STORY OF THE PAINTINGS THAN WE WERE BEING TOLD. SAID I SHOULD LOOK UP THIS GUY, SEFCHEK. YOU TRIED TRACING THE CALL? 'COURSE. WELL, HE MUST HAVE KNOWN BEFOREHAND BECAUSE HE KEPT BOUNCING THE SIGNAL ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WELL, SOUNDS LIKE THIS GUY'S KINDA GOT YOU FREAKED OUT. WELL, I... I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK. I MEAN, HE SAID HE WAS A FRIEND. HE SPOKE LIKE HE KNEW ME. DON'T WORRY. NEXT TIME THIS GUY CALLS WE'LL BE THE ONES MESSING WITH HIS HEAD. THAT COULD BE YOU. WHAT? YOU WERE EXPECTING ME? I KNEW YOU COULDN'T STAY AWAY. OH. SO, YOU LIKE IT? YEAH. WHO'S THE ARTIST? ME. IT'S AN EARLY PIECE, BUT IT LACKS IN COURAGE. IT'S FUNNY, I NEVER TOOK YOU TO BE THE MODEST TYPE. ONLY WHEN IT COMES TO... MY ART. LET'S JUST KEEP THIS BUSINESS. I'M LISTENING. YOU HAVE ONE PAINTING. I HAVE ONE. THIRD ONE'S STILL UP FOR GRABS. AND YOUR POINT IS? DOESN'T TAKE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO REALIZE THE REAL DEAL HERE, IS BY DELIVERING UP THE COMPLETE SET. YEAH, WELL, MY BUYER IS WILLING TO PAY NORTH OF... FIVE MILLION. I WANT IN. [SNIFFS] AND JUST... WHY WOULD I DO THAT? BECAUSE YOU'LL NEVER GET YOUR HANDS ON THE COMPLETE SET WITHOUT ME. LET'S DO IT. GOOD. OH - BUT FIRST - I WANT TO SEE YOUR PAINTING. JUST TO VERIFY IT. OKAY. YOU SHOW ME YOURS, I'LL SHOW YOU MINE. [ALARM] BRENNAN! COME HERE. IT'S HIM. HELLO, SHALIMAR. WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THE LEAD I GAVE YOU? HE'S THE CHEMICAL ENGINEER SPECIALISING IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. EXACTLY. AND THE PAINTING? WHAT DID YOU GET FROM THE SCANS? WELL, WE'RE NOT SURE YET. THE PAINTINGS ARE THE KEY TO THE WHOLE PUZZLE. IT'S IMPERATIVE WE FIND OUT WHAT THEY'RE HIDING. LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU JUST TELL ME WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT? WHY DON'T YOU ASK BRENNAN? I'M SURE HE'S FULL OF BRIGHT IDEAS. WHAT THE HELL? HE'S IN OUR SYSTEM. WHAT'D HE GET? HE'S TRYING TO ACCESS THE SCAN OF THE PAINTING. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH OF THE FILE HE WAS ABLE TO DOWNLOAD. HOW THE HELL DID HE GET INTO OUR SYSTEM IN THE FIRST PLACE? HOW DOES HE KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT US? DAMMIT. TELL ME THAT WE ARE NOT JUST GOING TO HAND THIS PAINTING OVER TO HIM. [SIGHS] IT'LL NEVER LEAVE MY SIGHT, OKAY? AND ONCE I GET IN THERE, I CAN GET A LOOK AT HIS PAINTING. THAT WAY, I CAN GET INFORMATION FROM BOTH. YEAH, BUT ONCE HE GETS HIS HANDS ON OUR PAINTING, HE'S NOT GOING TO NEED YOU ANYMORE. I TOLD YOU I CAN HANDLE THIS. I HEARD YOU. LOOK, I'M COMING ALONG THIS TIME. NO ARGUMENTS. [PLAYBACK] THE PAINTINGS ARE THE KEY TO THE WHOLE PUZZLE. NOW REMOVE THE VOCAL PATTERN. SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN HEAR. [BACKGROUND NOISE] WHAT IS THAT? SOUNDS LIKE THE CALL CAME FROM A RESTAURANT. YOU NARROW IT DOWN A LITTLE FURTHER? TRYING. [VOICE] CHINA KITCHEN, PLEASE HOLD. NICE. SOUNDS LIKE OUR SECRET ADMIRER HAS A PENCHANT FOR CHINESE FOOD. YOU IN THE MOOD FOR TAKEOUT? NOT THE KIND OF PARTY I HAD IN MIND. THIS IS JESSE. HE'S MY BACKUP. COME WITH ME. I HAVE A DIGITAL SCANNER IN THE BACK. WE COULD VERIFY MY PAINTING FIRST. IF YOU LIKE. HERE WE GO. BE MY GUEST. NOW YOUR TURN. SO IT'S TRUE. WHAT WE HAVE REPRESENTS TWO-THIRDS OF THE PUZZLE. SO WHEN DO WE MOVE ON THE LAST PAINTING? "WE" DON'T MOVE ON ANYTHING. I'M WORKING HERE WITH LEXA -- ALONE. DON'T NEED ANY MORE BAGGAGE. LISTEN, BUDDY... HEY, JESSE... JESS? JUST TAKE THE PAINTING. I'LL CONTACT YOU WHEN WE'RE READY TO MOVE, OKAY? YEAH. UH, DON'T WORRY, JESS. I'LL BE GENTLE WITH HER. OH, WHAT DID YOU THINK, SHAL, THAT HE WAS JUST GOING TO SIT AROUND AND WAIT UNTIL HE GOT THE ITCH TO CALL AGAIN? I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS I WAS HOPING I'D AT LEAST FIND SOME CLUE TO HIS IDENTITY. [PAYPHONE RINGS] HELLO? YOU'VE MANAGED TO GET CLOSE. WHERE ARE YOU? HE MUST BE WATCHING US. ARE YOU ANY CLOSER TO RECOVERING THE OTHER TWO PAINTINGS? WE'RE WORKING ON IT. THE INFORMATION CAN'T GET INTO THE WRONG HANDS. WHAT ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Анна Карамазофф на английском - текст Пустынный берег на английском - текст Великая война демонов на английском - текст Приключения Шерлока Холмса и доктора Ватсона: Сокровища Агры на английском - текст Лисы на английском |