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They both turned to face Max, who stood only a few feet away from them He was in front of an antiquated cabinet about the size of an old-fashioned phone booth There was a curtain in place of a door, and it was opened so you could see inside The interior had alternating stripes of purple and light red that went up vertically from the bottom of the box

“So you don’t believe he got the plans for Prism? Then I’ll prove it” Max stepped on a nearby foot pedal

The two oblong prisan to spin

“Max, that’s not going to help,” Pro yelled, but both she and Tom took a step back

There was a strange “whirring” noise and a high-pitched screech pulsated through the room, which made Pro and Chu cover their ears

With one siesture, Max threw the open handcuffs to Pro’s feet and held his arms aloft…

And was gone

The effect was so startling that both Pro and Chu, their hands still over their ears, blinked in astonishment

Pro quickly traced the foot pedal cord that Max had stepped on It went to a sht She went around the rapidly rotating prishts It looked like some kind of pre-made utility box one would use for a home electronics project

Still, she located a sle switch, and with a flick of her hand, turned the unit off The blinking light went out, and the high-pitched whine ceased

The spinning crystals began to slow, and Chu o?”

Suddenly, the door was pulled open forcibly, and there stood Malcol hard, as he obviously had just ran out of the house, down the stairs, and to the door

“What are you doing here?” he panted as sweat rolled down the side of his face

16 Cabinet Escape

Uniformed officers were out front of the brownstone, and several forensic investigators were checking the scene carefully