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in operations.

- I don't know anybody else.

- Who may I connect you with?

Head of Security Systems.

Tell them that it's Angela Bennett.

Thank you. I'll put you through

to Miss Bennett.

What? No.

I am Angela Bennett.

This is Angela Bennett.

- Who is this?

- This is Angela Bennett. Hello?

This is someone that can help you.

Give us the disk, Angela.

You have the wrong person.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Just give us the disk,

and we'll give you your life back.

I don't understand. I don't have

your disk. I don't know what you mean.

Give us the disk, Angela.

- What's the number?

- 555-7605.

- Did you get the address?

- It's 3100 California.

Hi. This is Dr. Alan Champion.

I can't come to the phone right now.

- Please be home.

- Please leave your name, your number.

You know the drill.

Are you screening?

Please be screening.

- Hello? Hello. I'm home.

- Hi. It's me.

I need your help.

I'm in a lot of trouble.

- Sh*t.

- I'm not sure what you want me to do.

Hold on.

This is a cell phone, right?

Yeah, so we can't put

a normal trace on it.

Listen. There's no problem. No.

- Just get the number.

- Right.

But don't dial it.

Just send out a signal.

- Send it from the base?

- Yeah.

Then find me two repeater cells

that can pick it up.

Give me the bisect, and it'll find it

within a few hundred yards.

- Okay.

- Go.

- Go, go.

- Nice to see you too.

- I'm sorry. Just go.

- Come on. I'm not a cab.

- Say hi.

- Hi. Can we go now?

Yeah, now we can go.

Listen, do you still have

that laptop that I gave you?

- Uh-huh. I'm wearing it.

- I'm serious. Do you have it?

- Yes, I have it.

- We need to get it and go to a hotel.

- Now that's doable.

- Alan, just go.

Just go, go, go.

I swear to God. I asked for a quarter,

and she gave me a telephone.

Yeah, that's right.

I'm calling everybody.

Clever girl.

Voila. Ouch.

Alan, you don't have to stay

if you don't want to.

I'm sure that...

God, what's her name?

Amy. Don't worry.

It's over with Amy.

- I'm sorry.

- Don't be, dearie.

We're not.

This is bizarre.

I haven't seen you in so long.

What are we even doing here?

I just figured you would be safe.

Oh, great. So I've gone from being

a self-centered a**hole to safe.

Thank you very much.

No, I just figured that they couldn't

trace me to you and that your...

Your patient records

are confidential, right?

My patient records.

Yeah, I knew I had my subtle charms.

It's just you're the only person

I have to turn to right now.

And you know what, Angie?

I'm gonna take that as a big compliment.

Guess what time it is.

Gibsons.

Almost. We have no onions,

so we'll have to use these.

Seldane, the antihistamine

of champions.

I could always make you laugh,

couldn't I?

You know what?

I'm gonna pass.

- No drink?

- No drink.

All right.

I come bearing gifts.

Some of Amy's clothes for you here.

Try these on.

This is such a nightmare.

It's like I'm not even me anymore.

Hey, come here.

Come on. Look at me.

You're freaking me.

You gotta take a breath,

take a pause.

Okay, if you're not you,

tell me who you think you are.

- Christ, you're not even listening.

- I am listening.

But come on.

Somebody stole your purse.

- I didn't expect you to believe me.

- I do believe you.

That's not true.

You know what I believe?

I believe you're

a very frightened woman.

In general, you're disconnected

from the human race.

I think you're way out there

on your own.

- You mix in your father leaving...

- Oh, no.

My father has nothing to do

with the fact that my car's missing.

It has nothing to do with the fact

that my house is empty.

It has nothing to do with the fact

that the police department...

is chasing after me and that

somebody out there wants to kill me.

I believe something happened,

but that just doesn't make sense.

I don't want to be simplistic...

but I think you're reaching out.

You know what?

You're absolutely right.

I'm reaching out

to anybody who knows me...

anybody who will listen to me

and believe me...

be my friend

and somebody to trust.

Hey, Angie, I'm sorry.

Sometimes it's easier for me

to play doctor than it is to listen.

I just don't understand. Why me?

I am nobody. I am nothing.

But they knew everything about me.

They knew what I ate, what I drank,

what movies I watched.

They knew where I was from. They knew

what cigarettes I used to smoke.

And everything they did,

they must have watched on the Internet.

I don't know.

Watched my credit cards?

Our whole lives are on the computer,

and they knew that I could be vanished.

They knew that nobody would care

and it wouldn't matter.

It's going to be okay.

What can I do?

I need for you to take my mom

and just put her anywhere.

I don't care where.

Just put her under a different name.

I don't know what these people will do.

You can do that 'cause you're a doctor?

I can put your mom

in a sanitarium for observation.

How's that?

That would mean a lot to me,

'cause she's all I got left right now.

All that you have left?

Christ, Angie, they've really

gotten into your head with this.

Put yourself in my shoes.

I don't hear from you for a long time.

I get a phone call,

this convoluted story. Come on.

I'm not buying the whole package,

but I'll tell you what I can do.

I have a friend in the federal building.

His name's Ben Phillips.

He's an FBl agent.

Why don't I...

I've been running from the police

ever since I got back in this country.

- That's the last thing that I need.

- Well, that's great, Angela.

Why don't you just live the rest

of your life in this hotel room?

Well, do you trust him?

Yeah. I used to hold his head

over the toilet at frat parties.

Come on. I'm serious.

Do you trust him?

Yeah, I trust Ben. I do.

Let's formulate our plan.

I'm gonna go back to my place.

I'll figure out the best way

to transfer your mom to the sanitarium.

Then I'll calI Ben. If I get any

information, I'll get back to you.

Don't be so down. Come here.

It's gonna be okay.

I'm on watch now.

You know, this would've never happened

if you had stayed with me.

Hey, Alan, thank you...

for everything.

You're welcome.

You stay put, kiddo.

Merci. Now prompt me, please.

Okay, you carried this around, Devlin,

because it was important.

Bethesda Naval Hospital.

Password.

Okay, password.

We're gonna try you.

No. Okay.

Well, you look familiar.

Let's try you again.

Come on. Okay.

Bergstrom? What?

Oh, my God.

Yeah.

- Someone's on.

- Think it's our girl?

Whoever it is is covering their tracks.

A dozen hops so far.

A pop in Switzerland, a Unix box

in the University of Montana...

five different routers

at Berkeley.

- They know what they're doing.

- How long will it take to track her?

Depending how long she stays on,

Call me the second you find her.

And that other matter?

That's free of charge.

Thanks.

Praetorians?

What? I need more information.

"The Big Bad Wolf, Cyberterrorists..."

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