Subject:  DS:Smart Shadows 7
From: Aesgaard
Date:  Mon May 20, 2002  11:36 am

The moon was falling behind the clouds as Agent 86 Maxwell Smart and Agent 99 Susan Hilton donned flashlights and entered the Collins Road entrance to Eagle Hill. Shining their two beams of lights over the myriad tombstones and markers, they chanced upon a mausoleum upon the hill in the creepy old cemetery and lifted their lights to read the name above the metal door. It read "Collins."

"99," Smart started. "It must be in here. If Stoddard wanted anyone to find the microfilm later, he would have hid here."

"But what about the comment McGuire made about the Bridges ?"

"McGuire's a crook." Max commented as he opened the mausoleum. "How can you believe a crook ?" Stepping inside, he shone his light on the three coffins and then the markers above them. Joshua Collins, Naomi Collins, Sara Collins,,,,, There was not much of anything else inside the mausoleum as Smart stopped to think. He shone the light up around and into the ceiling supports for sign of anything that didn't belong. He hand glided over Joshua's nameplate and then Naomi's for anything extra. Hilton checked out Sarah's tomb and then her marker then looked to Max for more ideas.

"Max, there's nothing here." She shone the light up.

"Maybe there's a secret hiding place." Smart turned and pulled on the gargoyle.

"I don't think we're going to find any secrets in here." She watched as Max tugged on the ring in the gargoyle's mouth. The sound of a release falling and then the turning of very old gears opened up the wall as they both watched with surprise.

"Well, then, who dug this ? Giant gophers ?" He looked to 99. She grinned, looked back and started raising her arms. Max looked back himself, did a doubletake and rose his arms.

"Congratulations, Smart." Siegfried and Schtarker stood with guns. "Now, go in there and bring out the microfilm, and no funny business."

"I don't think so, Siegfried." Smart stood in the door. "For you see at this very minute, this entire cemetery is being overwhelmed with a hundred of our best Control agents."

"I don't believe you."

"Would you believe ten police officers and a K-9 Unit ?" Max replied. "A rabid girl scout ?"

"Get into the dumkopt room !"

Max and 99 turned defeatedly into the room as Siegfried and Schtarker took their flashlights. The four of them ducked and stepped down to the hard dirt floor and looked around the empty concrete walls. There was nothing to be seen except shadows and walls lit by the flashlights.

"Siegfried," Schtarker looked around. "I don't get it. Where microfilm ?"

"Why are you asking me ? Do I look like I have the answers ? Isn't it obvious ?" Siegfried turned to Max. "Where's the microfilm, Max, old buddy ?"

"We don't know." 99 spoke. "This is just another lead we were following."

"Yes, that's right." Smart saw an opening. "The other location we were going to check was the, uh, West Bridge on the edge of town."

"Good." Siegfried started to turn. "And in case it isn't, you might as well wait here for us. Shtarker ! Close the door !"

"Javolt, Siegfried."

Max and 99 looked at each in fear as Schtarker repulled the the ring and closed. The darkness was enveloping them as Siegfried stuck his boot in the way and stuck his head in.

"Excuse me," He asked. "Did you say East or West ?"

"West."

"Good." He pulled his boot out of the way as the door closed and entombed the two Control agents in complete darkness.

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