What really caught my attention   
was the cage in the corner, that was   
surrounded by more than a dozen cameras
on tripods and twice as many micro-    
phones and lights hanging from the     
ceiling.                               
     The lights were so bright that it 
almost made the cage look too real.    
     I turned away to look at where the
Cat was before looking back to get     
another look, and what I saw was one   
serious-ass looking cage.              
     “That's my home sweet home. Now   
come over here and check this out,” she
said and pointed to a computer that was
already on and ready to use.           
     I opened a browser, and it was    
already at the website printed on the  
back of the card. I put in my user ID, 
my pin-number, and then I was in.      
*      The first thing I noticed was the   
account balance, ten thousand dollars  
exactly.                               
     I compared my card number with the
number on the account, thinking this   
had to be some kind of mistake, but the
numbers matched exactly.               
     “Wow!” was all I could think of to
say, and when I realized how much money
it was worth, I almost dropped the     
card.                                  
     “Wow!” I said again.              
     “Are you convinced now?”          
     “I'm almost convinced, but you    
still have to meet my friends,         
especially Beth...”                    
     “And also talk to them. I get it. 
You get me out of here, Criminal, and  
I'll talk to anyone you want, except   
keep in mind, who I talk to is just as 
important as who I don't talk to.”     



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