the hubbub in the shopping center is being recorded on a tape deck. lyman, a phone to his ear, is seated in front of the television screens.
a technician gives shermin a headset phone as he enters.
the technician hands shermin a note which reads: elmo"s truck stop. about 30 miles east.
all six tv screens display the road rushing under it.
unnoticed by shermin or the technicians, the black pickup passes off the television screens carrying their quarry east.
a swift kick from shermin sends a stool clanging into a bulkhead. the technicians won't meet his eyes when he turns back to them.