Meanwhile, Karin had her hands full in the house. She checked the upstairs, and started for downstairs when she heard someone come in. “That flag has got to be somewhere.” She heard Tricia say.

“I’ll check the upstairs, and you take downstairs.” Karin quickly went to the bath room, found a rope and escaped outside. With a group of two, she didn’t want to chance taking a hostage. She turned and went toward the basement door, but just as she turned the corner, Dan grabbed her. One down B.

Noah and Hannah split up to cover more ground. Noah decided to go through the trees and scanned the ground below. Seeing something moving, he lunged out of the tree, and landed on top of it. He managed to get Andy, who had makeup on. Blind folding him, he returned to the jail. He checked to see that no one was watching, and then he entered the game. Once inside, he set him in the sand, and exited the game. Andy eventually got loose, but not knowing where he was, he decided to get directions from the Lifeguard. She kept true to her disguise, and said that he was a long way away from home, and told him to enjoy the beach. Andy walked for a while, looking for an exit. One down A.

Hannah scanned the trees and brushes on the one side. It was getting near noon, so she returned to the command center. Noah, on the other hand, went to the pond, and saw that there was a group of people near it. Finding this out, he too returned to the command center.

I had found nothing. I went back to the CC, and met Jacie with the food on the way. We all met and discussed what we had seen. “Computer says that Karin has been captured, but all the rest of us are accounted for.”

“How do we trade hostages?” Hannah asked.

“Well, we send a message on our computer. But Dan is probably feeling too powerful, and would set a trap. Karin is better where she is, for the time being.” I said. We started to eat. “I’ll go feed Marie.” I said, leaving.

When I came back, I asked Noah, “You said you found someone by the pond?”

“Yes.”

“Take Hannah and check it out. I’ll take Jacie and scan the house.”

“Okay.” Hannah said. They both left the room and went to the pond.

“Jacie.” I said.

“Yes?”

“Put on that extra swim suit.”

“What for?”

“I think they might have hidden it in the pool. Put a jacket on over top.”

“Oh.” She put on the swim suit and a jacket, and we headed for the house. Once there, we went directly to the basement. Inside, I saw the pool. “I don’t see it.” She said.

“I know, but they could have covered it up. Can you go down and feel around the walls for it?”

“Sure can.” I took her jacket, and she went for a dive.