THE NEXT WEEK, the ship docked at night.
Irina was asleep during the night and was violently woken up by her roommates.
Ana, Lauren and Yumi grabbed Irina's arms, pulled them behind her back and tied them up with rope.
Lauren got on top of Irina's back and held her down so she couldn't struggle to get free.
Then they tied up her legs with the rope and also tied a cloth around her mouth so she couldn't yell.
Irina realized that Ana had somehow figured out that she had been telling Amaia everything.
She also realized that Ana had lied about going to access the computer in two weeks, and instead, was planning to tie her up and go tonight.
After they finished tying Irina up, Ana, Yumi and Lauren left the room and closed the door.
"We'll untie you when we get back." said Ana as they left.
Irina immediately began struggling trying to untie herself and then she saw the door open.
She saw them throw a girl inside the room and quickly shut the door locking her inside with Irina.
It was hard to see in the dark, but Irina realized that the girl was May.
"Hey! What are you doing!?" yelled May as the other girls threw her in and shut the door.
"Mmmm!" said Irina trying to get May's attention.
May saw Irina on the ground tied up and gagged.
Then May went over to her and removed the cloth tied around her mouth.
"What happened?" asked May.
"Hurry up and untie me!" said Irina.
May quickly used the hair clip blade that Nina had given her and cut Irina's ropes to untie her.
Then Irina immediately went to the door to open it.
She took the key card out from her pocket and unlocked the door.
May saw the key card and asked—
—"Where did you get that?"
"Shhhh!" whispered Irina.
Irina quietly opened the door and looked straight at May.
"Don't get in my way." said Irina threatening May.
Irina went out the door and quickly went down the hallway.
May followed after her keeping her distance from her.
Irina went down the stairs and went toward the exit doors of the building.
She got to the doors and looked out.
She saw a girl going across the deck and realized that it was Amaia.
Irina saw Amaia go down the steps to the deck and then she ran across the deck toward another set of steps that went down toward the lower level.
May got to the exit doors of the building and saw Irina going down the steps toward the lower level.
Then May went toward the other set of steps that Amaia had went down.
EARLIER THAT SAME NIGHT, AMAIA was in her room lying awake by the door and suddenly began hearing noise coming across the hallway.
She put her ear to the door and heard the noise suddenly stop.
Then she heard the faintest sound of a door opening and closing.
She heard someone saying something and then the rapid opening and closing of a door.
Then Amaia heard footsteps walking past her door in the hallway.
She began to work out in her mind what was happening and she realized that Ana must had lied about going to the computer in two weeks and was actually planning to access the computer this very night.
Amaia quickly took out her key card and opened the door as quietly as she could.
She peeked out the door and saw Ana and her group at the end of the hallway going down the stairs.
Amaia quickly went out of the room, closed the door and followed them.
She went down the stairs and saw them exiting the building doors.
She ran toward the doors and saw them going across the deck heading down into the ship's lower levels.
She followed them across the deck and went down the steps to the lower levels.
She saw them going down the hallway and toward the office.
She went down the hallway and hid behind a pillar watching them.
Then she heard someone approaching from the steps and looked over.
She saw a girl going down the hallway and over to them.
Amaia heard them whispering to each other and then she saw them go toward the office door.
She saw them get to the door of the office and then, suddenly, the lights in the hallway turned on lighting up the hallway.
Amaia looked down the opposite hallway and saw guards coming toward them.
She hid behind the pillar as the guards passed her.
She heard the guards capturing them and arresting them.
Amaia thought to herself that she should stay hidden and wait until the guards had left.
She wondered why the guards had shown up so suddenly and wondered if they had set a trap.
Then she heard some more people coming down the hallway and heard someone say—
—"Search the place."
Amaia peeked a quick look from behind the pillar and saw the Captain walking down the hallway and next to him was Irina.
Then it dawned on Amaia that Irina had betrayed her and took the Detective's deal.
And she immediately realized that Irina had picked her pocket back then and found her key card and returned it to her pocket without her noticing it.
She was so mad with herself that she didn't pick up on it when it happened.
Then a guard came around the pillar and found her.
"Found her." said the Guard.
The guards grabbed Amaia and took her out from behind the pillar.
The Captain looked at Amaia and said—
—"Take her away."
Amaia stared angrily at Irina and the guards took her down to a cell.
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