IC-OVER-The Hangar(Diane/Rick/Bernard/Lucy)

As the afternoon gets underway, the survivors from the T-Bone have been split up. The helicopter group must land at an airfield halfway to Omaha for refueling. Those still on the surface try desperately to defend the motel, while those trapped underground fight for their lives as they search for a way out.

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In the hangar-
Diane and Rick continued to help Lucy work on the crop duster, keeping their ears peeled for anything out of the ordinary.

Outside the hangar-
Dr. Bernard Smith observed a big, strong man in a Nebraska State Police uniform step out of the rear passenger side of the helicopter and join the co-pilot. He also noticed that the chopper had Nebraska State Police markings much like Diane Ford's cruiser. Alvarez waved, and a blonde woman with a computer on her lap in the middle passenger seat waved back.

(Dr. Smith, roll Listen if you want overhear the conversation. Also, roll Spot Hidden again.)
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Bernard's hearing is fading with old age and the heli-pad is too far away for him to overhear what is happening. Something does however catch his eye as he struggles to eves drop on what appeared to be the police.
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Outside the hangar-
Dr. Smith watched as the two big men from the helicopter conversed with the National Guardsmen, but he could not overhear what they were saying and didn't know how to read lips. The State Trooper carried a Marlin rifle slung on his back and a Mossberg shotgun in his hands. The helicopter pilot was also wearing a Nebraska State Police uniform. She was a woman, and a strikingly beautiful one. He was able to see into the passenger compartment, where two women sat. The one on the left, with auburn hair, had her arm in a sling. The other woman, the blonde with the laptop, had on a white lab coat. Suddenly he recognized them. The woman with the broken arm was Dr. Brigetta Hausmann, and the one in the lab coat was her assistant Stephanie Bridges! He had met them at the medical conference in Cheyenne the other day, and now they were here with a police escort.
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Dr Smith was shocked to see Dr Hausmann and her assistant in the helicopter, however he decided not to give himself away just yet. Instead he attempted to stay hidden and continue to watch the exchange.
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Outside the hangar-
As Bernard watched, the two men from the helicopter followed Alvarez and Flynn to the east, back towards the tower. Soon they vanished from his line of sight, the edge of the building preventing him from seeing them any longer. The three women remained in their seats in the helicopter. If any of them had seen him, they gave no indication.

In the hangar-
Diane, Rick, and Lucy continued their repair work on the small airplane. Rick did amazing work, impressing even Lucy with his efficiency. They had been working for five minutes so far.
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Outside the hangar-
Bernard remained where he was, watching the helicopter. After about a minute, Corporal Anthony Gardner walked into view from the east and approached the helicopter. Gardner looked around, but didn't show any sign of having seen him. He stopped in front of the chopper and began to speak to the pilot.

(Bernard, roll Listen if you want to try to overhear the conversation.)

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Diane smiled, pleased at the progress the three of them were making. "Good work, Rick," she said. "At this rate, we won't be stuck here long."
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Bernard crained to try and hear what was being said by the helicopter.
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Outside the hangar-
Bernard couldn't hear very much, but he did make out a few words.

"...Erica...beautiful..." said Gardner.

The pilot said something back, but Bernard couldn't make it out.

Gardner then looked past the pilot to Dr. Hausmann and Stephanie, who were in the back seats, and said something else.

"...fuel..." said Dr. Hausmann, "...Omaha...Every minute counts!"

Stephanie nodded and typed rapidly on her computer. "...important..." she said.

Gardner said something unintelligible.

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The two State Troopers and the mechanic continued their work.
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Outside the hangar-
As Bernard watched, the helicopter's rotors began to spin and he could hear its engine powering up. Gardner then raised his M-16 and pointed it at the pilot.
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Dr Smith tried to study the soldiers actions but his panic and the sheer distance made it difficult
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(You're going to need to edit your post above. Dr. Smith is standing over 100 yards from the helicopter, which is well out of pistol range. The base range for the Beretta is 15 yards. With precision aim you can double this to 30. Between 30 and 60 yards you would use half your skill, between 60 and 90 yards you would use a quarter of your skill, and between 90 and 120 yards you would use 1/8 of your skill. This means that you would have needed a 5 or less to hit. Gardner has a rifle, however, and Bernard is within his base range. Further, the Beretta only gets 2 shots per round, not 3, and Gardner would have a chance to return fire between the first and second shots. In light of this, you can take back your action and try something else instead. Also, roll Psychology to try to discover something about Gardner's intentions. If you succeed, you may want to wait for my response before acting.)

In the hangar-
"Even if we can get the plane fixed and fueled," said Rick, "we need to think about where we're going to go. We can go a few hundred miles on a full tank, but we can't land an airplane just anywhere like we could a helicopter."

(Everyone inside the hangar, roll Listen.)
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Outside the hangar-
As Dr. Smith continued to watch, he saw the helicopter blades gradually stop spinning, the engine's whine dwindling to nothing. Then the pilot placed her weapons on the empty seat beside her. When Gardner motioned with his rifle, she got out with her hands raised. Dr. Hausmann and Stephanie emerged from the rear seat, Stephanie still carrying her computer. The pilot stepped forward, faced the helicopter, spread her arms, and rested her hands on the glass. Gardner slung his rifle across his back, drew his pistol, and searched her. She took off her helmet, her flight jacket, and the Kevlar vest she wore beneath it, and then she placed all of them on the seat she had just vacated. Underneath the vest she had on an olive green tank top. Gardner continued to search her and took several small items from her person. The two scientists appeared to be pleading with him.

(Roll Listen if you want to try to overhear what they're saying.)

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"We'll worry about that later," said Diane. "We'll have time to plan our route while we're refueling - assuming we can finish the job and get the fuel." She cocked an ear. "Did you hear that? It sounded like the chopper's engine started up and then shut down. I wonder what's going on out there. The doc's been gone a while."
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Outside the hangar-
Dr. Smith watched as Gardner taped the pilot's wrists and arms together behind her back. Then he pushed her over to where Dr. Hausmann stood and motioned for Stephanie to come forward. She obeyed, and after an exchange of words she took off her lab coat and placed it slowly on the chopper's back seat. Beneath it she wore a pair of gray slacks and a sleeveless black V-neck blouse. It was the same outfit she had worn when she and Dr. Hausmann had given their presentation at Cheyenne, except without the jacket.

Gardner searched Stephanie next. He found a pistol concealed beneath her blouse and slipped it into his belt. She continued trying to plead with him as he finished searching her. Then he taped her arms behind her back too and began taking a bunch of small objects from her pockets and her discarded lab coat, loading them into his pack.

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"Well, I guess he's okay," said Rick as he kept working. "I mean, we'd have heard something if there was a problem."
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Dr Smith Decided he had seen enough. He was disgusted at the sight of Dr Hausmann being held prisoner but knew he was in no position to help on his own.

Reluctantly he turned away from the heli-pad and made his way back inside the hangar, hoping he could enlist the help of the others inside.
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Diane looked up from her work when she heard Bernard enter. "We've got nearly 20 percent of the work done," she said. "So, what did you see outside?"
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Locking the door behind him Dr Smith breathed a sigh of relief at returning to the relative safety of the hangar.

Walikng towards to group he answered Diane's question.

"I'm not too sure what I saw to be honest" Said Bernard.

"A helicopter landed on the helipad. I don't quite believe it myself but onboard was a prominent doctor I met in Cheyenne. Her name is Dr Hausmann and she's a leader in the field of disease control, which may prove somewhat useful to us all do you not agree? Well anyway, she seemed to be under police escort, colleagues of your if I'm not mistaken. Well, thats not all you see, after landing they tried to take off again but a soldier from the control tower stopped them and now has Dr Hausmann and all on board held prisoner."

"We simply must help Dr Hausmann, he expertise could be the answer to this whole mess!" Pleaded Dr Smith.
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(Dr. Smith's first name is Bernard, not Harry.)
In the hangar-
"Yes, we've got to save them!" said Rick Brenner.

Diane Ford nodded grimly. "I agree," she said, "but how? If we try to approach the tower, that sniper could take us out before we get close. A couple of the others have rifles too, and we don't. We could take my cruiser and get close quickly, but then we can't use stealth. We have to treat this as a hostage situation. If we go in half-cocked, we'll only get the hostages killed - and maybe us too. One wrong move could spell disaster. This will mean the end of our little truce, but we can't simply stay here and ignore it. We have to rescue the doctor and back up our fellow State Troopers, but we need a plan before we go in. Any suggestions?"
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Dr Smith paced the hangar, deep in thought.

"Well I'm quite sure we can move up to the end of the Hangar without being seen, no-one shot at me at least. After that...well I'm not so confident."

"A diversion may prove useful. What about your cruiser Diane? We could jam the accelerator down, perhaps with one of those steel pipes, then send if off down the airfield. With luck on our side they may send someone out to investigate, drawing at least a few of them out of the the tower. On the downside that leaves us without transport."


Frustrated by their predicament Bernard fingered the pistol still frimly in his grip. He was obviously worked up over the capture of Dr Hausmann and the troopers.

"This old plane won't be much use to us if we are succesful, it will barely hold the four of us as it is. Rick can you fly a helicopter? We may need that as our way out of here. As for the Sniper, I just don't know. Possible he'll focus in on the cruiser, giving us chance to get to the tower, but that's taking a rather large chance."
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In the hangar-
"I can fly a chopper or a plane," said Rick. "I'm not sure what kind of helicopter they've got. If it's small, it won't hold all of us and the people who came in on it too."

"The sniper's a woman, as it turns out," said Diane. "There's only four of them in all."

"Plus Kathryn McCoy," said Lucy. "We can't be sure whose side she's on."

"Anyway, using the cruiser as a diversion would be risky. If they see it approaching, they could react by killing a hostage. Our best bet is to use stealth. We're 100 yards north of the tower, but the warehouses on the east are only 50 yards east of the tower. If we could approach from there, we'd have less ground to cover. The line of hangars meets up with the warehouses east of here, so we might be able to slip around without being detected. Even if they notice us, hostilities haven't officially broken out yet and the warehouses are neutral territory. We have as much right to be there as they do. What if we went down there in my cruiser, driving behind the line of buildings? That'll get us in position quickly. I'll take it slow to avoid attracting attention. If they do see us, three of us could get out behind the warehouses while the fourth drives back to the hangar and draws their attention."
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"The helicopter had Nabraska State police markings" Stated Dr Smith. "So I assume it's a standard police helicopter, how many would that hold?

Thinking it over Bernard decided Diane was right.

"Lets go with your plan. You're right, wrecking the cruiser is a bad idea. Lucy could head back here after we're at the warehouse, continue working on the plane. This old crop duster could still prove useful."
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