June 29, 2025
6. The Reckoning
The finale. With both Alessandro and Sofia now captive, Marcus Sterling believes he has ultimate control—two brilliant engineers he can torture and manipulate for maximum cryptocurrency extraction. But Marcus has made a fatal error: he's given two technical minds access to each other. Using eight days of intelligence gathering about the building's systems and his captors' weaknesses, Alessandro executes a desperate plan involving power sabotage and emergency protocols. As Sofia rallies the broken Giuseppe and FBI agents surround the building, the corrupt network that seemed impenetrable begins to crumble. In a final confrontation that tests everything they've learned about survival and sacrifice, Alessandro and Sofia discover that love isn't just something to be exploited—it's the weapon that destroys their enemies. Justice arrives with handcuffs, and the nightmare finally ends.
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Previously on Crypto Kidnap. Sophia Rossi flew to New York
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after recognizing that Alessandro's desperate phone call was filled with
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deliberate mistakes his way of signaling danger. Despite contacting FBI
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agent Walsh for backup, Sophia walked into Marcus Sterling's trap
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to save the man she loved. Now, both engineers are
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prisoners in the Soho apartment, and Marcus believes he has
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ultimate leverage, but he's about to discover that two brilliant
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minds working together can be exponentially more dangerous than one
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mind working alone.
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Content warning. This series contains descriptions of violence and psychological torture.
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If you need support, please contact local authorities or crisis helplines.
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Remember if something feels wrong, trust your instincts and seek
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help immediately.
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Sophia Rossi had been a prisoner for exactly forty seven
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minutes when she began planning Marcus Sterling's destruction. She sat
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on the expensive couch and apartment two, a hands zip
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tied behind her back, watching Marcus celebrate his victory with
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the methodical satisfaction of a man who had never experienced
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real failure. Victor stood guard by the door. Giuseppe remained
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motionless in his corner, a living reminder of what complete
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surrender looked like. But Sophia wasn't looking at any of them.
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She was looking at Alessandro, her brilliant, broken Alessandro, who
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had spent eight days learning every detail of Marcus's operation,
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every weakness in his security pattern and his methods. Alessandro
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who was meeting her eyes for the first time since
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her arrival, and communicating in the silent language they developed
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during two years of collaboration on complex technical projects. A
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slight nod toward the laptop Marcus had left open on
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the coffee table, a glance at the windows, then at
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Victor's position by the door, A barely perceptible gesture toward
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his right pocket, where Sophia could just make out the
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outline of a small device. Alessandro still had his phone.
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Marcus was too busy explaining his grand plan to notice
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the silent conversation happening between his prisoners. This is Crypto Kidnap,
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Episode six, The reckoning. The beauty of having two subjects,
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Marcus said, pacing between Sophia and Alessandro, like a professor
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delivering a lecture. Is the exponential increase in leverage. Alessandro,
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You've been admirably stubborn about protecting your remaining cryptocurrency, but
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I don't think you'll be quite so stubborn about protecting Sophia.
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Alessandro's jaw tightened, but he said nothing and Sophia, Marcus continued,
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your own financial portfolio is quite impressive. Our preliminary research
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suggests you've accumulated nearly three million euros in various investments.
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Not cryptocurrency heavy like your boyfriend, but still substantial. Sophia's
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blood ran cold. Marcus had been researching her finances, probably
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since the moment Alessandro first mentioned her name. This wasn't
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an improvised expansion of his operation. It was a calculated
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doubling of his profit potential. But that's just the immediate extraction,
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Marcus said. The real value comes from the psychological pressure
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you create for each other. Watch. Marcus walked to Alessandro
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and casually backhanded him across the face. The sound echoed
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through the apartment like a gunshot. Sophia lunged forward instinctively,
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forgetting about her restraints. Don't you dare fascinating. Marcus interrupted
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studying Sophia's reaction. Alessandro endured days of electrical torture without
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making a sound, but one slap while you're watching, and
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you're ready to tear my throat out. Alessandro's cheek was
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already reddening, but his eyes were focused on Sophia with
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laser intensity, not on his own pain, but on her
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reaction to it. And in that focus, Sophia saw something
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that made her heart race with hope rather than fear.
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Alessandro wasn't broken, he was planning. The eight days of
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torture hadn't destroyed his mind. They'd taught him everything he
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needed to know about Marcus's vulnerabilities. The electrical burns on
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his skin weren't just evidence of his suffering. They were
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proof of his intelligence, gathering his systematic analysis of the
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enemy's capabilities and weaknesses. Marcus Sterling thought he was holding
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two desperate victims, but what he actually had was two
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engineers who had just been given access to each other's expertise.
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Victor Marcus said, bring Alessandro's laptop. It's time for our
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guests to make another joint contribution to their debt. Settlement.
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As Victor left the room, Sophia made eye contact with
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Alessandro and mouthed a single word when Alessandro's response was
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barely a whisper. Now what happened next took exactly ninety
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seven seconds and changed everything. Alessandro had spent eight days
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observing the apartment's security systems, the guard's routines, the electronic
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locks on the reinforced windows. More importantly, he'd spent those
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days listening to Marcus's phone conversations, learning about the corrupt
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police network and understanding the scope of the criminal operation.
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Marcus Sterling was a man who had succeeded through intimidation
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and violence, but he was not a man who understood
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technology at a fundamental level. He used smartphones and laptops
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like appliances, never questioning the deeper systems that made them work.
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That blindness was about to cost him everything. When Victor
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returned with the laptop, Alessandro made his move. Marcus. He said, quietly,
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I need to show Sophia the specific wallets you're targeting.
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She's not going to cooperate unless she understands exactly what
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we're dealing with. It was a reasonable request from a
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man who appeared completely defeated. Marcus nodded and handed Alessandro
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the laptop standing behind him to monitor the screen. Alessandro's
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fingers flew across the keyboard, navigating to his cryptocurrency portfolio
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with the practiced ease of someone who had done this
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many times before. But buried in the familiar keystrokes was
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something Marcus couldn't see. Alessandro was simultaneously accessing the building's
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Wi Fi network and exploiting a security vulnerability he discovered
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during his captivity. Sophia watched Alessandro work and realized what
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he was doing. The burns on his arms weren't just
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from torture. Some of them were from deliberately sabotaging electrical
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systems in the apartment, learning their weaknesses, preparing for exactly
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this moment. These are the primary wallets, Alessandro said, pointing
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to the screen while his other hand worked a hidden
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keystroke sequence. But Marcus, there's a problem with the authentication protocol.
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What kind of problem, Marcus leaned closer to the screen.
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The system thinks someone's trying to hack my accounts from
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this IP address. It's triggered emergency security protocols all transactions
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are frozen until I can verify my identity through the
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master authentication system. It was a complete lie, delivered with
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the calm authority of a technical expert explaining complex systems
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to a layman. Marcus frowned, trying to understand implications that
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existed only in Alessandro's imagination. How long does that take,
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Marcus asked, normally twenty four hours. But I can override
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it manually if I can access the building's main Internet
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and reset the connection parameters. More technical nonsense, but delivered
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with enough confidence to sound plausible. Sophia bit her lip
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to keep from smiling. Alessandro was deploying the oldest trick
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in the engineering playbook, overwhelming non technical people with jargon.
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They couldn't verify the routers in the basement, Marcus asked,
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should be most buildings like this have centralized network infrastructure
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in the basement utility areas. Marcus looked frustrated, but not suspicious.
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In his mind, this was just another technical obstacle to overcome,
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not a trap being set by a desperate prisoner Victor,
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Marcus said, Take him to the basement, let him fix
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whatever needs fixing, but watch him every second, what about
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the girl? Victor asked, She stays here with me insurance policy.
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Alessandro met Sophia's eyes and final time before Victor led
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him away. In that glance, Sophia saw everything she needed
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to know. Alessandro had a plan that went far beyond
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resetting router connections, and her job was to be ready
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when that plan reached its critical moment. As soon as
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Alessandro and Victor disappeared down the hallway, Sophia began her
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own work. Marcus was confident in his control over the situation,
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but he'd made a crucial error. He'd zip tied Sophia's
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hands behind her back, but he hadn't searched her thoroughly. Nurses,
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especially emergency room nurses, carried tools that most people never
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thought about. Sophia had a trauma. Sheare in her jacket
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pocket medical scissors designed to cut through clothing, plastic restraints,
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and other materials during emergency situations, sharp enough to slice
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through zip ties, small enough to be overlooked by kidnapp
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who thought they'd disarmed their victims. But she needed Marcus
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distracted before she could free herself. Giuseppe, she said quietly
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to the broken man in the corner. How long have
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you been here? Giuseppe's head slowly turned toward her. His
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eyes were flat and lifeless, but something flickered when she
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spoke directly to him. Giuseppe, she repeated, what's your real name?
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Marcus looked up from his laptop. Don't waste your time
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trying to rehabilitate him. Giuseppe learned long ago that cooperation
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is the only path to survival. I'm not talking to you,
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Sophia said firmly, I'm talking to him. She kept her
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voice gentle but persistent. The tone she used with trauma
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patience who had retreated deep inside themselves for protection. What
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was your life like before this? You have family, friends,
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work that you loved. Giuseppe's eyes began to focus slightly,
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as if he was trying to remember something from a
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distant dream. His name was Giuseppe Torino, Marcus said, with
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obvious irritation. He was a cryptocurrency trader from Naples. He
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had a sister who was a medical student. He had
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an apartment overlooking the bay. He had a life that
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he threw away by being stubborn about money that never
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really belonged to him. Stop Giuseppe whispered the first word
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Sophia had heard him speak since her arrival. Stop what,
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Marcus asked, Stop talking about her like she's dead. Something
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in Giuseppe's voice made Marcus pause for the first time
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since Sophia's arrival. The man who had orchestrated this entire
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nightmare looked uncertain. Your sister's not dead, Giuseppe, Sophia said gently.
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She's still in Rome, still in medical school, still waiting
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for you to come home. Giuseppe's entire body began to shake.
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He said, he told me she was I lied, Marcus
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said quickly. It was necessary for maintaining operational control, but
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the damage was done. Giuseppe was sitting up straighter, his
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eyes clearing for the first time in months, and in
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the confusion of Marcus trying to reassert psychological control over
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his broken prisoner, Sophia managed to work the trauma shears
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out of her pocket and begin cutting through her zip ties.
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The plastic restraints parted just as the lights went out.
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The apartment plunged into complete darkness, and Sophia's whorld became
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pure sound and movement. Marcus's voice sharp with panic. Victor,
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what the hell happened to the power, footsteps running in
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the hallway above them, Victor returning from the basement, Giuseppe's
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voice stronger than it had been in months. Is she
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really alive? Is Anna really alive? And underneath it all
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the distant sound of multiple vehicles pulling up outside the building.
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Sophia had freed her hands, but she stayed motionless on
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the couch, letting her eyes adjust to the darkness, while
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Marcus stumbled around looking for emergency lighting. The apartment's windows
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were covered with security bars, but enough street light filtered
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through to create shapes and shadows. Alessandro had done more
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than just cut the power. Sophia could hear electronic beeping
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from multiple directions, smoke detectors, security systems, emergency lighting that
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should have activated, but somehow hadn't. He'd systematically disabled the
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buildings safety systems, probably using vulnerabilities he'd discovered during his captivity.
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But more importantly, the power outage wasn't an accident. It
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was a signal Victor. Marcus called again, his voice echoing
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in the stairwell. Victor's response came from the basement, muffled
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by distance and concrete. The entire electrical system is destroyed.
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Someone sabotaged the main panel. Sophia smiled in the darkness.
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Alessandro hadn't just reset a router. He'd demolished the building's
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infrastructure and probably triggered every fire safety and emergency response
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system in Lower Manhattan. Sophia, Marcus said, his voice much
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closer than she expected. Where are you? She didn't answer,
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let him stumble around in his own darkness. The sound
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of vehicles outside was getting louder. More engines, more doors slamming,
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more voices shouting coordinated instructions. That wasn't the NYPD responding
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to a routine emergency call. That was the FBI. Agent
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Walsh had received Sophia's message about the two hour timeline.
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When Sophia failed to check in, federal agents had surrounded
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the building. Alessandro's power sabotage had probably triggered every emergency
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response protocol in the city, giving the FBI probable cause
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to enter the building immediately. Marcus was trapped, and he
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was beginning to realize it. Giuseppe, Sophia said, quietly, can
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you walk? I think so good when I say move,
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Head for the hallway. Stay low, stay quiet, Sophia. Marcus's
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voice was closer now, maybe ten feet away. I know
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you're planning something clever, but you should understand that if
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Alessandro has done anything to compromise our security, Victor will
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kill him before he can escape the basement. Sophia's blood chilled,
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but she forced herself to think strategically. Alessandro was the
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smartest person she'd ever known. If he'd cut the power,
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he'd also planned for Victor's reaction. He's already dead, isn't he,
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Sophia said, making her voice sound defeated. Alessandro's dead, and
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you're just trying to keep me cooperative. Alessandro is very
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much alive, Marcus replied, for now, but his continued survival
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depends on your behavior. Over the next few minutes. The
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sound of heavy footsteps in the hallway told Sophia that
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Victor was climbing back toward their floor. But underneath those
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footsteps was another sound, lighter movement, someone trying to be stealthy. Alessandro.
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He'd not only escaped from Victor in the basement, he'd
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gotten ahead of him in the darkness. Sophia's heart hammered
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with hope and terror as she realized Alessandro was positioning
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himself for an attack. Giuseppe, She whispered, move now. Giuseppe
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rose from his corner and began moving toward the hallway.
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Decades of institutional compliance, finally breaking under the possibility that
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his sister was still alive. Marcus heard the movement and
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turned toward the sound, pulling out what looked like a gun.
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Sophia couldn't see clearly in the darkness, but the shape
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was unmistakable. Everyone stays again, exactly where they are, Marcus said,
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his voice tight with stress. Victor will be here in
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thirty seconds, and then we're going to have a very
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different conversation about cooperation. But Victor never made it to
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their floor. The sound that echoed up the stairwell was
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