[He doesn't have to be wholly ineffective. They do need his legal expertise. When William turns up a fair number of option with no way to narrow it down, Cami frowns.]
Hold on.
[And she goes to add Harvey into the call.]
Hey, Harvey. We've got a lot of options here and we need to make our haystack a little smaller. We figured they would probably incorporate in order to not be too obvious, but turns out there are lot of corporations picking up land in New Orleans.
Look for any last minute acquisitions. Foreclosures, or lots for cheap. Dead owners, anything bought at auction. Something the bank may have given a deal on. They say they'll do their background check, but most of the time the bank or whatever is selling the property is just happy to get rid of it. And the state rarely wants it.
( Instead of looking at incorporations through company, William chooses to search property: (18) )
[William starts scrolling through the properties and Cami scans with him, before she taps her finger against the screen.]
Stop, stop, stop wait. Go back!
[When he does, Cami leans closer. Scanning the property in question, she nods.]
I know where this is. There was a big story about this in the paper - a whole factory that was posed for demolition got snatched up by some mysterious benefactor.
Can you check and see if there are any other properties set up by the same corporation? If Monroe is as smart as we think she is, she wouldn't put all her eggs in one basket.
I think Allison just had a whole group come back from overseas, but there might be people still there.
[But searching that particular company, in New Orleans comes up with three options. The factory mentioned earlier, an old large plantation home and a run down warehouse.]
("We may have hit the trifecta. Not just the factory, but there is a plantation which will probably have a helping of racism - fitting, and a warehouse. What are the chances they're split apart," William asks. )
If they're all being kept in the same place, that doesn't mean there isn't more activity in the two others. We should narrow it down, anyway.
( Cami was his brother's therapist turned obsession turned short-term lost cause turned - well - one of his brother's angels on his shoulder. His redemptive hoo-ha. He respects any woman that can reign in his brother's eccentricities. But, they are not close.
Not that he's been close with his family. He and his stubborn, lone streak. He'd tell you he's always been the outlier, but he much likes putting himself on the outside.
Less rules. Less always, seldom forever.
Perhaps he should use more tact or care more about the implications but, he decides to do neither. )
[She gets up and starts to walk out with Harvey, texting back.]
Hunters have swarmed the city. Rousseau's is gone, and they took the faction heads including Davina. We could use some help.
[She will not be consulting her boyfriend on this before asking, Klaus can just deal with two estranged brothers returning. But she also knows that however things ended, Kol still cares about Davina. She hopes that will be enough to help.]
Don't blame him. He's across the river and ignoring any and all social media. Ignore his nonchalance, he's up and grabbing for the remote almost immediately.
[That does get a bit of an eyebrow raise that Kol can't see. Interesting that he's so close.]
Still think the cemetery's your best bet. That's where she is now, and I'm sure she will be very happy to see you, and Elijah will have a dry comment or two.
As they're coming down the stairs into the cooling evening air, another person slides out of the shadows, glancing between the two of them and her phone.]
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Hold on.
[And she goes to add Harvey into the call.]
Hey, Harvey. We've got a lot of options here and we need to make our haystack a little smaller. We figured they would probably incorporate in order to not be too obvious, but turns out there are lot of corporations picking up land in New Orleans.
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( Instead of looking at incorporations through company, William chooses to search property: (18) )
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Stop, stop, stop wait. Go back!
[When he does, Cami leans closer. Scanning the property in question, she nods.]
I know where this is. There was a big story about this in the paper - a whole factory that was posed for demolition got snatched up by some mysterious benefactor.
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( William digs deeper.
"Company that snatched it up is a shell company only recently formed. Like, months ago recently formed." )
We've found it.
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[Better to hit all targets at once.]
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It's likely she has property in other countries. How are your international resources?
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[But searching that particular company, in New Orleans comes up with three options. The factory mentioned earlier, an old large plantation home and a run down warehouse.]
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If they're all being kept in the same place, that doesn't mean there isn't more activity in the two others. We should narrow it down, anyway.
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No, we'll have to hit all of them.
[She doesn't always lend herself to being calculating, but she hasn't been Klaus' partner for this long without some of it rubbing off.]
We don't want to give any of them the chance to start over. We'll just have to call in reinforcements.
[And with that, she places two texts, one to Kol and one to Marcel:]
How soon can you be in New Orleans?
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Not that he's been close with his family. He and his stubborn, lone streak. He'd tell you he's always been the outlier, but he much likes putting himself on the outside.
Less rules. Less always, seldom forever.
Perhaps he should use more tact or care more about the implications but, he decides to do neither. )
Sooner than you'd expect
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Hunters have swarmed the city. Rousseau's is gone, and they took the faction heads including Davina. We could use some help.
[She will not be consulting her boyfriend on this before asking, Klaus can just deal with two estranged brothers returning. But she also knows that however things ended, Kol still cares about Davina. She hopes that will be enough to help.]
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Was that the explosion heard round the quarter?
Don't blame him. He's across the river and ignoring any and all social media. Ignore his nonchalance, he's up and grabbing for the remote almost immediately.
Your phone is ringing, Cami. )
Who are these reinforcements?
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[Or at least one old friend. Marcel's too far away, spending time with Rebekah in New York. But that's all she says before she answers her phone.]
Hello?
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( He mutes the television at this point, taps speaker, and sets his phone down. Where are his pants. )
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[Because she knows they talk.]
But they do have Hayley and Josh.
[Kol doesn't know Derek, so he's not going to care about Derek.]
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Was Josh promoted in my absence?
( Is this what you should be caring about, Kol? )
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[But there isn't any bite to it. She knows Josh prefers to be overlooked.]
Head to the cemetery when you get here. I think that's where we're all going to be gathering for the next phase of things.
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And if 'when I get there' isn't more than... half an hour from now? Give or take traffic on the bridge. I just want to be welcomed properly.
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Still think the cemetery's your best bet. That's where she is now, and I'm sure she will be very happy to see you, and Elijah will have a dry comment or two.
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( Shirt and shoes, now. So, Elijah is in town. And with their sister. )
And Niklaus?
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[Is that what you want? Or would you rather crash down on Klaus at an inopportune moment.]
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( He pauses. A sign off? Not a sign off? )
How long have they had Davina?
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Less than eight hours.
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Harvey's (13) gleans some information from his side of things. )
Are they in?
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As they're coming down the stairs into the cooling evening air, another person slides out of the shadows, glancing between the two of them and her phone.]
Harvey Specter?
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