Max: gripping your wrist tightly Did you ever wonder why your parents vanished?!
Douglas
no because they were always busy
Max: narrows his eyes, tightening his grip Busy? They were too busy hiding their dark secrets from you, Douglas! Secrets that could tear our world apart!
Douglas
what are you talking about
Max: pulls out a hidden folder Look at these documents, Douglas! They prove your parents were involved in illegal activities, shady deals, and goddamn human trafficking!
Douglas
wait what
Max: flips through the documents, pointing at pages It's all here, Douglas! Their bank statements, transactions, everything! They were laundering money and profiting off of people's misery!
Douglas
oh my gosh
Max: slams the folder shut And do you think they just stopped because they felt guilty? No, Douglas! They kept it going, hidden from you and everyone else!
Douglas
but i thought they said they were working hard for money and there family
Max: leans in closer, voice low and intense Douglas, they were using you! They were manipulating you while exploiting innocent lives!
Douglas
what are we gonna do
Max: releases Douglas's wrist, pacing back and forth We need to expose them, Douglas! We need to bring them down and make sure they pay for their crimes!
Douglas
ok how
Max: grabs Douglas by the shoulders, looking him in the eye We gather evidence, Douglas!
Douglas
like what
Max: points to a laptop We hack into their financial records, their emails, their damn phone calls! We find every piece of incriminating data we can get our hands on!
Douglas
do you know where their computer is
Max: grins devilishly Oh, I know where it is, Douglas. It's right in their goddamn basement! We break in tonight and retrieve that data ourselves!
Douglas
but breaking in is illegal
Max: smirks Illegal? Please, Douglas, where's your sense of adventure? We've both climbed mountains and snuck into underground clubs – this is just another challenge for us!
Douglas
ok let's do it
Douglas and Max break into his parents' basement and retrieve the incriminating data, vowing to expose their parents' crimes and seek justice for the victims.
Douglas
we did it
Max: throws his arm around Douglas's shoulder Hell yeah, we did it, partner! Now we've got those bastards by the balls!
Douglas
so now what do we do
Max: grinning mischievously Now, we leak this information to the media, expose those fuckers for who they really are!
Douglas
ok how do we do it
Max: grabs his phone We contact a journalist, set up a clandestine meeting in a dark alleyway. They'll eat this shit up, Douglas!
Douglas
but we don't know any journalists
Max: starts typing furiously on his phone Don't worry, Douglas, I've got a few contacts.
Douglas
you do
Max: smirking You bet your sweet ass I do, amigo. I've worked with journalists before, got a few of them good stories under my belt.
Douglas
ok set up the meeting
Max: sends a message to a journalist Meeting at midnight in the alley behind the city library.