Liberty

Scene Seventeen

INT: The Phoenix's Base, Main room

(The Phoenix is watching over his workers, a henchman's voice can be heard from another room)

Henchman 3:

(Shouting) Sir! Come quick!

(The Phoenix followed closely by Elsie go into the room from which the henchman shouted from)

The Phoenix:

What is it?

(The henchman points at a suitcase left on a table)

The Phoenix:

Oh wow a suitcase! Really worth shouting about?

Henchman 3:

Sir, it wasn't there an hour ago...the only person who's been in this room was Nichols, before he left an hour ago...

Elsie:

erm Phoenix... (she pulls on his arm in an urgent manner)

The Phoenix:

Yes Elsie?

Elsie:

Do you by any chance have a bomb specialist in your ranks?

The Phoenix:

You know I'm not actually sure, let's find out shall we...

(They leave the room and go into the main room)

The Phoenix:

Can I have everyone's attention please! Good, now, Does anyone here have skills in disarming bombs?

(He scans the room, it stays silent)

The Phoenix:

Shit!, okay back to work

(They go back to the room with the bomb)

Elsie:

Well what do we do with it?

The Phoenix:

We've got to evacuate and move again...

Elsie:

But were would we go?

The Phoenix:

I'm not sure...

Henchman 3:

Sir...couldn't we just move the bomb?

The Phoenix:

Are you mad it could go off

Henchman 3:

It was just a suggestion...

The Phoenix:

Go! Go and get on with your work and tell no-one about this!

(The henchman leaves Elise and The Phoenix alone with the bomb)

Elsie:

Right, what do we do about the bomb?

The Phoenix:

We could open the suitcase? It might not be a bomb...perhaps a scare tactic by my brother...

Elsie:

I'm not sure...I think we should evacuate the building then, send someone who won't be much of a loss to us in and open it...

The Phoenix: