The Negotiator

Creation Station

The elevator to the Directors office was quiet for Draven but very squirmy for Hope. She has only spoken to Director Jameson once and it was for her job, but now she's speaking to him as a colleague.

"Is he nice?" She asks shaking.

"Nicest dude ever." Draven smiles.

"Oh gosh this is scary!" Hope says. "Okay, okay."

"Haven't you like, you know, talked him him before?"

"For an interview!" Hope answers.

"That's even scarier." Draven laughs.

The elevator reaches the directors floor.

"Ah!" Hope shrieks. "Okay I'm ready."

Draven nods and laughs. They walk into the doors leading to the office.

"Ah, Draven and Hope." Jameson smiles.

Draven sits and Hope sits in the chair next to him.

"So, what happened in the precinct?" Jameson asks.

Draven tells him everything that happened at the negotiation and at the department afterwards.

"Well I'm glad you're alive." Jameson says patting his shoulder.

"Me too." Draven chuckles.

"Well you have to go back to the precinct. Fuck that homicide case if I didn't tell you already. Go there and try to find any information you can on this 'Ghost' person. Madame President Clarke sent me this today." He pulls up a digital note on his tablet reading, 'The androids have become a national security threat following this attack. Director Jameson, get agents on this case as soon as possible. We need this solved cleanly and quickly. I'll be in touch. -Madame President Sarah Clarke.' "I need you two to keep me updated and let me know immediately so I can keep her updated immediately, should the case move forward, but we don't really have an option. This is your case," he points at Draven, "and your case." He points at Hope. "Anything involving it goes through me and you two, that's it. You're in control, you do what you have to do to crack it. Got it?"

"Yes, sir." Draven says.

"Alright you two, get outta here." Jameson says. "I got paperwork to do."

They take the elevator all the way down to parking.

"Wow, my first official case." Hope says smiling. "Thank you."

"No need to thank me. You got yourself here, not me."

She smiles more and pulls her phone out and starts to type in her notes.

"I'm going to make a notes file for all the things we collect along the way such as new information, clues, and other things involving the case."

"Okay." Draven agrees. "Don't let that leak though. No one can know about the case but the cops involved and as of right now the only one is Turner." Draven orders her.

"No problem." She accepts.

They get to the bottom. The female android hands Draven his keys. He glances at her a lot as he walks to the car and notices her move her hand under her desk. He pushes Hope into the car and draws his gun, but she pulls out a book from under the desk and starts to read. He breaths heavy and holsters his gun.