“Okay. Noah, I want you to go to the Building and Loan tomorrow and see if you can find this Stacey.”
“What do you want me to do?” Jacie asked.
“I want you to do nothing; we can’t let them suspect us. Tracy and I will stay here. If something goes wrong, which I hope doesn’t, I will take Tracy to the game so no one will find us.” We all agreed on this plan.
The next morning was Tuesday, September 1, 1980, just in case you’ve lost track of time. Noah went to the B&O to check it out. Finding no one named Stacey in the building, he returned to the house. It was four p.m. before we met in my house. “That register may say that there is a Stacey there, but I couldn’t find one!” Noah started.
“That indeed is strange. Did you see one of the other tenants, Jeanette, Emily, or Nancy?” I inquired.
“Funny, but I didn’t see a one of them either.”
“How odd. Tracy, Noah said he didn’t see a one of the tenants. Is there something going on at Nano Building and Loan that I should know about?”
“Not that I haven’t already told you.” Tracy replied.
“Interesting,” I commented. “There seems to be a conspiracy within the B&O. For some reason or another, blond secretaries are being kidnapped from their apartments. These tenants don’t realize it, and think that they were at work, and the B&O agrees.”
“Right, sounds like brainwashing to me.” Noah added.
“But why?” I asked.
“I don’t know,” Tracy responded.
“I guess I should worry about it later. Right now, I have to make sure you don’t become like the rest of them tomorrow.”
“Or Jacie.” Noah added.
“Or Jacie.” I repeated. The afternoon passed, and the night came. Jacie checked in with nothing to report. “Jacie, are you ready for tomorrow?”
“As ready as I’ll ever be, I guess.” She replied. With that the conversation ended. Everything was set for a Wednesday to remember.
The next morning, I went to Tracy’s room, and knocked on her door. “Just a minute!” The voice inside replied. Out came my girlfriend, dressed in some of the new clothes she had bought with my money. “What do you think?” She asked.
“How much did it cost?”
“Enough.”
“That much!?” We went to breakfast, and then went for a walk.
“Adam, I know that there’s nothing to be afraid of, but still. . .”
“You’re a little nervous about tonight.”
“Yes, are you sure I’m safe?”
“Would I let you get led into a trap?”
“No, I guess not.” She replied.
