October 11, 2007

"Waiting, Watching, Wondering..."

Byron is anxious to speak with Professor John Williams. It has been a while since they last were last together.

Now in the basement laboratory, Byron becomes calm and controlled; Byron eagerly wants to know more about why the Professor has called him.

As the Professor reaches into his filing cabinet, Byron turns around and stands next to the black leather sofa next to the door. The sun is shining bright in through the basement window...

Professor John sits down. He opens the file. He takes a moment to read the contents.

As he waits, Byron drifts off thinking about his love letter. Could he reveal who his love was? What would the Professor think now?

*****

The mysterious cameraman closes the door to his living quarters. His room is dirty, dark, damp.

He sets down his large camera and takes off his baseball hat. The scar that lines his cheek remains pale while the rest of his face is flush and hot.

He removes this clothing. He uses his shirt to whip off the sweat. He is dripping wet.
He lays down on the mat on the floor.

He gets up and looks at the wall where several of his photos are hanging. Pictures of Tracy are everywhere. He takes one off the wall and returns to his bed. He places the photo on the floor next to his head. It's a picture of Trevor and Tracy together on the cafe patio....

"I'm going to show you Tracy how much I like you... You've captured my heart. No one has ever captured the heart of Benji before. I'm going to make you mine no matter what. "

Benji, (the mysterious cameraman) slowly closes his eyes a few times before slowly drifting off to sleep.

*****

Trevor takes a detour on the way over to Tracy's house to question her why she hasn't told him about her staged death. If they are friends, Trevor thinks, he should know at least that about her. He wants to know why she would keep that important part of her past a secret.

Curious, Trevor wants to see if the lab sample that he's left behind the day before is still there.

To his surprise the lab sample is gone!

Who would have been here? Yes, I collaped in pain and passed out for a few moments herr under the tree and forgotten to take the samples when I got up, but Mayberry Park is enormous. Someone must have seen me here.... Cameron! Trevor remembers that Cameron was in the park yesterday afternoon. He must have seen him after he collaped, and taken the sample.

It all comes rushing back: Trevor recalls in quick flashes how he had hidden for cover behind the tree when he saw Tracy and Cameron come out from under the Peace Bridge nearby. Seconds before that Trevor remembers taking the samples for his father under the tree... and then that's when he heard two people having an argument. He had come in a bit closer to hear... Tracy ran out. Cameron stoped short of coming out because it had started to rain. He hid. That's when he passed out. Cameron must have taken the sample when Trevor was passed out...

Trevor races out of the park and heads to Tracy's house. He is going to tell her that he suspects Cameron may have taken the lab sample. But why? Trevor questions himself.

Trevor only knows one thing for sure: having that sample is dangerous. Very dangerous. Who ever has it...