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GADGET: Yeah, at that point they just packed up Headquarters and hit
the road for a better land.
DEE: Then years later, the tragedy in Jericho with JI2!
NUMBERS: It took them exactly 40 days and 40 nights to find
Headquarters and by that time, (pause, shaking her head) there
was nothing left.
(A beat of silence as everyone bows their head with their hand over
their heart.)
CHIEF: (picking up the energy) Well, not on our watch! "We live with
vigilance and diligence." Jane, do we have today's reports?
JANE: Got 'em right here, Chief. (hands clipboard to Chief) Nothing
looks out of the ordinary.
CHIEF: (flipping through the report) Maybe, maybe not … do you all
remember the case we opened a few years ago with Nicodemus
and a man named Jesus?
ALL: (ad lib. "yeah," "yeah, I do," etc.)
DEE: (overlapping) I do, Chief. I spent a lot of time on that top secret
case … (mysteriously) "The Mysterious Encounter."
GADGET: Our intel picked up their conversation in the dark of night. I
don't recall all the details.
DEE: We put a trail on Nicodemus for three months. Eventually it
went cold and we marked him as … just a normal guy … a
Pharisee who kept his nose clean.
CHIEF: Well apparently, this Jesus is back here in a big way. There
was quite an uproar when He entered Jerusalem. Any intel
from that scene?
NUMBERS: Sketch was in the area and he captured some images.
CHIEF: Bring him in. Let's see what he's got.
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