The Mission Is Never Over—A Victim of the Art
From the movie Sca n ners . April 24 (con't) An unknown number called the Agents' burner phone. "MELANIE" identified herself as a friend of MARCUS and wanted to speak with them ASAP about the "birthday cake." She directed them to a military hangar at Francis S. Gabreski Airport., where they found eleven young airmen doing pushups while their CO watched. They seemed too young, too well-rested and well-adjusted to work for the Program... or maybe to know they worked for the Program. The CO ordered his men to their feet and out the door when he saw the team. At the other end of the hangar was a woman in officewear and combat boots typing at a laptop. "MELANIE" introduced herself as Dr. Rebecca Thornhill. She got right to it: the Program believed the Chiropractor was some kind of "EBE" with volatile tissues, and the remains must be recovered for study. She provided the team with biohazard suits, body bags, and a metal coffin-like device that...