what I can dig up about the logo.’ She gave Jason a quick kiss and took off.
Brad sighed. ‘Anyone else have a pen I can borrow?’
‘Don’t worry about drawing the warehouse,’ Adam said. ‘I think I can get the actual blueprints for us.’
Everybody stared at him in surprise.
‘Brianna’s mom is a realtor,’ Adam explained. ‘And she just happens to cover commercial real estate in that area.’
‘What are you saying?’ Zach asked.
‘Well, I mentioned the warehouse to Brianna this morning, and she says her mother brokered a deal for it last year. So I can get Brianna to look in the files, find out who bought it, and get us a copy of the schematics for the whole place.’
Brad let out a whistle. ‘That would be great.’
‘You can’t tell Brianna why we need them, though,’ Jason pointed out. ‘How are you going to convince her to help?’
‘I’ll make up a story,’ Adam said with a shrug. ‘It’ll be just like writing a movie script. Leave it to me.’
‘Thanks, Adam,’ Zach said. ‘You’re a good friend.’ He turned to the rest of the group. ‘Let’s meet up at Van Dyke’s place after school. Adam will bring the schematics, and we’ll figure out the best way in.’
‘Hey! Maybe we could tunnel in,’ Van Dyke suggested. ‘Like in that film, er . . . The Great Gatsby .’
He means The Great Escape , Jason thought, waiting for Adam to correct Van Dyke. But Adam didn’t say anything. Jason guessed the situation was just too serious.
‘Let’s wait until we’ve seen the plans,’ Zach said.
‘OK,’ Van Dyke agreed. ‘But then those security guys better watch out, because I’m not leaving this time – not without Christopher.’
Sienna was waiting on her doorstep when Jason pulled up in the VW that evening. She’d changed out of the short skirt she wore to school, and now she had on a pair of jeans that hugged her curves and made his pulse pound. I can’t believe we fell asleep last night , he thought ruefully. Was he ever going to get a chance to really be with his girlfriend?
‘Thanks for the ride,’ she said, climbing in next to him. ‘The Spider started, but it was making that funny clanging sound.’
‘That’s never good.’ Jason put the VW in gear and pulled back out onto the road. ‘Did you find out anything about that logo on the pen?’
‘Yup. Ten minutes of internet research and I had it. HemoCorp. That’s what the H and the C stand for.’
‘What’s HemoCorp?’ Jason asked.
‘It’s some kind of scientific think-tank. I must’ve seen the logo on papers in my dad’s office or something. It’s a subsidiary of Medi-Life, I think.’
‘The big drug company?’
‘Yeah, their headquarters are around here, off Mulholland Highway,’ Sienna said. ‘You don’t think those security guys stole the van from Medi-Life, do you?’
‘I think it’s more likely that they stole the pen ,’ Jason said. ‘But either way, we should get rid of that van as soon as possible. Because we definitely stole it, and even though Adam has connections with the police, I don’t think we can get away with grand theft auto.’
‘Let’s search the van for evidence tonight, as soon as we get toVan Dyke’s,’ Sienna suggested. ‘Then while the guys are breaking in to the warehouse tonight, the rest of us can get rid of the van somehow.’
‘Sounds like a plan,’ Jason replied. ‘Although if there’s any breaking and entering to be done, I’m going along.’
‘Jason—’ Sienna began.
‘I’m going,’ he insisted. ‘I wasn’t much help last night, but you never know when a spare set of fists can come in handy. I feel like I owe it to Van Dyke to help save Christopher.’
Sienna didn’t look happy, but she nodded.
Jason turned the VW into Van Dyke’s driveway, and they went inside. Everybody was gathered in the living room, waiting for Adam to arrive with the schematics.
‘Sienna and I are going to check out the van some more,’ Jason
Brad sighed. ‘Anyone else have a pen I can borrow?’
‘Don’t worry about drawing the warehouse,’ Adam said. ‘I think I can get the actual blueprints for us.’
Everybody stared at him in surprise.
‘Brianna’s mom is a realtor,’ Adam explained. ‘And she just happens to cover commercial real estate in that area.’
‘What are you saying?’ Zach asked.
‘Well, I mentioned the warehouse to Brianna this morning, and she says her mother brokered a deal for it last year. So I can get Brianna to look in the files, find out who bought it, and get us a copy of the schematics for the whole place.’
Brad let out a whistle. ‘That would be great.’
‘You can’t tell Brianna why we need them, though,’ Jason pointed out. ‘How are you going to convince her to help?’
‘I’ll make up a story,’ Adam said with a shrug. ‘It’ll be just like writing a movie script. Leave it to me.’
‘Thanks, Adam,’ Zach said. ‘You’re a good friend.’ He turned to the rest of the group. ‘Let’s meet up at Van Dyke’s place after school. Adam will bring the schematics, and we’ll figure out the best way in.’
‘Hey! Maybe we could tunnel in,’ Van Dyke suggested. ‘Like in that film, er . . . The Great Gatsby .’
He means The Great Escape , Jason thought, waiting for Adam to correct Van Dyke. But Adam didn’t say anything. Jason guessed the situation was just too serious.
‘Let’s wait until we’ve seen the plans,’ Zach said.
‘OK,’ Van Dyke agreed. ‘But then those security guys better watch out, because I’m not leaving this time – not without Christopher.’
Sienna was waiting on her doorstep when Jason pulled up in the VW that evening. She’d changed out of the short skirt she wore to school, and now she had on a pair of jeans that hugged her curves and made his pulse pound. I can’t believe we fell asleep last night , he thought ruefully. Was he ever going to get a chance to really be with his girlfriend?
‘Thanks for the ride,’ she said, climbing in next to him. ‘The Spider started, but it was making that funny clanging sound.’
‘That’s never good.’ Jason put the VW in gear and pulled back out onto the road. ‘Did you find out anything about that logo on the pen?’
‘Yup. Ten minutes of internet research and I had it. HemoCorp. That’s what the H and the C stand for.’
‘What’s HemoCorp?’ Jason asked.
‘It’s some kind of scientific think-tank. I must’ve seen the logo on papers in my dad’s office or something. It’s a subsidiary of Medi-Life, I think.’
‘The big drug company?’
‘Yeah, their headquarters are around here, off Mulholland Highway,’ Sienna said. ‘You don’t think those security guys stole the van from Medi-Life, do you?’
‘I think it’s more likely that they stole the pen ,’ Jason said. ‘But either way, we should get rid of that van as soon as possible. Because we definitely stole it, and even though Adam has connections with the police, I don’t think we can get away with grand theft auto.’
‘Let’s search the van for evidence tonight, as soon as we get toVan Dyke’s,’ Sienna suggested. ‘Then while the guys are breaking in to the warehouse tonight, the rest of us can get rid of the van somehow.’
‘Sounds like a plan,’ Jason replied. ‘Although if there’s any breaking and entering to be done, I’m going along.’
‘Jason—’ Sienna began.
‘I’m going,’ he insisted. ‘I wasn’t much help last night, but you never know when a spare set of fists can come in handy. I feel like I owe it to Van Dyke to help save Christopher.’
Sienna didn’t look happy, but she nodded.
Jason turned the VW into Van Dyke’s driveway, and they went inside. Everybody was gathered in the living room, waiting for Adam to arrive with the schematics.
‘Sienna and I are going to check out the van some more,’ Jason
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