In downtown, a robbery take’s place, 5 men with guns Hold 10 hostages... Policemen are in position but they can't make any moves, it's too dangerous they will put innocent people in danger, they need a plan...a very good plan.
Sargent Issam, his face couldn’t hide the frustration and the anger, his eyes look darker than the night and match the color of his sad eyebrows, you could feel the weight of the responsibilities on his shoulder, says to the S.W.A.T team: Hello everyone...We got a delicate situation in here, some people may die, and no one want that to happen, we gonna secure their lives and we gonna catch those bastards. Be prepared, I may call for your service at any time.
The team: Yes sir!
- Sargent Issam walks away -
Sargent Issam: Find me the bank's plan now... and yes Omar, where the hell is the negotiator?
Omar, the right arm and the helper of Issam, bold head and friendly face, big Man but not as big as Sargent Issam: On his way Sir, by the way, the reporters are here, and it's live on every national channel.
-Sargent Issam, looks at Omar and then turn his face to see the news vans and the reporters spreading everywhere like a disease, some of them managed to cross the police tape, he exhales and says: We must keep them away, the last we want is some reporters asking their questions to everyone, it’s already a circus enough.
In the meantime...in Amal Asylum, patients are gathered in the cafeteria eating lunch. The walls painted in white, a dozen of wooden tables, every four patients are gathered around a table, except for the two nurses who’re sitting alone, an old TV’s on, while suddenly the broadcasting is corrupted....Breaking News: The chaos, robbers took control of a bank in downtown!
Women nurse: Oh my god! Poor people.
Male nurse: Hey, turn off this TV, they only diffuse horrible things, and we got enough of them in here.
One of the asylum’s officers enter the cafeteria.
Women Nurse: This city is cursed, it’s full of criminals and heartless people. God, give this city the power to fight this chaos.
A patient : NO! It’s fun like that…Hihihahaha…It’s called Perla City…HAHAHA…Pearls reflect light, but this one reflect darkness.
Male nurse fingering point the patient in a sever way then fingering point !!!: SHUT UP and eat your lunch. Try to be like the new one in the corner.
The officer turns his head to face the woman nurse and then slightly moves his chin and indicates !!!: What’s going on with him anyway? He looks so normal and calm to be here.
Male Nurse -smiling in a sarcastic way-: I guess he’s just like the people here then.
Women Nurse: Jamila , the secretary told me that his family died in a fire, they've took him to an orphan home, but he started screaming, he even told them that he sometimes see black shadows staring at him. So they’ve brought him here.
The officer: But…He remained calm since his coming.
Male Nurse: Because we have our ways my friend.
Woman nurse: I’m curious, I wanna see what’s happening…-She turns on the TV-…Oh my Lord , robbers are shooting policemen , they’ve killed many hostages too…
Male nurse interrupting: They gonna run away with the money, as they always do.
!!!, a young man wearing the white uniform with a huge Amal Asylum on the back. Black hair, brown eyes and a white skin, a little beard and a scare on his forehead, this mixture gaved him the look of an old white and black movie: Without Light there would be no sight! Said my father. Justice will raise someday.
Male Nurse: Oh he can speak! that’s good news… You see officer, he’s not that calm.
Back in the Downtown police station Sargent Issam is edgy, the robbers managed to run away with the money, and it’s another big failure for the police. The citizens are scared and fear the weakness of the police, they’re insecure.
Sargent Issam: Detective Youssef…, as you know we got fugitive robbers out in the city with guns and stolen money, I want you both, you and Ahmed, to do your best and find any clues that can lead us to those thieves!
Detective Youssef, wearing his blue shirt and gray pants, the black shining shoes and his usual hat, even if it’s rare to see a man wearing a hat to look like M.J Youssef wears it and he seems to like it, his has small brown hair and a three days beard: We need to go to the bank to see if we get any lucky.
Sargent Issam: I don’t want you to get lucky, I want you to be aware and crucial. The news is already out, the papers show no mercy and write terrifying headlines, the city is going upside down!
Detective Ahmed – knocks on the Sargent’s office door- : Hello Sargent, The Captain want to see us, all the three in his office now.
Ahmed is an old PCPD detective, known as the lazy detective he was wearing his everyday clothes, a black coat, brown shirt, black pants and his gray shoes. Everyone know that he’s not good with clothes and colors, he believes that clothes are a mean to stay warm at winter and not to make people look good. He has long black hair but we could see some white hair too, his eyebrows look like if they’re faded or like if they were used to grow his moustache.
Sargent Issam: Yeah of course!
The three men head to The Captain’s office…
Sargent Issam: Good afternoon Boss!
The Captain, a big man with a black skin, always looking sad and doesn’t show a lot of emotions: Hi gentlemen, I guess you already know why I’ve demanded you here, I want you to forget going any deeper in this case…
The Sargent, looking confused, interrupts The Captain: Sorry sir, what are you saying?
The Captain: You gonna put yourself in danger and so the people around you. It doesn’t need any explanation, forget what happened today.
Detective Youssef: But why?
The Captain: I’m just like you, don’t like it to be this way. But it’s necessary…you can dismiss now.
Youssef: We at least deserve an explanation!
The Captain, looks to Youssef in the eyes, and uses a sever ton: No, you don’t, I don’t owe you any explanation, now dismiss it’s an order!
-The two detectives leave the office and Youssef slams the door, with disappointment all over Youssef’s face, he doesn’t understand why or what made the captain make such a thing. Ahmed doesn’t look that surprised or disappointed, maybe he knew that would happen or he’s just got used to it -
The Sargent with a serious tone: This is insane, how on earth can you sleep at night?
The Captain: I believe, that’s none of your business.
The Sargent: No, I really want to know!
The Captain, who turns and face the office’s window, observes the road, the people , the buildings, the city was full of life: What you don’t want to understand is that this city isn’t like other cities, it’s unique and chaotic, rules and law aren’t the big powers in here, there is something bigger, and if you don’t stop putting your noise in other serious people businesses, we gonna someday find your body under the bridge or in the forest…just choose an empty place. And I don’t want it to happen to you, -he turns and faces Issam, you’re my friend.
The Sargent hits the desk so hard that it made the picture and some accessory on the desk fall: Yes we’re friends, screw the innocent people then, right?
The Captain: I’m warning you, you don’t know what you’re dealing with, don’t try to be a hero.
The Sargent opens the doors and put one step out of the office: Yeah, thanks for the advice!
-The detectives are in their office waiting for the next move, Youssef’s desk on the left side of the office and Ahmed’s on the right. Two old desks, two wooden chairs are putted in front of every desk, the desks are very similar, they both have computers on them, some old cases files, and some pens, the only difference is the box of cigarettes and the lighter on Ahmed’s desk, he was and still a heavy smoker -
Detective Youssef to detective Ahmed who’s checking his watch: What you think? It’s a real gang strike or just bench of losers who try to be rich in the wrong way?
Detective Ahmed: Hum, what? ...You’re new here my friend, nothing happens here without a reason, if there is a bank robbery, some well-placed heads will get their benefits. So yeah I believe it’s a real gang, they escaped it means that they already had a plan A and plan B.
Detective Youssef: Hum I see, you’re alright…Who are those big heads?
Detective Ahmed: Well son, story time is over…I’m going home, you need to go get some rest too, and try to wipe those questions from your head.
Detective Youssef: So, what? We’re really dropping this case?
Detective Ahmed adjust his hat and then says: You heard The Captain!
Sargent Issam: No one is going home…
Detective Ahmed: Oh crap! Can you please stop doing your I’m a super ninja things, at least knock on the door.
Sargent Issam: …Ahmed, as I said to Youssef earlier, go find me any useful information about what happened today, do whatever it takes.
Detective Ahmed: Come on Sargent, you heard The Captain.
The Sargent: Right now, I’m your only problem…and why do you still here anyway? I need you out in street.
Ahmed to Youssef: Come on partner, it’s your luck day, we’re going on a trip.
-The detectives leave the office and walk through the hall-
Youssef: Where are we going?
Ahmed: To my secret bat basement…We gonna go ask some persons and see what we can collect…And yeah I’m going do all the talking today and every time…
*TO BE CONTINUED*