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Talk Down

From Ben.
Wow. That’s classy. Get the police. Don’t show this to them, get out of the car.
Heather looked up out the window and there was Ben. He pulled the car open and grabbed Heather.
Blake: No!
Ben pulled her across the street as she struggled in his arms.
Heather: Let me go.
He pulled her behind a building as Walsh, Blake and some police followed them.
Policeman: Let go of her and put your hands up.
Ben: Yeah right. What are you gonna do? Shoot me? I have a gun and in the blink of an eye she…
Heather: Ben let go of me!
Ben: Shush.
Policeman: Sir let the girl go and put your hands up.
Ben: I want what she has.
Heather: I don’t have it.
Ben: You lie. You have what I need for a government.
Heather: No I don’t. Let me go.
Ben: If you all don’t go…
Heather: No if you get rid of me you’ll get rid of everything.
Ben: Uh huh.
Heather continued to talk him down.
Heather: Let me go Ben. I’ll stay with you if you let go of my neck now.
She stopped struggling to prove her point.

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