Upright attaché

With the others guiding him, it doesn’t take much, just a gentle push… Mike finds himself in a room full of shadowy figures all trying to fight their way to the front. If the level of hysteria unnerves Mike, he tries not to let it get the better of him.

The black box is laid out on a white tablecloth, next to an upright attaché case.

What puzzles Mike, however, is that the figures in the room are taking no interest in the black box. Instead, claw-like hands grapple with the locks on the attaché case. From time to time one of the locks flicks up and the hands pull back. A murmur goes round the room.

Mike watches. The scene is on endless, he feels – futile repeat.