"Bisson, Terry - OpenClose" - читать интересную книгу автора (Bisson Terry)

Hey, the alarm just stopped. Cool. And here comes the police. They must have a skeleton frequency or something. Maybe they will be able to open the car doors. They will probably give me a ticket but that's better than being towed.
Uh oh. It's one of those ashcroft vans.
STEP BACK FROM THE CAR, SIR.
Officer, it's my car, it's locked.
STEP BACK FROM THE CAR. KEEP YOUR HANDS IN PLAIN SIGHT.
It's not the police, Beth. It's Homeland Security. I just saw the twin towers logo.
PUT THE DEVICE DOWN, SIR.
They're not getting out of the van. I think there are two of them. I can hardly see through the glass.
PLACE THE DEVICE ON THE PAVEMENT.
It's not a device, officer, it's a phone. Beth, you'd better talk to these guys. I have no fucking idea what ....
SIR! PLACE THE DEVICE ON THE PAVEMENT AND STEP AWAY.
Officer, will you speak with my wife? She's a lawyer.
RIGHT NOW! PLACE THE DEVICE ON THE PAVEMENT.
I don't think they can even hear me, Beth. They won't get out of the van.
RIGHT NOW, SIR!
Okay, okay.
Beth, I have to go. I'll call you back. Don't go anywhere.
NOW STEP AWAY. RIGHT NOW!
Officer, that's my car. That's my phone. I'm a citizen. Here's my Homeland card.
HANDS AWAY FROM POCKETS, SIR! RIGHT NOW!
If you would just let me show you my card.
HANDS IN FULL VIEW, SIR! STEP TO THE REAR OF THE SECURITY VAN.
Officer, it's raining for Christ's sake!
SIR! RIGHT NOW!
I have to get my phone. I can't just leave it on the street in the rain.
YOU ARE IN A SECURITY ZONE. ALL UNATTENDED DEVICES ARE SUBJECT TO PREEMPTIVE DISASSEMBLY.
What!? You're going to crunch my fucking Nokia? What kind of shit is this?
WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE, SIR. APPROACH THE VAN SLOWLY. So they can hear me. Motherfuckers.
PLACE BOTH HANDS IN THE EXTENDED SECURITY LOOP.
What for? Hey!
BOTH HANDS, SIR!
You can't handcuff me. I'm a citizen...Ow!
NOW STEP BACK FROM THE VAN DOOR, SIR. ONE STEP ONLY.
I need my phone. I have a right to call my wife.
YOU ARE IN A SECURITY ZONE. YOU WILL BE ALLOWED A
PHONE CALL WITHIN 96 HOURS.
She's my lawyer. What about my cart It's her car too.
YOU ARE IN A SECURITY ZONE. ALL UNATTENDED DEVICES
ARE SUBJECT TO PREEMPTIVE DISASSEMBLY.
It's not a device, it's a fucking car. It's my car!
WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE, SIR. STEP BACK FROM THE DOOR ONE STEP.
I have a right to call my wife. She's my lawyer.
OPEN.
What is this? Some kind of paddy wagon? No way!
STEP INSIDE THE VAN, SIR.
Ow! That hurts! Why are you shocking me? I'm a citizen.
SIT ON THE BENCH.
Okay, okay! But I'm telling you ....
SIR! WATCH THE CLOSING DOOR.
Damn it, you can't do this. I didn't do anything. I -- CLOSE.