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The cargo door slowly starts to lift as the engines start, blasting hot and oily air in your direction. 

You sprint as fast as you can, jump and grab at the ramp which is now above your head. Your one hand slips, but you manage to get a handhold with your left. You swing your loose arm back over the edge of the door, the tips of your fingers finding a handhold. With all your strength you pull yourself up, muscles and tendons straining to the max. You roll into the hold of the plane, landing in a heap and the bottom, crashing hard into some cargo crates.

You pick yourself up, a bit bruised but otherwise OK. The cargo bay is packed with containers. Heavy-duty straps keeping the cargo from shifting around. The plane goes through is take-off manoeuvres, it is in a steep climb and is banking sharply to the left, forcing you to hold onto the straps and cargo just to stay upright and not fall down again.

You sneak towards the front of the plane. Further on, a bulkhead with a single door separates the cargo bay from the front quarter of the aircraft. You slowly turn the handle, opening the door slightly. You peek into the front section. It contains five rows of cramped seating. All empty expect three. Two bald heads on either side of Emily’s are visible in the front row. The two men’s seats are slightly reclined.  

If you:

Approach Emily, go to chapter 59

Wait until the plane lands, go to chapter 60