Part 58: Ep. 43: Crystal Clear
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Quickly, while Esma is distracted, Sam wrestles the manhole open and dives into a different section of the sewers. A pause on a stinking platform to change back into his dirty-job togs and down Sam goes. As you can see, we're now on the other side of that massive vault-style door.
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Sam jumps down and shuffles some barrels out of his way.
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While crossing the newly-formed barrel bridge, Sam notices something behind this disgusting grating and jumps a mile: it's a trophy of the Morcugirls! He'll just take that.
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Down and down we go. Sam starts to hear the beats, and a little later on, something that sounds like clinking.
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A trapdoor? Suspicious! Sam is investigating this when his phone goes off.
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Sam has the best mediators. Or maybe Preston just threatened to fire everyone.
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Anyway, let's get this trapdoor the heck out of our way. I guess we could have just opened it, but that's just not futuristic enough.
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Sam drops down through the opening into a chamber full of crystals! Oooh, shiny. The clinking beats resound off the walls. The noise is almost deafening--
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--which explains why Brandi didn't hear us coming.
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At the sound of his shout Brandi whirls around and gasps.
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And Brandi barrels past Sam, out of the cave. Well, that's our mystery solved!
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But first, let's check out these crystals. They look valuable!
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oh Sam
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oh Sam no
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... ahem. Sam retraces his steps to the sewer entrance and pushes his way out of the sewers. Brandi is pretending that she was here all along. Sam confronts her.
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Unable to get her to say anything else, Sam goes over and interrupts Esma's breakdancing fest instead.
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Sure.
Esma gets back to dancing and Sam, still filthy, heads up to report to DJ Candy.
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Candy whips about to yell over her turntables at Esma.
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Esma laughs. Evilly.
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And turns around to mock Candy to her face.
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Sapphire: she's special. Sam interrupts.
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Brandi comes running over to join Esma.
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The two of them bolt out the front door. Candy turns to Sam.
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Dun dun dunnnn!
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Candy goes back to DJing, and we unlock new dispatch missions, some new glasses, and a space-age visor! Sam updates his notes.
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And, sure enough, as soon as Sam goes down the stairs...
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Sam's not the only one who's had that idea.
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But Sam isn't going anywhere without a shower and a change of clothes. Except HQ. He'll go to HQ. Back to base with us!
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For some reason no one wants to share this train car with us.
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