A Different Divergent: A Better Tomorrow

~fifty-one~

Chapter 51

"This is impossible," Tobias says as dumbfounded as I am. "She shouldn't have access to the compound. Zeke, why didn't you find this earlier?"

"I don't have any excuses, Four," Zeke says. "I knew she looked familiar but I couldn't quite place the face until this morning but the minute I remembered who she was I got ahold of Will. I'm really sorry. If I would have recognized her, this might all be over by now." There in vibrant color is Molly having an animated conversation with someone who is standing just out of range of the camera.

"How the hell did she get in here?" Tobias asks, more to himself than to anyone in the room. I spin the office chair around and come face to face with him.

"What if she was the one Brody saw coming out of the hidden tunnel?" I ask. "Anyone can catch a train, especially an ex-Dauntless initiate. I know that entrance is supposed to be locked except on Choosing Day but I know from experience that isn't always the case. That's the only way I can think someone could get in here undetected." We never did figure out how Cameron and his accomplices got into the compound but if you believed what he said, anyone dressed in black could waltz in and out of here at leisure. I hoped he was lying but maybe he wasn't. Maybe they jump into the net then, since they're wearing black, blend in.

"You may have a point," Tobias says. "Zeke, have you had a chance to look over the footage from the new camera this week?"

"No," he says. "I've got to be honest, Four. We're shorthanded around here. I was never replaced after I took your job and Will's spot is still open. We're really spread thin. I caught one of my guys sleeping on the night shift." Tobias starts to say something but Zeke stops him. "I already reamed him a new one but I felt bad for him, too. He's got a new baby at home, his shifts have been extended. He's physically and emotionally worn out. I should have given him a couple days off not only as punishment for sleeping on the job but also so he can get some sleep but I can't afford to be without him."

"Do you know of any fence workers who you think could do the job?" Tobias asks.

"What about Nathan?" I say. "He's been on the fence for all these years because of his low ranking during his initiation not because he couldn't do the job."

"I like that idea," Tobias says. "Would one new hire help until the initiates choose early next week?"

"Yes, it definitely would," Zeke says. "I'll make the arrangements as soon as we're done here."

"Good," Tobias says. "I want to watch this footage again." He turns my seat back around then rewinds the footage, inching closer to the screen until he's practically nose-to-nose with the monitor. "Who is she talking with? Damn, it's so frustrating. Whoever it is never enters into the camera's range." Every once in a while a sweatshirt-clad arm comes into view.

"Look at this," I say as I pause the footage. "Zeke, do you have the picture of the unknown person roaming around the morning of Sam's death?" He shuffles some papers on the corner of his desk then hands me a large photo. I compare the photo to the still on the monitor then hold it up. "What do you think?" I point out the similarities to Tobias, Zeke, and Will.

"Is that the same person?" Will asks. Tobias takes the photo from me and closely looks it over.

"Yeah, I think it is," he says, confirming my suspicions. "There's a flaw in the fabric right here." He points first to the photograph and then to the monitor. "Tris, you're absolutely brilliant." He wraps his arms around me and gives me a quick but passionate kiss. When he releases me, he leaves his arm draped over my shoulders.

"If I was brilliant, I'd know why Molly was here, who she was arguing with, and if they had anything to do with Sam's death. I'm feeling even more frustrated now. We have so many unanswered questions."