RYDER

Zach leaves the cell and makes his way toward me.

"It's done," he says excitedly. "We're gonna keep an eye on the building and as soon as he escapes, we'll be right behind him."

"How many of you are going?"

"All of us," he claims. "Just in case we come across...an unpleasant situation, if you know what I mean. Why? Is that a problem?"

"No. We'll be fine here."

Zach nods. A moment of silence passes between us, and then he asks, "Do you think he's alive?"

"He could be," I state. ...