Offshore Vessel - 5:17 PM
Yoo waited until the guards' shift change.
Two new guards entered, the old ones left. Four minutes of exchange where everyone was slightly distracted with procedures briefings and handoffs.
Four minutes.
He stood and walked to the sink, the two new guards watched but didn't stop him, just a prisoner getting water, nothing could go wrong.
Yoo turned the tap, the water gushed out—brown at first, then clear.
He drank, and allowed it to continue running
Then dropped the pen into the drain.
The plastic lodged in the pipe, The water backed up immediately, started filling the basin.
Gurgle... gurgle...
"Hey." The first guard frowned. "What's wrong with the sink?"
"Clogged, I think." Yoo stepped back. "Not my problem."
The guard approached, looked at the rising water. "Shit. This drainage connects to—"
He didn't finish.
An alarm SCREAMED through the vessel — WEE-OO WEE-OO! Red lights flashed.
Both guards grabbed their communicators.
