much does this

10:33

place cost? How can we afford it?

10:35

We had a pretty limited startup

10:37

budget. It's

10:38

not costing us anything. The

10:41

apartment belongs to an old friend of mine that

10:43

isn't using

10:43

it. And generously offered to

10:45

learn it to us on one condition.

10:48

Does this involve him having a

10:50

night of passion with

10:51

you? Maybe. Are you jealous,

10:53

Grogan? Maybe.

10:54

Well, no silly. We just have

10:57

to take care of the bonsai tree in the

10:59

foyer. Apparently, it's worth a

11:00

lot. Well, I say yes. Because

11:03

this place is amazing. Clark

11:05

had stopped in his tracks and stared deeply

11:07

at Lizette just before releasing a

11:09

hint of a

11:09

smile. A kneeling cross legged on

11:11

the floor with his eyes closed. Clorica,

11:15

why are you doing your cross legged

11:17

thing again? Come on. Help me with

11:19

these boxes. It's all your competed

11:21

gear and you shipped

11:21

over. I'm taking a moment. Well,

11:24

take it while you unzip those

11:26

power cords. Here.

11:28

Oh, I'm glad you found these. I can start

11:30

putting

11:30

together excalibur. What

11:31

the hell is excalibur? It's my

11:34

personal desktop computer rig. A custom

11:36

designed it for compiling speed

11:38

and to be the Fort Knox of data

11:40

storage. Hey, can you open those boxes in the

11:42

corner for me? Sure. Hey.

11:47

Why does all this stuff say property of

11:49

white egg?

11:50

Probably because I stole it. I thought

11:51

Steinger was my job. And I

11:54

thought you were done with Way Day.

11:55

Well, I never exactly told them I

11:57

was leaving.

11:58

What? You're joking. You never

12:00

quit. Not formally.

12:03

Clarica.

12:04

Look, they were never going to let me leave,

12:06

Lisette. Bailing fast and

12:08

skipping the country was the only way

12:10

out. If I had asked them to quit, it

12:12

would have frozen my accounts and probably taken my

12:14

passport. Here. Can you

12:16

open that box? I think the motherboard is

12:18

in there.

12:20

Do you always use a butterfly knife to open

12:23

boxes? I use

12:23

it for other things too. Of

12:25

course you do.

12:26

Clarican, aren't they going to look for

12:28

you? You

12:28

said,

12:29

you know, way too much about what white egg is

12:31

up to. Is this the box

12:33

with the multitudes? Yeah. Bring that

12:35

over. See

12:40

if I can boot up this CPU I put

12:43

together.

12:43

So you don't think White egg

12:45

is looking for you. I'm

12:46

betting not. Graphics

12:48

card. Yep. And why is

12:50

that? A

12:51

whole sand sword incident back when I was

12:53

a teenager in Sunnyvale. I

12:55

should never have gotten dragged into it.

12:57

Most of the hacking we did was just low

12:59

level cracks, some website

13:01

defacements, and some watering hole

13:03

attacks, just for fun

13:05

and practice really.

13:06

So what happened? It will. One day

13:08

our group put together a high dev team for

13:10

a really hairy embedded children malware attack

13:13

on some DOD servers. Can

13:15

you grab those adapters on the chair? Sure.

13:17

Here's the adapters. Show the crack

13:19

went south and we all got torched and

13:22

busted by the f b. My

13:23

god, Clark, and that's terrible. But

13:26

what does any of this have to do with

13:28

white egg? I'll show

13:28

you. Throw me

13:29

that extra long power cord over there. Yep.

13:33

Thanks. Okay. Moment

13:35

of

13:35

truth. Let's boot this up.

13:39

Okay.

13:39

Come on. Come

13:42

on. Yes. What? What are you

13:44

showing me? Come here. Look

13:44

at this. See that file. It's an icon

13:47

of a skull and crow's bones. It's

13:48

the encrypted file I accidentally downloaded

13:51

when we hacked the DOD. Oh,

13:53

here. Take a look.

13:55

Oh my god. Is this what I think it is?

13:57

This is what is going to keep us

13:59

safe from White egg. Or put a

14:01

target on your back. Where did

14:03

you get this? When SandSore did the

14:05

Department of Defense hack. I ran a

14:07

slipworm program to trick the servers

14:09

into copying themselves to

14:11

excalibur. Locking it into an

14:13

encrypted vault. No one could get it

14:15

except me.

14:16

What happened after the feds grabbed you and

14:18

the sensor team? Doctor Jeffrey Jacobs.

14:21

Some high level guy from Waidec came

14:23

in and told me that I would have to make a

14:25

choice that would affect the rest of my life.

14:27

They knew I had this file buying

14:29

White egg to a secret government program

14:31

to use AI to spy on US

14:34

citizens, so they gave me a

14:36

choice. Join White egg and have my

14:38

identity scrubbed

14:39

or they give me back to the feds

14:41

and I spend the next twenty years in jail.

14:43

So that's why you joined Waidegg.

14:45

What did it happen to Sensiall I never

14:47

heard from them again. Most of the guys

14:49

are still in jail. But actually,

14:51

I think one of the old crew is living in

14:53

Paris. Arty Kim,

14:55

codename Raptor. The feds never caught him.

14:57

Rumor has it, he's living in a

14:58

firehouse. That's

14:59

strange. No. He was always

15:01

one of those people who could disappear when he

15:03

wants too,

15:03

but I think

15:04

I know how to find him. What

15:05

about White egg? Are they going to come

15:08

after you? Not sure. I bet

15:10

they'll know I'm in Paris soon enough The

15:12

question is if I'm really worth the

15:14

extradition effort. Well, I

15:17

think it was the effort.

15:29

Later that day at the Veta campus in

15:31

Paris. Welcome

15:32

to VetaTech where we

15:34

use the promise of the future.

15:37

To create it. What

15:41

are you doing in the lobby? I thought we

15:43

are meeting at Pier's Cafe. You

15:45

said you needed my help boy something? Yeah.

15:47

Yeah. Maybe we can talk about it upstairs

15:49

in your office. Oh. You know I

15:51

don't have an office, Victor. I

15:54

share a cubicle with a flat unit American

15:56

who eats sunflower seeds all day

15:57

long. Come on. Let's go to

16:00

beers and get a glass of wine.

16:02

The help I need Renee is

16:04

upstairs. See in your office

16:06

building? What are you talking

16:07

about? Upstairs. The elevator bank

16:10

behind you. What do you mean?

16:12

Are you serious? You know,

16:14

I work in a secure area. I could lose

16:16

my

16:16

job, Victor. I can't bring any

16:19

people to my

16:19

floor. You know that? Well,

16:21

maybe not your floor, but you can

16:23

get me into the elevator bank and we can

16:25

make a quick stop on another floor

16:28

where Are you crazy?

16:29

They'll fire me. They'll fire both of

16:31

us. Those are restricted areas. I

16:33

thought you were done with this, Victor.

16:35

No more hacking. I need five

16:38

minutes. That's all. Not what you think

16:40

Renee. I'm trying to keep my

16:42

job, not lose it. You can take me inside

16:44

as your

16:44

guest, your employee pass can get us onto the

16:46

elevator and any floor in the building?

16:48

No way. No way. I'm helping you.

16:50

This is illegal. I'm not

16:52

going back to prison. No. No

16:54

Renee. Listen. No. You listen. It's

16:57

over, Victor. I'm starting a

16:59

family

16:59

now. I'm done with all this. Look,

17:02

I wouldn't ask, but I work in a different

17:04

building. I can't get clean access to

17:06

the servers without without what?

17:08

Me jeopardizing my job. And who

17:10

cut you this job? Who covered up

17:12

your police file so you could get a job

17:14

this good at a big pharmaceutical

17:16

company? Nice corporate gig.

17:19

How much you're making weren't there?

17:19

Enough to not jeopardize my family.

17:21

My job is What

17:22

about my job? How about helping

17:25

me for once? I told you.

17:27

I was late too many times. It's the

17:29

stupid meds. I just need to change

17:31

the time stamps on my personnel record before

17:33

my monthly review. I'm not

17:36

contracting. I swear. This is just for

17:38

me. Just to save my

17:40

job. Please, Renee. I

17:42

helped you when you came out

17:45

prison. Come

17:46

on, Victor. This

17:48

isn't fair, man.

17:50

You

17:50

you know that I can't. You know

17:52

what's not fair. The authorities learning that your wife

17:54

is human legally. It would be

17:56

a shame if your wife got deported,

17:58

right, before the baby is born. Stop

18:01

it. Nathalie will pass her citizenship

18:02

test and be French and so

18:04

will the baby? Maybe she will.

18:07

Maybe she won't. But,

18:09

Rene, I promise you. Promise you

18:12

that if you help me, I know someone that

18:14

can make it a certainty. Please,

18:17

I'm asking is that you help me

18:19

keep my job. Five

18:21

minutes. Just get me up and down that elevator.

18:23

That's it. If I lose my job as a

18:25

janitor with a record like mine, where do

18:27

I go from here? Please

18:29

Renee. Renee stared at

18:31

Victor and saw the tired

18:33

desperation on his face.

18:34

Fine. This last time,

18:38

Victor. But we wait. We let

18:40

the building empty out for the

18:42

evening. I'll tell Natalie, I'm

18:44

not coming home for dinner. No.

18:53

No, Halo Quinn. I'm

18:56

fine. Yes. We

18:58

are fine. No. I don't need

19:00

any help. What?

19:03

That's a very inappropriate question. And no,

19:05

I don't need anything, especially

19:07

not that. Yes.

19:10

Yes. I appreciate you calling

19:14

Yes. Yes.

19:16

Look, I have to go. I'm serious.

19:18

I have to go. Yes.

19:20

I'll call you later. Okay?

19:23

Goodbye. I'm going. I

19:25

told you I'm gonna go. Bye

19:27

bye.

19:27

Mhmm. You too. Bye. Bye

19:30

now. Bye.

19:31

Look, I know

19:34

Harley Quinn drives you crazy, but

19:36

it's nice that he called you.

19:38

It's not the same.

19:40

I've wanted to get out of Harlequin's

19:43

shadow. I'm tired of him always telling me what

19:45

to do. He's not my

19:46

father. What not my real father But

19:48

he's been treating me like I was ten years old

19:51

since since you were

19:52

ten years old. Exactly. We lived here

19:54

in Paris for a few years after he adopted

19:57

me. But it was always my city more than

19:58

his. Wow. He's not here

20:01

anymore. And it's just you and me

20:03

this time. Mhmm. And I think I'm

20:05

gonna really like your city, Lisette.

20:11

Oh, no.

20:12

Just don't say that.

20:15

So tired of hearing Americans say that.

20:17

Come on. We still have more unpacking

20:19

to do. And we can't

20:21

start a company on Christmas, which

20:24

you try.

20:26

No, Clark. And seriously, we have to get

20:29

the last box of them packed. Hey.

20:31

Are we doing this?

20:32

Mhmm. I mean, how are you really

20:35

doing this? I'm

20:36

right. We are. I know we can do this.

20:38

Will be the best cybersecurity firm in

20:41

Europe, assuming we can find some

20:43

clients. Of course, we will. With

20:45

you behind the keyboard and me in the field,

20:47

who wouldn't want to hire us? You know

20:49

what these calls

20:49

for? What's that? Some fresh

20:52

bread and cheese and

20:54

Champagne. I

20:54

say, hell, yes. I said, oh, wait.

20:58

Elwe. Real bread

21:00

from Brie. At

21:02

least French flour, no

21:04

yeast bake this

21:05

morning. Is the

21:07

best in Europe. It's one of the things I miss

21:09

most about my

21:10

city. Well, let's break it out. Should

21:12

I No. No. Jack left the cup

21:14

was empty because I didn't know what they would be arriving. Can you

21:17

run downstairs and pick up some? I think there's a

21:19

place on

21:19

Regagile. I need stay here

21:22

just in case the electrician shows

21:23

up? I could stay and you could

21:25

go if you want, walk in that

21:27

bakery, get that fresh bread smell. It's

21:29

a very generous offer but you

21:32

don't speak French and the electrician. I might

21:34

be over there.

21:35

Good point. Good point. But I'm gonna

21:37

work on that. So Okay. Bread

21:39

and champagne. I can do

21:40

that. So just go outside

21:43

and turn left to And

21:44

Claire can try to get a panda companion in his

21:47

cell. Are there champagne?

21:49

No. The bread's mochida pang. Got

21:52

it. Okay. This is

21:54

gonna be fun. Definitely fun.

22:06

BARRIS. Laura can down the of the

22:09

Mesonet taking a brief moment to

22:11

appreciate the warm September

22:13

and the build he smiled, feeling the

22:15

gentle heat on the back of his neck. Must be two hundred if you

22:17

close his eyes, you imagine he might smell

22:19

the scent of cut

22:19

flowers. Fresh bread

22:22

and perfume. A

22:23

museum The light poured to the Honey Locker's

22:25

trees that signed the cobblestone Boulevard, forcing

22:28

chloricant to unfold his sunglasses,

22:30

after checking the GPS on his phone,

22:32

he headed north towards the eighteenth

22:34

aroundissimo.

22:34

Maybe if I may happen next. It

22:36

will be good. What's where you're going? Sorry.

22:41

Sorry. Sorry.

22:44

Sorry. I'm new in town. These bike

22:47

lanes, man. Dog.

23:08

Turkey and good field of vivacious energy

23:11

of the city of Paris, the

23:13

city of artists, lovers,

23:15

and thinkers for centuries. He

23:17

worked for another twenty minutes along

23:19

the tight sidewalk across admiring the zinc

23:21

plant buildings and tiny stores.

23:24

Wow. As well as the fashion of the

23:26

passive creative. It's just a lot better a

23:28

faded wooden sign that said

23:30

Boulangerie called Clarkin's eyes.

23:31

I set

23:31

the store in the same paper, Moshe baguette,

23:34

hung below the awning, and three black

23:36

metal tables sat outside the door.

23:38

As Clarican approached, a

23:40

full palette of pastel colors

23:42

erupted under small sign in the case

23:44

that red, you would have Macau, pale

23:48

pink, lavender, stone

23:50

gray, and Robin egg blue created a

23:52

prison of technique color that

23:54

affected a gravitational pull on

23:55

hurricane. I wonder what

23:56

flavor that one. He approached the door and could

23:59

hear he did cover Hello?

24:28

English. Just one second. Yes.

24:33

How can I help you? So,

24:34

hey, Oh,

24:36

yeah. What kind of bread do you guys have here?

24:39

We have French bread. Read the

24:41

sign.

24:41

Yeah.

24:41

The sign is in French. Because this

24:43

is France. Yeah. Yeah.

24:45

III get that. I

24:47

guess I'll start with one of those croissants.

24:49

Hey, what was that guy's problem? Oh, he's in a

24:52

rush. Everyone is in

24:54

a rush. This day no time. Always a screen

24:56

to look at just

24:57

sad. Yeah.

24:58

But that's

24:59

no reason to get so upset. It's

25:01

this new register and this

25:04

tipping touchscreen. I just can't

25:06

seem to get it to work. You know, I'm

25:08

not terrible with computers. I'd

25:10

be happy. They're

25:12

ready. I excuse me a moment.

25:15

Oh, wow. That that smell

25:17

your shot smells amazing.

25:19

It's like firewood toast and a

25:21

little vanilla and cinnamon. It's

25:22

the chorizo bun. It just

25:25

came out of the oven. Yeah.

25:27

Try one.

25:28

Wow. You know?

25:30

You have a very good nose.

25:32

Thanks. When

25:33

I was going at my uncle who

25:35

was a chef would bring over

25:37

these amazing dishes to our house. He

25:40

used to say that to really

25:42

appreciate food, you had to slow

25:44

down to taste it

25:45

deeply. A wise man, your uncle.

25:48

One cannot think well, love well,

25:50

or sleep well if one has

25:52

not dined well.

25:53

Gertrude Stein. Virgina

25:55

Wolf. But it's nice to see you have

25:57

a gomond party. Well, like

25:59

I said, it was mostly my uncle.

26:01

How about you? Is your family all

26:04

bakers?

26:04

No. No. Just my husband and nine.

26:06

Sounds

26:06

like a family business. I wish it

26:08

still of words. I have a

26:11

son, Pierre. But he doesn't love

26:13

baking. He's only

26:15

interested in flirting with female

26:17

customers.

26:18

I see. Sorry

26:19

to hear that. Pierre is trying to

26:22

help me deliver more bread to the

26:24

other neighborhoods, but it takes me away

26:26

from the store too

26:27

long. I don't want to chase my customer

26:30

all over Paris. There are

26:31

actually some really good apps now that could make

26:33

it pretty easy for people to order bread

26:36

for me. Why would they do

26:38

that? There was the mouth

26:40

watering smell of a bakery, that

26:42

sense of walking in and knowing

26:44

that everything was baked by hand.

26:46

You lose all of that when

26:48

your bread just show up in

26:51

a

26:51

van. Here. Try this. Mhmm.

26:53

Mhmm. Mhmm.

26:54

I don't think I

26:56

see what you mean. I taste

26:58

what you mean. I think you

27:00

already know more about bread than my

27:03

son. So you think you

27:05

can fix this orange

27:06

touchscreen? I can't make any sales.

27:09

Sure.

27:10

I can take a look.

27:10

You know, a

27:11

lot of these new point of sale systems don't play

27:13

well with legacy hardware. Do you mind if

27:15

By all means?

27:17

Thanks. I

27:18

Well, let's take a look here. No.

27:20

That's okay. Sometimes if

27:23

you have bluetooth on it can pick up

27:25

and pair with other devices. So

27:27

oh, I see. Yeah. I I

27:29

think I see the problem. You need to

27:31

do a software update so that

27:34

well, here. I I can

27:36

show you. See see this little icon? I can

27:38

barely see it without

27:40

my glasses. Well, this just means that

27:42

the latest and greatest software was released

27:45

so your touch screen might work a little

27:46

better. There. Try it again.

27:49

Hey,

27:49

it's not frozen. You

27:52

think did. Thank you, my friend. I'm glad

27:54

to be

27:54

a help. Well, I'm

27:55

very appreciative. So

27:58

then, what kind of breed are you looking for,

28:00

Moshana? No. Well,

28:02

my girlfriend sent me to get some bread,

28:04

bread in champagne actually.

28:06

And I think she

28:07

said, when was

28:10

it? Maybe some faecally

28:12

or facsimile?

28:14

Feasel. It's like if I get

28:17

your girlfriend she's French. Yes? Oh,

28:19

yeah.

28:19

Very good. Then you must also bring

28:21

her this. A whole wheat latte and

28:23

a box of account. From a

28:26

recipe, my husband brought from

28:28

me. Remember, hell half, not

28:30

free, like a woman's

28:31

dad? Certainly sounds like you've met

28:34

my girlfriend. Yeah.

28:35

These look great. I'll I'll

28:37

take all of them. Yeah. How much do you want?

28:39

No. No. Small

28:42

gift. For helping keep my little business

28:44

running. Now I have a little

28:47

taxi board.

28:47

Whoo. Oh, no. No. No. No. No. I

28:50

couldn't. Please.

28:50

No. No. No. I insist.

28:52

Well, thank you. Mersi,

28:55

I I really appreciate it. Missus

28:58

And you are? Claire can.

29:01

Just

29:01

There we

29:02

go. Well, Moshe Clari can or

29:04

salty. I hope I get to see you

29:06

again.

29:06

Well, if this bread tastes as good as your store

29:09

smells, I think you'll be seeing a lot more

29:11

of us. I hope so. And

29:13

if you buy Champagne, go to mister

29:15

Jean Gucci shop on Henri Beachel.

29:17

Ask him for his recommendation for a

29:19

good

29:19

demo.

29:20

I'll do that. Thank you for the tip and for

29:22

the bread. I'll bring my girlfriend in next time.

29:24

I hope so, mister Currie can.

29:28

Yes. Thank you. See you soon

29:30

in our what? Oh,

29:33

clear again. You forgot something.

29:37

Your adult

29:44

turnover.

29:52

Later that night at

29:53

the Vaytec headquarters. We

29:56

hear. What's on this floor, Victor? They

29:58

have these servers that cover all the major

30:00

departments at Vintech, including

30:02

human

30:02

resources. Five minutes, Victor. Then

30:05

I'm leaving. in three. You

30:07

know, they have cameras everywhere, especially

30:09

around the

30:09

servers. That's why I have this. What the

30:12

hell is that? Looks like a rubber

30:14

frog with two cigarettes sticking out of

30:16

his ass. Custom hardware. Scrambles

30:18

the camera

30:18

videos. Doesn't cut the feed, which would

30:21

trigger alarms. It's just

30:23

creates a lot of static. That's a

30:25

nice piece of kit. What else does he do? He

30:27

ties other tricks. How do you miss

30:29

it? I

30:29

didn't. What? Well then, couldn't it?

30:32

Just Stay here

30:32

by the elevator. I'll be back in under five

30:34

minutes. Keep the elevator ready and will be out of

30:36

here in no time. Victor turned towards the first

30:39

keypadlock door at

30:39

the end of the corridor.

30:41

It. What? This is for your job.

30:43

Right here? Yesterday, this

30:45

is for my

30:46

job, I promise. I

30:50

promise. Victor ran to the door and knelt on

30:52

one knee. He removed a

30:54

jewelers screwdriver from his backpack along

30:56

with a laptop with two wire leads hanging

30:58

from it.

30:58

Let's get you acquainted with my little friend. A

31:00

few more seconds. There,

31:05

voila, I mean, rats.

31:07

It must be one of the biolabs.

31:09

There's a terminal. Victor

31:12

sprinkled to a terminal at the far end of the room at

31:14

my sweet little server get to you to meet

31:16

your new boyfriend and paste the strange device on the table

31:18

design. First, bypass your login

31:20

clips. Now, let's

31:22

get access to terminal line and

31:25

misterfaces as his fingertips raced across the

31:27

keyboard. Rose of code scrolled

31:29

rapidly across the screen as Victor's eyes

31:31

scanned urgently for the various specific very hidden

31:33

barrier protected piece of

31:35

information he was searching

31:36

for. Yeah.

31:37

Oh my god. It's incredible will

31:39

my god. They actually did it. The location

31:41

is on the campus. If I can grab

31:43

it, if I can bring it to her then.

31:45

The lunch.

31:48

Renee. Renee get the elevator. We got

31:50

to move. We got to get out of here. Come on. Come

31:53

on.

31:53

What the hell do you do there? These alarms

31:55

going off all over there at a higher building.

31:57

Shut up. I'm good to get out of

31:59

here now. Alright. Come on. Get in

32:01

the elevator. A damage picture. What

32:03

did you do? This wasn't supposed to happen. Your arms

32:06

were supposed to be handled. Oh my god. Oh my

32:08

god. They're going to find us. They're going to put

32:10

us in jail again. Oh my

32:12

god. Look. Sorry. You got

32:14

to get out of the

32:15

building. Damn it. What did you do,

32:18

Victor?

32:18

What did you you I didn't steal anything. Quick.

32:20

Hit the service level. Take the elevator to

32:22

the basement. Come on. Damn

32:25

it. The button's

32:26

phone. Working your ID card.

32:28

I am using my IDU idiot.

32:30

The damn doors won't close.

32:32

We're losing time, but you try to steal

32:35

Victor. Chip, a computer

32:35

chip. Kind of chip that changes everything. What the

32:38

hell are you talking about? You're talking

32:40

understand the

32:40

snap. It's so far better. I

32:42

never should have brushed did you. I

32:44

never Those

32:45

are losing.

32:46

Elevation. I'm going down. You did it

32:49

yesterday. Get this to the underground level.

32:51

I can get this out from there.

32:53

Good day. Did you hit the basement

32:54

level? Relay. We we're going

32:57

down too fast. Something is wrong.

32:59

Relay. I The

33:08

elevator shook

33:08

to a halt as the red emerge

33:10

sealight activated bathing the elevator

33:12

in Crimson. The doors were peeled back,

33:15

revealing a bold man in a well

33:17

tailored suit. He stood

33:19

five ten a little stocky and well built without appearing

33:21

fixate.

33:21

No. Seriously, he only wore one glove.

33:23

I think you got off on

33:25

the wrong floor, my friends. It's

33:28

him. this? No. Zoom mail doc.

33:31

The sidebar. The sidebar. What

33:33

the hell are you talking

33:34

about? This is the end.

33:37

Peeking eyes will always tell

33:39

lies. The man removed

33:40

his left glove to reveal a gleaming

33:43

silver hair. His

33:46

head,

33:46

it's metal. Miradox

33:49

swifter left into the elevator tab and

33:51

viciously connects Renee's

33:52

enough. Let him go. Let him go your

33:55

freak. Your friend can

33:57

leave. If you give me back

33:59

what you

33:59

stole, I didn't steal anything. Let

34:01

him go. As Jewish. Hurdown.

34:05

Flex his left by Sam, shooting a

34:07

dull gray blade out of

34:10

his forearm.

34:11

No. Two thieves

34:15

lie dead from

34:17

miss

34:17

Belifs. Pastor to freak

34:20

guard. Kill him. The man move

34:21

towards Victor to block his escape

34:24

through the elevator doors. Not

34:26

yet

34:26

Victor. Uh-uh.

34:28

The chip.

34:29

Give me

34:29

the chip you stole from us. They

34:32

told you I don't have it

34:34

crazy. Victor threw his fist at

34:36

Murdoch's face, but the man absorbed the blow

34:38

easily, entering with a sharp

34:39

jab. You buffered. We

34:41

dotted our red to live with

34:43

stolen cheese. Miradoc launched

34:44

to drive the blade into Victor's stomach, but

34:47

Victor twisted left just in time

34:49

for Miradoc's arm to passed

34:52

by. Driving instead into the wall and the

34:54

elevator cab, immobilizing the

34:56

blade into a tangle of metal.

34:58

Victor spun behind him and fired a

35:00

desperate kick to characterization,

35:02

causing him to inhale sharply in peace.

35:04

Oh, hello.

35:07

And killed. Peace. And as

35:09

Miradoc turned, miss face red

35:11

a genuine surprise as Victor stood outside

35:13

the elevator door. Oh, the hell.

35:15

He held a black device with two

35:17

antennas. You're

35:19

damn frick. Victor pressed the for

35:21

levels. Closing elevator.

35:22

And watch the elevator

35:25

door slam shut. Victor

35:29

swiped his hand across his trench face as he

35:32

picked up his backpack and sprinted down the

35:34

hallway of the VTech executive

35:35

tower, principally trying to find the most

35:37

expeditious run of his thing. Damn

35:40

it. Damn it. Damn it.

35:42

I got to get out of here.

35:45

I got to to move

35:47

on, God. Oh my God. My God. Oh my God. No.

36:00

No. No. No. She's gonna kill me.

36:02

She's gonna kill me. I knew.

36:06

No.

36:07

Yes? Do you

36:10

have it? No.

36:13

No. I wasn't able to get it.

36:15

We have an agreement. Yes.

36:18

I know we did, but there were

36:21

complications. That's disappointing. But I I know where it is now. I

36:23

located it and and I saw the reports it's

36:26

true. They did it.

36:28

They created a successful

36:30

prototype, and I can find it.

36:32

Then

36:32

why don't you have it? I I

36:34

could burn. I I just need more

36:36

time. You

36:37

don't have time. Neither this

36:40

Look, I I can't go back to Baytec.

36:42

They'll spot me. I don't have the cover

36:44

of my job anymore. And

36:46

my my friend that I

36:48

set up. You should have seen

36:50

what they did to

36:51

him. My ear excuses. No.

36:52

No. It's just the facial

36:55

recognition software will pick me up as soon

36:57

as I walk into the lobby. I can't get

36:59

access to the Baytec campus

37:00

anymore. I won't be

37:02

able to meet our deadline.

37:04

It will be just please. No. No.

37:06

Please. I can fix this. I

37:08

can still get the chip. I think

37:10

I know someone else who can steal

37:13

it for us. Whether they want

37:15

to or not.

37:29

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