Carolyn Eaton’s The White Album finished first in spectacular fashion in the South African Fillies Nursery while posting an 83 speed figure. Meanwhile, Ara Davies’ Time Delay continues to finish second along with Chris Simpson’s Acting Up. Katy Turner’s All For Fun continues to struggle and Rockappella rocked the Routers’ debut by winning her maiden debut at a mile!
AND NOW…SIM Series Week 9 Episode 9
THE FOLLOWING TAKES PLACE BETWEEN 9:00AM and 10:00AM…Pacific Daylight Time, in Long Beach, CA, in the dumpy offices of Scott Pho’s simhorseracing.com racing stable.
“An elimination episode for the Sprinters? That’s crazy!” Mary says as we sit in my conference room. She begins typing on her laptop.
“I know. It’s risky, but necessary. I always do what’s necessary!” I respond sternly as I pace around. “It needs to be done on Week 10! Got it?!”
“OK. OK. It’ll get it done,” Mary responds. “I’ll pick up all the stuff you need. I also set up the video conferencing equipment that you asked for so that you can interrogate Janey Adams and her horse Freeburn. It’s all Mac by the way,” she says mockingly.
“And what about Bill Buchanan and his horse Think Legendary?”
“You mean Bill Deitch? I set them up in Interrogation One,” Mary responds. “They’re waiting for you.”
“Sorry. Bill Deitch. Interrogation One? Thank you. I think,” I say. “I didn’t know you were so technologically savvy Mary.”
“Well. I only used to work at CTU before I became a horse trainer, Jack. I mean Kiefer. No! I mean Scott.”
“Why’d you call me Jack?”
“Nothing.”
“Really. Jack? Kiefer?” I continue.
“Look Scott. I know it’s been a while, but before I became Mary Weather, I was Mary Lynn Rajskub, and before that I was Chloe O’Brien. I mean come on Jack, you’ve only called me 8,564 times for help on the CTU Database and systems and we’ve only known each other for years now. You saved my life in Season 5. Remember?” Mary says earnestly.
09:19.36
I look at Mary oddly. She called me Jack again, but didn’t stop to correct herself. I pace around, and put on my Flak Jacket in preparation for Bill Deitch’s interrogation. I notice for the first time that it actually does say “CTU” on the back. I also notice that there’s no reason to have a Flak Jacket in my dumpy office.
“I’m going to Interrogation One.” I say. “I want you to monitor Bill’s heart pressure. Here wear this earpiece. It’ll let us communicate.” I give it to her. “If his rates spike, let me know. I also want you to get Janey Adams on conference and get her prepped! Got it!”
“Alright.” Mary says as she goes back to typing while shaking her head in disapproval and disgust.
I make my way over to Bill Deitch. Him and his dirt router Think Legendary are sitting side by side inside Interrogation One.
“Let me see their files,” I say to the guard at his door.
Think Legendary is a finely bred, brown 15.1 hands colt out of Loki Dynasty and a $500k earning mare named Like Thinking. Loki Dynasty is also the sire of the SIM’s most recent undefeated Triple Crown Winner, Awake As I Am.
Bill Deitch is a relatively newer player, playing since January 2nd, 2007. He’s a winner of multiple Grade 1 races and owns about 115 horses. His dossier includes stallions like dirt sprinter Walking On Water and current stars City of God, Jacob’s Ladder, and Enchanted Rockstar.
I enter the room as both Bill and Think Legendary sit up. I begin pacing back and forth, trying to look mean.
“So Bill Deitch? Or is that really your name? You live forty-five minutes from Chicago and Wrigley Field where the Cubs play. Do you know Tony Almeida!” I ask.
He doesn’t answer and looks at me oddly but I can see that Think Legendary is starting to sweat.
“How about you!” I motion towards Think Legendary. “What are you smirking about! You’ve read my file and you know what I’m capable of! Now tell me what race and week you’re starting in!”
“Leave him alone!” Bill finally says. “He’s a classic introvert. He doesn’t like me or anybody else to hang out for very long. I think he might be a little insecure!”
“Then answer my question! Damn it!” I scream as I pound the table in front of them.
“Week 8!” Bill says. “Week 8, Friday at Futurity at a maiden mile. He’s running tonight at Week 8! No equipment!”
“Mary,” I say into my com unit inside my ear. “Did you get that? The plan is to go with Week 8 Friday.”
“And I think he’ll win! He’s a 900k Stewards Bred purchase. I wouldn’t send him out there if I didn’t think he’ll win,” Bill says.
“Good luck Bill,” I say as I walk out of Interrogation One. “You did the right thing by telling us.”
09:38.29
I walk swiftly over to the conference room where Mary is waiting. She’s already turned on the video conferencing and has Janey Adams and her horse Freeburn on the screens.
“Scott,” Mary says. “Janey says she wants Immunity, signed by the Steward in exchange for all her information.”
“Full immunity,” Janey chimes in via video conferencing. “For both of us.”
I look at Freeburn. She’s a black 16 hands regally bread turf router out of Stealth Ninja and Lucky Rainbow. I scan through Janey’s dossier as well. She’s a veteran player boasting a millionaire bankroll out of Indiana.
“Why are you doing this Janey?!” I ask sternly. “Freeburn’s career is at stake here. Why let the SIM take over his actions!”
“In all honesty.” She hesitates. “I have nice nice horses that are SIMMY winners. I have Steward’s Cup winners who never get much respect ever. I stand stallions like Historic, a $1.7 million dollar earning dirt router, Desert Force, a $2 million dollar earning dirt miler, Montstroked, a $1.4 million dollar earning turf miler and Spirited, a $1.49 million dollar earning turf sprinter. I’m also campaigning my current stars Scorpion King, Profile in Courage and Rocket Fuel yet they never get any media coverage or acknowledgement. I just want to be recognized. I want my name to be mentioned with the likes of Nalbone, Ferguson, Raisher, and Davies, to just name a few.”
I’m moved by her reasoning and explanation. Being that good without anybody really knowing is like a tree falling down in the middle of the rain forest. Does anybody really hear it fall or care?
“Mary,” I say calmly. “Get me the Steward. Tell her we need her to sign an Immunity Agreement. Tell her that Janey is our only lead.”
I turn my attention back to Janey. “You got your immunity. Now spill it all or I will tear that immunity agreement up right here in front of you when the Steward faxes it back to me!”
“Freeburn’s running in Week 8, Friday.” She says excitedly. “Futurity Park at a mile over the turf. No equipment. It’s a maiden. She’s going to be a router and may not mature until later, but her works suggest she will be descent.”
I pull Mary out of the conference room. “Week 8 Friday again in Futurity.” I semi-whisper. “Something must be up. We need to get a team together and go down there to watch. I want you to run point from the office. I also need a car ready in 10 minutes.”
“What do you want me to do with Bill and Janey?” Mary asks.
“Let them go so that they can ship their horses,” I say. “We don’t want their handlers to think there’s anything wrong. We don’t want to tip them off. Got it!”
“OK. Yeah,” Mary says annoyingly. “I got it.”
I walk outside into the hot California sun, still wearing my CTU flak jacket. I grab my ray ban aviator sunglasses and my radar gun to time some workouts. Oddly, it has a holster. I see my car pull up, a Hyundai Genesis. Something tells me that it’s going to be a long day, possibly a full 24 hours. No eating. No changing clothes. No using the restroom.
09:59.57
NEXT TIME ON SIM Series…
More Routers debut as the Sprinters are finishing their races. Stay tuned for the Elimination Episode coming in Week 10!
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