`` oh , you 're not at the - well , why do n't you go there and use the police scanner ? '' i whispered , hope rising in my chest . and right now he was n't coming up for air . `` this is rather sudden but you have a deal . '' he led me to the lift and rode up with me . they had made magnificent progress in the past three weeks , yet there was still much work to do in the little time they had left . 