The door to the office opens and a nightclub employee comes out. The office smells of cigarette smoke and it is hard to breathe at first

• Mister August? Ahem… I’m sorry, it’s hard to breathe in the office…
• Come in. I’ll open the window, but only after our little chat. No one near with us?
• N-no. All people at home or too busy.
• So, I invited you here to fulfill one of my requests. You know what it is.
• But sir, don’t you think this is all wrong?
• We’ve discussed this more than once… And you’re still in doubt…
• Y-yes, I know… But it’s not allowed by the rules…
• I already told you, I’ve made a decision. I’m not asking, I’m demanding that these recordings from the cameras be deleted or replaced.
• B-but why can’t you just tell about this? I’m su-
• I HAVE MADE A DECISION! Miss Valentine can’t find out about this, or both of us will get into trouble. And I don’t need trouble… You know that yourself… Don’t you?
• Y-yes, s-sir…
• I have my own plans for all this, and it’s better that the others not know about them. I’ll try to cover up your involvement in this as always. And don’t let me down. You know the surveillance system and electronics here better than anyone else, that’s why I chose you. There’s a lot at stake…
• Yes… Yes, I understand… I’ll cut out the necessary parts from the recordings…
• Good. Everything should go without unnecessary attention. By the way, how is she?
• Miss Valentine or Miss Lecker?
• Both, if possible…
• There’s still no news about Miss Lecker. And Miss Valentine has already called the new private investigator. From what I heard, he used to work for the police, but the station was laid off.
• Another one… This will only create more problems for me… I’ve already discussed this with Miss Valentine, but she still stands her ground… You know what to do.
• Y-yes. I’ll try not to say anything unnecessary. But… Maybe… We should trust him? He has solved quite a few crimes after all…

Hard sound of a fist hitting a table

• Eek!
• I DON’T WANT TO HEAR ANY MORE OFFERS LIKE THAT FROM YOU! This only jeopardizes my plans even more. The more he digs into the details, the more he will find my involvement in all of this. Now I’ll have to act even more carefully… Hrrrmm… Okay… He’s not the first, and perhaps not the last… Miss Valentine doesn’t think about money at all…
• I partly agree with you, s-sir… But maybe we still should at least tell to Miss Vale-
• I heard something?..
• N-no, s-sir…
• Good. Well… I won’t keep you any longer. Do what needs to be done. No unnecessary actions.
• W-will be done, Mister August. May I go?
• Go already…

The employee left, closing the door behind him. The sounds of his footsteps became more muffled, until they were no longer quiet at all

• Another one - another problem… How long time will this continue?.. Heheh…