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[Joyce Carrington]

G: Explain me again: WHY are we in this small room?

Geoff is sitting on the bed in the hotel room and watches as Joyce checks every entrance to the room. There are only four - a door and three windows, but still, 009 seems to know what she's doing.

009: If we'd have taken the suite, Geoff, we would have gotten extra attention from the hotel staff - when the last thing we want to do is attract attention.

G: Right.

009: You should get some more sleep - you might need it in the next few days.

G: And what about you?

009: I will try to stay awake again.

G: You fell asleep in the flat.

*she smiles*

009: I said: try.

G: Right.

*he gets into the bed*

*009 sits down next to him and starts cleaning her gun*

*he looks at her and frowns*

009: Hey, I'm just trying to keep you alive.

G: Fine.

*he turns off the lights*

009: Hey, now I can't see what I'm doing anymore!

*Geoff chuckles*

[Matt O'S oo4]

004, with all his gear packed leeavs MI6 in the usual hap-hazard way. Noting the traffic report he calculates the drive to Paris to be a very long one indeed.

To hell with this.

004 gets off the freeway and heads for the beach.

This should be intertaining.

About ten minutes later:

There it is, my favorite pier,

004 accelarates while getting the Lagondas hydrofoil kit ready to engage.

At the piers edge, 004 is rolling along at nearly 140 kph. He taps the brakes to keep the car level and activates the hydrofoil kit which drops down and when the car hits the water, lunger forward with a healthy surge.

Let see what she can do.

004 notes the level of chop and guesses he can set a new channel crossing record.

I should be able to maintain about 85 kph across these waves, hmmmm,...maybe a touch more. That would put me into Paris in about forty minutes. Unless I go faster...Hmmmmm.

Twenty eight minutes later....

004 pulls into the outskirts of Paris and attempts to signal 009.

[Joyce Carrington]

G: What's that?

009: What's what?

G: I hear some sort of buzzing sound... it's coming from your watch.

009: Oh. OH! *gets out of bed and grabs watch*

G: What is it?

009: Someone's trying to contact me. Listen... why don't you order some breakfast? I need to make a telephone call.

G: Okay.

*009 leaves hotel room and finds payphone in the corridor*

*dials Matt's number*

009: Matt?

[Matt O'S oo4]

009, Give me your location. I'll meet you as soon as possible.

Is everything alright?

[Joyce Carrington]

009: You're in Paris?

004: yes, M sent me to help you.

009: You're in Paris?

004: Yes. Everything alright?

009: Umm... yes.. why wouldn't it be. Uh... I'm at the Hilton.

*hangs up*

[Matt O'S oo4]

004 looks at his phone. That didn't sound quite like Joyce, somehow.

What the...

Hmmm. The Hilton. HILTON?? Why would she be there and NOT at M's nephews...? Something is wrong. Has to be. But...?

004 opens up his Lagonda, activates his SAT NAV and heads for the Paris Hilton.

Six minutes later....

004 pulls up to the valet parking attendant at the Hilton and after warning him to NOT touch anything in the car, goes to the front desk to have 009 paged.

[Joyce Carrington]

009: Okay, stay here while I head downstairs to welcome my colleague.

G: Okay.

009: And... uh... remember what we discussed...

G: Yeah, yeah...

009: Okay.

*goes to front desk*

*taps 004 on the shoulder*

*he turns around*

009: Hi!

*kisses him deeply*

004: Hmm... what was that for?

009: For being here. And.. uh... well, because I think we'd better not show Geoff we are engaged... stay... uh.. professional around him.

004: Right. In that case...

*kisses her*

009: Want to meet Geoff?

004: Yes.

009: Follow me.

[Matt O'S oo4]

004, gives the lobby a visual sweep as he follows 009 to the elevator.

009: You seem a bit nervous. What's wrong? BAd night?

[Joyce Carrington]

009: Uh... yes... BAD night... very bad... The um... dealers attacked us at the flat on the Rue du Bac. We had to flee to this hotel. You sure you weren't followed?

004 (a bit offended): OF COURSE I'm sure.

009: Okay. *opens door to hotel room* Geoff, I'd like you to meet my colleague, Matt O'Shawnassey.

*Geoff gets up from the bed and shakes 004's hand*

G: Hi.

[Matt O'S oo4]

004 nods and looks at Geoff.
He looks at 009.
He looks at Geoff.

004: Geoff. Ah, I yes. *short silence* Well, it would seem we have some...issues to clear up? Do we not, Geoff?

Geoff looks at 004 to 009 and back again.

G: Such as?

004: Who are the men you;'ve been dealing with. How may I conatact them.

[Joyce Carrington]

G: You're kidding me.

004: No, I'm not.

G: You seriously want to find these people?

004: I seriously want to find these people.

G: You're insane.

004: I'm ins- ahem. Just tell me where I can find them.

G: Okay. But don't blame me if they kill you. *he sighs* I don't know where they are based, but I do know someone who can take you there.

004: Who?

G: His name is Michel and he lives at this address. *takes a piece of paper and writes it down* I don't know if he's at home, sometimes he leaves town for a couple of days... Well. You'll see. *hands 004 the address*

[Matt O'S oo4]

Takes the address and heads for the door.

Looks to 009 and hands her a card: Go to this local. Its a safe house. I will link up with you later. I have to chage into something a bit more - uncomfortable.

Any questions, Joyce?

[Joyce Carrington]

009: Huh? What?

004: Questions. Do you have any questions?

009: No. No, perfectly clear.

*004 looks at her*

004: Okay.

*leaves hotel room*

[Matt O'S oo4]

Sigh.

I don't know. *looks at the address handed to him by Deoff*

004 thnks to himself. "Should I just beat the hell out of them or kill them all. I just don't know. Ah, the life of a government employee.

Sigh

After Hatt gets in his car to drive out. Looks up at the hotel.

Trust me Joyce. Please. Just....I'm not your mother...I'm....

He drives away.

[Joyce Carrington]

Joyce looks at Geoff.

009: We should get going. The safehouse isn't that far.

G: So we'll walk again?

009: Yes.

G: And when we get there?

009: We'll wait.

G: Right. *smiles*

009: Seriously. We'll wait.

G: Okaay...

*they leave the room*

(Matt, your mailbox - again)

[Matt O'S oo4]

After clearing his thoughts (and his PMs) 004 taps the address into the SAT NAV system.

Hmmm. Not a bad part of town.

No surprise. I suppose.

He check his beretta. Might need you tonight, ol' friend. I'm sorry to say.

He accelerates into the night.

[Joyce Carrington]

*009 and Geoff are walking down a quiet alley*

G: So... you're a bit quiet.

009: Yes I am. You got a problem with that?

G: Noooo... *whistles innocently*

*Suddenly, two black cars pull up*

009: Uh-oh.

*As 009 grabs her gun, three armed thugs jump out of the cars*

009 (to Geoff): GO!

As Geoff makes a run for it, shots start ringing out. 009 takes cover behind a large dustbin and makes sure her gun is loaded. She then jumps out, dodges the thugs bullets and takes a shot a Thug #1. He drops to the ground and she fires at Thug #2, but he ducks away.

009 moves behind the dustbin again and shoots Thug #2, but Thug #3 is suddenly standing right before her. They both fire their guns.

[Matt O'S oo4]

Pulling up to the large structure, 004 parks the Lagonda in a dark and distant local. He pulls out his nightvision binos and looks over the building.

Yup, standard goon mansion. Blah. Why couldn't it be something original.

I'll take out the camera system first...then....

[Joyce Carrington]

*009 arrives at the safehouse, clutching a wounded shoulder*

009: Geoff? Geoff? Are you here?

There is no answer.

009: Damn.

[Matt O'S oo4]

After observing the activity around the large and ornate french home of Jacques Monfret for an hour, 004 sees a pattern.

Six guards on the ground.

Three up above at the roof level.

My, oh, my, they do need a few lessons in home securuty, don't they.

The camera system has two distinct blind spots.

004 looks up from his binos: Lovey party. Pity I wasn't invited.

004 slips out of the dark side of his Lagonda in full SAS night gear, including sniper rifle, with the latest starlight scope.

Mr. Monfret must have a very busy schedule. Not to bention, a lot of valuable items at home to carry that load of artiilery carrying monkeys.

Yes, Jacques, you've been a very naughty boy.

[Joyce Carrington]

*From his position, 004 can't see a black car pulling up to the house. Two goons step out, carrying an unconscious Geoff with them*

[Matt O'S oo4]

Scoping our the area, 004 notes the roof guards.

This is going to have to be very quick, 004 thnkgs to himself.

Have to drop the man farthest and then the closer on and so on without alerting the others.

004 puts in his sub-vocal unit and allows it to scan across the frequencies for a minute or two.

Lets see if they've reported in or not.

THERE!

004 overhears a short sporattic conversation in French.

Hmmmm. Their check in is every 30 minutes. Damn, I must have just missed it. Gotta watch that timimg, ol' boy.

Have to wait just a bit. Once they report in -

004 drops back into the darkness and the local cover, completely out of sight.

[Joyce Carrington]

*009 is cleaning her shotwound in the safehouse and notices her watch is missing*

009: Wait a minute... did Geoff...?

*gets cell phone and lets it home in on the watch's signal*

[Matt O'S oo4]

004 listening in, gets the timing right this time

as the roof goons report in and announce all clear....

004 scopes in on the roof patrol. They are all looking in on different angles of the grounds and NOT each other.....excellent.

Party time....must be sure no one is TOO close to the edge....AH

004 takes a bead, takes in a deep breath, lets it out gently and squeezes the trigger. He sees the man farthes away fall. Quickly he takes aim for the second man. Less time to aim. He fires. The man goies down. Looking for goon numer three. Damn. A moving target. Quickly - Sight in - there he is....

004 fires two rounds to make sure. The man goes down. The radio remains silent.

Phase one complete. Now to get in the building. I think these bafoons are going to need better medical care after all of this is done.

Oops, just a second....

[Joyce Carrington]

*009 is in car, following the signal on her watch*

009: Hope nothing bad has happened...

[Matt O'S oo4]

004 looks through his Starlite Scope, adjusting the sensitivity a bit.

Damn. That almost looks like...NO.

A figure walks into view and pulls the shades.

Placing the rifle safely down and hidden away, 004 looks and and heads for the building, his silenced beretta in hand.

The surveilance cameras move in sync for 004 to make it into the safe area between them.

Looking left and right....no guards...004 makes his access into the chateau through one of the patios french doors by cutting his way through with his watch laser.

Slipping inside, he flips his night finder goggles to UV mode. No heat signature in any adjacent rooms....wait....one, moving ths way.

004 slips in behind a large item of furniture. 004 pulls out his Cobra baton and holds it in his right hand, putting his beretta in his left. The door opens and a man, wearing a form of paramilitary gear, an MP5K slung over his left shoulder. His attention occupied by the ciggerate he keeps trying to light and the lighter that fails to accomodate him.

004 steps in silently, swingiing the baton crisply down. As he does so, it extends to the full 18" length and cracks the man across his forehead...

He goes down silently.

004 switches off the mans communciation device and takes his weapons. A pair zip tie around his writst and feet a patch of tape across his mouth and in seconds....lunch meat.

004 pulls him our of sight.

Looking around and in moments locates the stair way up.

Straining, 004 can hear voices from above. Not sure whose they are.

Damn. Making sure his electronics are on silent stand by.....

His silenced Beretta in hand, he silently climbs the staircase.

[Joyce Carrington]

*004 spins around when he hears something behind him*

*009 is standing at the feet of the staircase, looking up at him. She smiles nervously*

[Matt O'S oo4]

004 pulls his gun up and awy.

He looks at her for a moment and holds his finger up to his lips and shakes his head slightly.

004 points up the stairs and then at his ear to his sub-vocal unit, telling her to put in in.

She does so.

They go up, 004 followed by 009.

004 flips on the UV's to locate body heat signatures. A slight glow coming from the sound of voices.

One much closer.

004 raised his gun. No time for subtlety. Need to be very fast.

Returning his visor to standard, he pops out and witha single shot, drops the door guard.

With a motion of his head, he signlas 009 all is clear. She tip toes past him to the door and stands at the ready by the door knob.

Using his visor once again, he can see there are three individuals in the room. Who is who is uncertain. The seated one could be the targer or...

[Joyce Carrington]

*009 looks at him*

*she hesitates, but then mouths 'Geoff' to him*

[Matt O'S oo4]

A look at 009 and a look at the door.

004 shakes his head to say, I am not sure. Likely.

Matt raises his gun and very, very softly checks to see if the door is locked.

It isn't.

He looks at 009. She is holding her silenced P99 at the ready.

He nods to her asking if she is ready?

She looks at him for a second. raises her gun. Nods back.

004 looks at her and winks.

She smiles for a moment.

004 nods again and he turns his attention to the door. His focus shifting sharply to deadly serious.

The look awes her slightly. Her focus changes as well.

004 flings open the door and steps in so silently that the goon beating Geoff doesn't hear or notice.

004: Excuse me.....

The goon looks. It is his last.

004 pulls the trigger.

009 is right behind him and levels her gun on Jaques.