Men Make Manners
"The Rain Will Wash away the Blood"
'Owners of the Lonely Heart...Owners of the Lonely Heart..." fades away
The battered station wagon sluices around the corner as the hillside starts to slip downhill.
"I thought I had it made"
Four Days Ago
John Clark, late for a teleconference setup for the Hyatt Regency Conference Center
"Sergei Markov, a last minute booking, wasn't happy with the technical glitches setting up the call, he needed to use my laptop for presenting his technical information." John
John and Sergei notice they both have limps in their right legs...
Pointing at his leg "Helicopter Crash - Afghanistan" Sergei
"I took a couple of rounds in Panama" John
"AT&T lost its fiber connection, a barge hit a bridge taking out T-3 circuits. I was able to get the PictureTel Bridge locked down with all the parties, as the Russian asked to use my laptop."
"I removed my disc for Friday's M &A meeting inserted his disc into the drive and connected the video to the call."
"The client was happy over the call , my discretion, and tipped me $1000.00! He mentioned he retrieved his disc."
"I called Laura and asked her to bring my car keys as I locked mine into the car and ran over for the Press Conference setup for George Camper in the Ballroom"
John meets George Camper escorting him away from the crush of reporters, out the kitchen after the Press Conference, and hands George an envelope.
"Mr. Camper, can you look over my Business Plan?" As John hands him his disc on his M&A.
"I do owe you for getting me out of there!"
Peter Holland standing under the sculpture is on the phone
" I just lost him Harry, some staffer led him out the kitchen..."
"She approaches the man sitting next to me, tall, slender and a tall glass of I'd like to know you " Peter
Drugs move North to Eagle Pass
"We won't be able to use that ranch again after our Columbia Neckties" Miguel to himself
"George Camper dropped me off at the corner and asked me to check-in at 28 for our dinner reservations. After checking, I came out to see Happy entering Paragary's across the street. An SUV almost ran me over as I hoofed across the street. I found her at the Patio Bar with a Russian looking man and a thin Asian Man" Peter
"Happy introduced me to Sergei. He and the Asian man left the bar for a side discussion" Peter
At the Limo outside
"As promised, I'll keep your family safe until you deliver the balance of your design" Sergei
Sergei's Limo meets a van under the new bridge works for the Carquinez Straights. They place several large duffel bags into the van and Rupert's Brother and Sister get into the Van.
Happy drops off Peter at his car at the BART Ashby Station.
"I left my phone in Happy's car and race after her. I caught up with her at Skates a waterfront restaurant on the Berkeley Marina." Peter
"Peter, what are you doing here?"
"I left my phone in your car"
"Is this how you get a second date?"
Then Sergei walks into the bar.
"Happy and I walk out to her car to retrieve my phone."
"Harry, something is up, I might be breaking something. Call you later" Peter
"Fog is thick as my pea soup."
I follow Sergei's Limo into San Francisco all the way up to Pacific Heights"
"The Limo stops at Baker idling, after awhile the Chinese man gets out as the Limo pulls away. I see him turn to go down the steps."
I get out of my car to follow, close the door and it clanks on the Seat Belt Tongue caught in the door lock. In the fog, the sound catches the look of the man who goes down the stairs." Peter.
"At the top of the stairs, I can't see where he went, so I start down the steps. I hear a muffled scream. I freeze and hear footsteps approach."
"A car squeals to a stop, car door opens, a man above yells 'stop where you are.' I hear footsteps descending. I am scared as shit, retreating back to the car".
"The Russians were smart, they set their consulate between AT&T's microwave link to the US Army's Pacific Coast Headquarters. The Eavesdropping Array is hidden in an RF friendly enclosure" Mike
"The same jogger ran in front of me yesterday" John
John's wagon now with front-end damage after hitting a jogger who darted into his path on Bush Street at the Dragon Gate into China Town.
"No, you're not hurt...I think you have a case of Hysterical Blindness, Mr. Clark"
Next Day
"Laura took me home and slowly my vision returned." "Sweetie, you'll need to drive me to dinner with George Camper tonight" John
Mike drops off Peter at his car outside of the restaurant. Peter, sees Happy, meeting with Sergei inside.
"Peter, be careful, you don't know whose side she is on" Mike
Happy notices Peter's in his car outside and comes outside
"Peter, what are doing hear in the car?" Happy "
I just got here" Peter coughs
"John, here is the disc you gave me for your business plan, it is for Chip Masks. Where did you get this?" George
Sergei sends Boris to the Hyatt across the street to get a cab
"Boris, keep an eye on this Mr. Holland, I have to go back to the consulate and report"
Boris picks the lock on the Green Door
"I enter the large green door as I follow Boris into the warehouse" Mike "I can hear water dropping into dozens of buckets thoughout the hallway. The wind caught the door and slammed it closed."
"Ms. Camper, are you sitting down? I just found your nearly dead brother" Mike
John walks out of the lobby after his meeting and sees Laura being forced into a Black Limo.
"Mr Clark, I want my disc back!" Sergei growls into his cellphone.
Credits:
Created with images by Matthew Ansley - "Nothing silhouettes til the lights come on." • Francesco Ungaro - "The Stroll" • Daniel van den Berg - "untitled image" • Jack Finnigan - "Oculus at World Trade Centre" • Serhat Beyazkaya - "untitled image" • Pierre Châtel-Innocenti - "Waves" • Keenan Constance - "Shadows" • Tim Mossholder - "Steps" • Carolina Pimenta - "all the way up" • 𝓴𝓘𝓡𝓚 𝕝𝔸𝕀 - "the beauty of kodak gold " • Owen Lystrup - "monochrome corporate hall" • Kyle Mills - "Transamerica Pyramid in B&W" • Eric Gonzalez - "San Francisco Dock" • Giorgio Trovato - "untitled image" • lucia - "untitled image" • Lucas Davies - "untitled image" • Arnaud STECKLE - "Alongside the Buena Vista Park in San Francisco." • David Barajas - "I love North Beach, it’s a great neighborhood in SF. This is where the photo was taken. Hidden away and hard to find." • Jose Antonio Gallego Vázquez - "San Francisco Scenes" • Jake Roxen - "untitled image" • Casey Horner - "untitled image" • JT - "untitled image" • Chris Nguyen - "Wandering eyes" • Zach Rowlandson - "untitled image"