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Find us our subreddit @ https://www.reddit.com/r/thecitywithinthewalls Come chat with us on discord @ https://discord.gg/Mmn2FPW Also, find us and a plethora of other Audio Drama creators, writers, and actors on the Podcast Junkie discord @ https://discord.gg/napQ3Cb Follow us on Twitter (@citywithinwalls):    https://twitter.com/citywithinwalls The website will be done soon, I promise. When its finished i will post the link here (___). Special guests include -  Emily Swan (Dr Pierce) and Zack Auld (rescue worker)   [Salistine] Sir?...sir…..commissioner Grady...hello?...sir can you hear me?   (Phones rings)   [Jarrett] Hello   [Salistine] Councilman Grady.   [Jarrett] Salistine?   [Salistine] Sir, there's been an explosion. Commissioner  Grady is...unresponsive. His vitals are there, but are slowly fading. What should I do?   [Jarrett] An explosion?! Where is he now?   [Salistine] He's buried beneath debris sir. I can still read his vitals, but they're beginning to fade...you are the profile, programmed into my emergency protocol. What do you want me to do?   [Jarrett] (Panicking) Keep...keep trying to wake him up. I have a team on there way as we speak.   [Salistine] Yes sir. (Phone call ends) Commissioner Grady! Commissioner Grady, can you hear me.   (Rubble begins to move around as the rescue team searches for Tharin)   [Guy 1] I'VE FOUND HIM! HE'S OVER HERE. COME HELP ME MOVE THIS! Grab that. One, two, three, puuull.   [Guy2] Oh wow…   [Guy1] Come on...grab his feet.   [Guy2] Are you sure we should move him?   [Guy1] Yes I'm sure. We have to get him to the hospital. Now grab his feet.   [Guy2] His legs are like rubber.   [Guy1] Just shut up and do your job!   (They begin to carry him off)   [Guy2] He's...not…going to...?   [Guy1] Of course not. Our job is to keep him alive and we're going to do that job...got it?   [Guy2] Yes...right! Keep him alive.   [Guy1] (Talking louder so the driver can hear) Get us to central med immediately! Tell them we're on the way with a code red and we need them outside and ready when we get there. Let them know the patient is fading fast and we may have to elevate statis to code blue. His breathing is rapid and BP is sky high.   [Ambulance driver] Central med, this is 501. We have a code red and request assistance upon arrival. Be advised, breathing is rapid and BP is well beyond normal ranges. (Scene fades)   (Machines are beeping. You can hear Tharin at first breathing in a mask along with his heartbeat. This transitions into a room atmosphere where we hear the machines monitor his vitals)   [Jarrett] Sooo...what is happening with Tharin, right now? Right this minute, I mean?   [Doctor] Well...he's breathing a gas that keeps him...in a near comatose state. We'll continue to give him the shots of the nano drug Vent. It will steadily repair the bone and tissue within the body. Once that's done, it's...just a waiting game. We can repair his body, but...whether he wakes up or not, is up to him.   [Jarrett] So this has worked before?   [Dr] We've never really had the opportunity to use it on someone with...this amount of damage. His injuries are---quite extensive. This really is the only option we have.   [Jarrett] Thank you doctor.   (Aleen comes in the room, she still has no idea what's going on, just that Tharin was involved in one of the explosions the whole city now knows about.)   [Aleen] Oh...councilman Grady, is he...gonna be ok?   [Jarrett] We don't know yet. The doctor was just telling me, it's...it's too soon to tell. I don't know what to do Aleen. I can't lose Tharin. I mean he's the only heir to the Grady house. If he's lost, so is the Grady name...and the only son I've ever known.   [Aleen] So what's the odds of him...   [Jarrett] The Vent is doing its job and his body is beginning to repair, but it's going to take time. Nearly every bone in his body was broken. A few organs were damaged and on the verge of shutting down. They've never used the vent like this before, but once that is complete, it will be his decision on whether he wakes or not.   [Aleen] So that's good news. If the Vent is working then we just have to wait a while right?   [Jarrett] That's... going to be a long while, I fear. (Scene fades)   (New scene, same ambience) (Phone rings) (Phone noise)   [Jarrett] Tell me something good.  …. That is not good at all.  …. Hmmm…so they found two then?... Mmmhmm... So tell me what the two chemicals prove again.  ... Ok...so they'll be taken to the lab for analysis? And the analysis tells them where the chemicals came from?... Ahhh, ok. Then what? The round room I'm guessing?... Right, so once all the Intel is gathered it goes to the round room, what happens then?... Right, but with him here and Saris missing that only leaves you and Dayton to handle the situation.  …. No you're...I mean I know your more than capable.  …. Ok James, thank you for calling. Keep me up to date.   (New scene, same ambience)   [Jarrett] Ah, doctor Peirce.   [Dr] Councilman. (Said as a greeting) The Vent seems to have its job. His bones and organs are fully healed. We will be talking him off the gas soon...and we'll see how everything holds up. We'll continue to monitor his vitals and once we determine he's good, then...we wait.   [Jarrett] To see if he wakes up, you mean.   [Dr] Yes   [Jarrett] And what's the likelihood of him not...waking up?   [Dr] This generally takes a few days to a few weeks. As I said before some handle this better than others, but really it's a waiting game. If he refuses to wake up on his own, then, don't worry we have some medications that will help.   [Jarrett] Does everyone wake up?   [Dr] That...hmmm...councilman, we'll do everything in our power to make sure commissioner Grady wakes up.   [Jarrett] (Concerned breath) Thank you doctor.   [Dr] He'll be fine, you have my word. (Scene fade)   (New scene, same room)   [Aleen] Tharin?...I don't know if you can hear me or not, but I want...he moved...he moved! Get the doctor! Tharin just moved his hand!   [Jarrett] What?   [Aleen] He moved! Get the doctor, hurry!   (We hear Jarrett run out of the room)   [Aleen] Tharin, Tharin can you hear me…   (Tharin squeezes Aleens hand. She begins to feel the emotions of happiness and relief consume her every movement. She begins to cry from the overwhelming emotions of happiness and relief and tries to speak.)   [Aleen] Oh...thank the council...you had us all so worried.   (The dr comes in the room as shes end her statement)   [Dr] You said he moved?   [Aleen] (Aleen struggles to compose herself) Yes, it was just a twitch of his hand, but then I asked if he could hear me and he squeezed my fingers.   [Dr] He responded then?   [Aleen] Yes.   [Dr] Well that's great! Let's...take a look. (The doctor begins to examine Tharin) If you can hear me Tharin, squeeze my hand. Perfect. Here, let me get this off of you...there, that's better. Can you open your eyes?...(a short laugh of relief). Welcome back commissioner. (Scene fades)   (New scene, still in the hospital room)   [Tharin] How long was I out? [Jarrett] A week.   [Tharin] Hmmm, what did I miss?   [Jarett] Well, there were 6 bombings all together. Two more on the night of your incident, one at James Corins and one at Daytons appartment. Luckily neither of them where home. James was out with his family and Dayton was off doing something, that has yet to be disclosed.   [Tharin] Sorrel still keeping secrets?   [Jarrett] Yes.   [Tharin] And the other three bombings, where were they?   (Jarrett throws a tan folder on the table next to Tharins bed)   [Jarrett] This is the report from James and Dayton. The other three appear to be in random spots, but James said they were not random at all. He wants you to call him immediately.   (Long pause, Tharin picks up the folder and begins to thumb through it.)   [Jarrett] Tharin...the city is not in a good order right now. Peoples trust in the two policing forces, Dayton and the council...have begun to wane a bit. The city is very much on edge, at this point. People are frightened.   [Tharin] (Breath) Have you heard from Ross?   [Jarrett] He just called this morning and said he had some very good news for you.   [Tharin] Did he say what the news was?   [Jarrett] No, and I didn't think to ask. I was on my way over here and...well..   [Tharin] I understand...do you think you could give Aleen and I a moment?   [Jarrett] Yes of course. (Jarrett starts to leave but stops just before exiting the door.) Tharin, I'm glad your back.   [Tharin] I'm glad to be back father (The door closes) Aleen   [Aleen] Tharin, you had us all very worried. The doctor...wasn't sure...if the treatment would work. He said they'd used it for minor repair before, but nothing this extensive.   [Tharin] Yes well it worked. I'm alive aren't I?   [Aleen] Yes, yes you are.   [Tharin] It's going to take more than the weight of a building to stop me.   (Both laugh)   I uhmmm. When I...when I was under, I could hear everything. I could hear the doctor, talking about the procedure going on with the Vent. I could hear my father, trying to keep everyone informed. All these voices...every time I heard someone's voice I'd cringe. Every voice, but yours.   [Aleen] Tharin I…   [Tharin] Please, let me finish. I've never allowed anyone to get close. This city is full of people looking out only for themselves, ready to stab you in the back if they have to. So I've always protected myself...but you...Aleen. When I took you on that date, all I was expecting was to go and then be done with it. Get it over and never look back...but you've done something to me...Aleen Harris. What I'm trying to say...is…   [Aleen] I know how you feel Tharin. Why do u think I'm here?   [Tharin] Thank you for being here...Aleen.   [Aleen] Thank you for waking up Tharin Grady.   (New scene in Ross's shop)   [Tharin] Ross   [Ross] There's a voice I never expected to hear again.   [Tharin] Nice to see you too Ross. My father told me you had something for me?   [Ross] Right, straight to business. (Breath) Ok...I have narrowed the seven signals down to three. Here are their patterns. I've also been able to determine who these three signals belong to. Here's all the information, including names, addresses, passcode numbers and employers.   [Tharin] Well I'll have to admit Ross...you've done a fine job here. Are you beginning to secretly like all this detective work? Because it seems to me your beginning to secretly like all this…   [Ross] I can not wait….commissioner Grady, til you find Saris and I'm able to get back to my work. Work which is beginning to pile up.   [Tharin] Is that a yes then?   [Ross] That is a firm no...commissioner Grady.   [Tharin] Right, I'll take it as a yes. Keep at it Ross, I'll let you know what these three turn up.   [Ross] I'll be anxiously waiting to hear back, that you've found Saris and I'm finally rid of you and your...investigation.   [Tharin] I missed you too, Ross. Have a nice day.   (Door closes)   [Ross] Still a piece of garbage.   (New scene)   [Salistine] Welcome back sir.   [Tharin] Salistine?   [Salistine] Yes sir?   [Tharin] I haven't been able to properly thank you.   [Salistine] Thank me for what sir?   [Tharin] Saving my life Salistine. If it weren't for your prompt actions I would have been dead.   [Salistine] I was merely following the emergency protocol, programmed into my...programming...sir.   [Tharin] Well at any rate, I've never thanked you so...thank you.   [Salistine] Your welcome sir.   [Tharin] Call me Tharin, Salistine. You've earned that right at least.   [Salistine] Yes...Tharin.   [Narrator] Life...what is life but a passing moment, the bat of an eye, an insignificant breeze...that blows only but a second before quickly fading away. These are the thoughts of Tharin as he begins to see his beloved city in a new light. Surpassing the old that seemed at one time...eternal. This new light is fragile, dim and flickering. Onward you March Tharin Grady. Onward you March, with your brethren through The City Within The Walls.   (False end) (New scene. Coms rings, Jones answers.)   [Jones] Hello.   [Unknown] Jones.   [Jones] (Very nervously replies) Uhh… yes sir.   [Unknown] The plan has failed I see.   [Jones] Well...sir, we...had a hiccup.   [Unknown] You call that a hiccup. Their. All. STILL ALIVE JONES!     [Jones] Our...people in the hospital weren't given clearance to get close enough to Tharin to finish the job. As far as James...he went out on a spontaneous dinner with his family and Dayt….   [Unknown] You know what this sounds like to me? It sounds like your giving me excuses...Jones. When have you ever known me to want anything...but results.   [Jones] I understand sir, but…   [Unknown] If you continue, failing to deliver...let's just say, there are others ready to take your place. Am I understood?   [Jones] Yes sir. [Unknown] Good. Now, I take it you have a backup plan?   [Jones] Yes sir, there is a contingency.   [Unknown] Good. For your sake and the sake of everyone around you, I hope this contingency works. Do not fail me again Jones.   [Jones] No, sir. I will not fail you again.   (Phone hangs up)   [Jones] (Breath) Get me Gypsy….NOW!   (End)