INT. SYDNEY’S HOME. LIVING-ROOM – NIGHT

A car is heard outside.

SYDNEY

Finally.

Sydney gets up, goes to the front door and opens it before Miss Parker has time to press the bell.

SYDNEY

Sorry to call you so late, but my unannounced guest sternly insisted on your presence.

They enter the living-room and she is caught by surprise.

MISS PARKER

Angelo? What’s he doing here?

SYDNEY

I was waiting for you to find out.

Can I get you some tea?

MISS PARKER

(answers automatically)

Sure.

Sydney goes to the kitchen.

Miss Parker sits on a chair. Angelo smiles to her. She yawns and says nothing.

Sydney returns with a mug and hands it over to Miss Parker. He grabs his mug and sits down.

SYDNEY

She’s here now, Angelo.

Why don’t you tell us what happened?

Angelo takes a folded piece of paper from his pocket and gives it to Miss Parker.

Miss Parker unfolds the paper. It’s a surveillance photo from the man who was roaming around the Sim-Lab. The time stamps indicate 0:15.

MISS PARKER

This was taken tonight.

Sydney looks at the picture.

SYDNEY

Who is this man, Angelo?

ANGELO

Evil man.

(grabs Miss Parker’s hand)

Jules.

SYDNEY

Jewels? What do you mean?

MISS PARKER

(gets up)

Forget it, Syd.

Miss Parker walks around the room, examining the picture.

MISS PARKER

There’s something about him...

Sydney notices her look.

SYDNEY

Are the Voices telling you that?

MISS PARKER

(nods)

But that’s all they’re telling.

(sits down and drinks her tea)

Jarod was probably right.

SYDNEY

Jarod?

MISS PARKER

He called me on my way here. Always seems to know, somehow.

Apparently, Ethan sensed something too.

SYDNEY

You think it’s related?

MISS PARKER

Wouldn’t be the first time, right? Besides, you and I both know there are no coincidences when it comes to The Centre.

Miss Parker finishes her tea and gets up.

SYDNEY

Where are you going?

MISS PARKER

WE are going back to The Centre.

Come on, Angelo.

Angelo looks down.

SYDNEY

You want to go there now?

MISS PARKER

If we go now, we might still catch him.

Angelo, come on.

Angelo shakes his head frantically.

Sydney

Angelo, are you alright?

Angelo begins to rock himself, murmuring something.

MISS PARKER

I’ve never seen him this way.

SYDNEY

He was troubled when he arrived. But not like this.

Miss Parker sits next to Angelo and tries to calm him down. She hears his mantra.

MISS PARKER

He’s saying ‘evil man’. Who is he, Angelo?

ANGELO

(ignoring)

Evil man... Evil man...

SYDNEY

This is not normal. Angelo has always felt safe inside The Centre.

MISS PARKER

If you don’t include Raine’s experiments, maybe.

SYDNEY

I meant that he’s spent his life there. I know he could have gotten away if he wanted, but he didn’t. Now he’s afraid to go back.

I don’t like this.

MISS PARKER

Angelo, we need to know who that man is.

Angelo stops rocking, looks at her.

ANGELO

Vespasian.

Miss Parker and Sydney exchange a knowing look. She gets up, retrieves her cell phone from her purse and makes a call.

SYDNEY

Who’re you calling?

She doesn’t say anything. The call is answered.

MISS PARKER

Broots, I need you to come to Syd’s place.

BROOTS (V.O.)

Miss P.... It’s four am. Can’t this wait?

MISS PARKER

Come here now. Or I’ll pick you up myself.

BROOTS (V.O.)

Fine. There’s a key under the door mat-

MISS PARKER

Broots!

BROOTS (V.O.)

All right...

She hangs up.

MISS PARKER

I'll have Broots run a check on our mystery man.

SYDNEY

What about Angelo? We can’t just keep him here. They will find out he’s missing eventually.

MISS PARKER

Do you mind keeping him here just for tonight?

SYDNEY

Not at all.

MISS PARKER

OK...

(sits down)

Now we wait for Broots.

EXT. STREETS OF ROME – DAY

Jarod and Andrew walk among the crowd. They reach the number 48.

ANDREW

This is where your final journey will begin, Jarod. Will you follow me inside?

Jarod hesitates.

ANDREW

The choice is yours, but if you want to know the truth...

JAROD

I do. It’s just...

ANDREW

Truth can be a very complicated thing. You will have to make some hard choices. Believe me when I tell you that this will be the easiest decision to make in the nearest future.

Andrew knocks on the door and a woman opens it. Andrew enters, turns around to look at Jarod.

ANDREW

What will your choice be, Jarod?

Jarod takes a deep breath and follows Andrew inside, closing the door behind him.