October 5, 2005
Week 23 - Impossible Dreams 8
Episode 3
Lamont runs in the other direction and Powell follows him.
"We cannot allow ourselves to be caught by Captain Camouflage's henchmen!" Lamont says. "We must remain at liberty in order to prevent the other two components of the Illusion Ray Satellite from launching."
"Okay... right..." Powell pants. "We have to try to, uh... make it to that door..."
They continue forward, but after a few moments the guards catch up with them. One of them rests his hand on Powell's shoulder and Powell stops. The other grabs for Lamont. Lamont tries to pull away, but the guard quickly wraps his arm around the old man's chest. Lamont struggles, but cannot break free.
"Don't you two know Halloween is over?" the first guard asks Powell.
"Um... why are you bothering us?" Powell says. "We... we didn't do anything wrong."
"I saw you harassing that customer by the elevator," the guard says. "Just come along and we'll give the police a call. Let them decide what to do with you."
"Tell your friend here to stop struggling," the second guard says. "Old guy's gonna give himself a heart attack."
"Once I break free you'll feel the wrath of my Coyote Claw!" Lamont yells.
"Ok, sure." The first guard pulls a walkie-talkie from his belt. "I'll call dispatch."
Powell takes out his wallet. "Um... Maybe... maybe we can come to some sort of an agreement," he says.
The guards look at each other. "We're listening," the first one says, lowering the walkie-talkie.
"Um... how about... a hundred bucks?" Powell asks.
"Kid's trying to bribe us!" the first guard says. "That's, like, compounding the charges against him."
"Oh... uh... ok... what about two hundred? That's a hundred each, that's all I've got." Powell pulls out a row of twenties and counts them.
The first guard looks at his partner, who nods. Then he takes the money. "Oh no," he says quietly, "they're getting away..."
The second guard releases his grip on Lamont.
Powell and Lamont run toward the
exit.