Lucy and William met Brad three blocks from the research facility as planned. He emerged from the shadows, looking haggard.
"I've been watching the building," Brad said. "There's movement inside. At least three people. And all the exits are chained from the outside."
"They're sealing us in," William said grimly.
"Worse." Brad showed them thermal imaging on his phone. "See these heat signatures? They're not human. They're equipment. Furnaces or incinerators."
"She's going to burn us alive," Lucy whispered. "Just like Catherine."
William pulled out his phone. "We call Morris, get SWAT…"
"No signal." Lucy checked hers. "They're jamming it."
Brad held up a small device. "Signal jammer. Industrial grade. Covers three blocks." He pocketed it. "Mirabel's thought of everything."
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