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Mɪᴅsᴜᴍᴍᴇʀs (2)

Kie chuckles as Estrella smiles.

"Holy shit." Pope says

"All we need is an original survey map of the property, and we've found the gold."

"Okay, so this might have a small chance of being actually true."

"Dude, it's like King Tut." Kie says

"I am a genius." John B says as JJ walks over and picks him up off of his feet, "Hey, whoa ! Hello. Fire. You're near the fire. You're gonna burn."

"I'm so proud of you right now." JJ says

"Thank you. That's really sweet of you."

"Okay, so, guys. What's the plan ?" Estrella says

John B points to her, "Good question. Sarah Cameron's coming tonight. She'll bring an original survey map-"

"Hold on." Kie says, "Sarah ? Wh-why Sarah ?"

"Um..."

"This is gonna be good." JJ says

"Sarah, um, she... she got me into the archives in Chapel Hill yesterday, and that's where I got the letter."

"You were in Chapel Hill with Sarah Cameron ?" Kie exclaims

"Yeah, um..."

"He was mackin' on her." JJ says

"I wasn't macking."

"You were totally macking Sarah Cameron." JJ and Estrella say

"I wasn't macking on her, okay ? I was using her for access."

"There was access, all right." JJ mutters

"Did you tell her about the treasure ?" Kie says

"I was trying to get into the archives." John B sighs

"Is that a yes ?"

"I... I left out key details."

"Yo, what ?" Kie chuckles humorlessly, "You let a Kook in on our secret ? What about Pogue Lyfe ? What about the T-shirt company, bro ?"

"I was just using her for information."

"Why don't I believe you ?"

"I'm trying to make us filthy rich here. Okay, so that we can pay off a boat, or... or, uh... send you to autopsy school to study dead bodies. Look, you guys know me. Do I look like the type of person to fall for Sarah Cameron ?"

"Uh..."

"Do you want us to answer that, or..." Pope trails off

"I don't think you want us to answer that." Estrella shakes her head

"Just... just stop."

"Look, you don't know her yet. I do. You can't trust her."

"Her brother did hit me in the back with a golf club." Pope says

"Rafe and Sarah are different human beings." John B says

"What did she do to you, exactly ?" JJ says

"She's like a... like a spitting cobra." Kie says. JJ and Estrella furrow their brows. "First, she... she blinds you, and then..."

"This is a bad analogy." Pope says

"Listen to me ! Whatever we get, she's gonna try to take." Kie says. JJ looks to Estrella who just shrugs as she rests her head on her hand.

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