WEBVTT 00:00:03.750 --> 00:00:06.690 Welcome to Students Incorporated. I'm your host, 00:00:06.710 --> 00:00:09.789 Mr. Jason. Join me weekly as my team and I produce 00:00:09.789 --> 00:00:12.650 content that's informative, positive, fun, and 00:00:12.650 --> 00:00:15.310 uplifting. This podcast is created and produced 00:00:15.310 --> 00:00:17.210 with the help of students from the International 00:00:17.210 --> 00:00:20.769 Community School of Bangkok. Hello everyone and 00:00:20.769 --> 00:00:22.949 welcome back to the podcast. I'm your host, Mr. 00:00:23.089 --> 00:00:25.890 Jason, and today I'm joined by my co -host Mia 00:00:25.890 --> 00:00:28.510 and Frank again. We have a fun lineup for you 00:00:28.510 --> 00:00:31.690 today as we get near our final episode of Season 00:00:31.690 --> 00:00:35.570 3. In Segment 1, we sit down and talk with Mr. 00:00:35.670 --> 00:00:38.909 Task, VP of Business Development, Digital Marketing, 00:00:39.090 --> 00:00:41.789 and Social Commerce at Central Retail Corporation. 00:00:42.409 --> 00:00:45.390 Mr. Task will share some insights into the ever 00:00:45.390 --> 00:00:48.509 -evolving retail landscape. Then don't miss Part 00:00:48.509 --> 00:00:51.289 8 of Legends of the Yucatan, where the adventure 00:00:51.289 --> 00:00:54.850 continues with our unlikely heroes. But first, 00:00:54.950 --> 00:00:56.469 let's hear our quote of the day and get some 00:00:56.469 --> 00:00:58.670 headline news. Our quote of the day comes from 00:00:58.670 --> 00:01:01.310 Gary Vee, a prominent entrepreneur and digital 00:01:01.310 --> 00:01:05.049 marketing expert from Belarus. He quoted TF said, 00:01:05.209 --> 00:01:09.170 content is king, but context is God. The quote 00:01:09.170 --> 00:01:11.590 highlights that high quality content alone isn't 00:01:11.590 --> 00:01:13.890 enough. It must be delivered with relevance. 00:01:14.629 --> 00:01:17.049 Understanding audience preferences, platform 00:01:17.049 --> 00:01:21.180 culture, timing and trends is essential. Context 00:01:21.180 --> 00:01:23.760 amplifies the content's impact, making it resonate 00:01:23.760 --> 00:01:26.620 deeper and achieve stronger engagement and lasting 00:01:26.620 --> 00:01:29.680 results. And that's our quote of the day. Now 00:01:29.680 --> 00:01:32.180 on to some headline news with Mia. Thank you 00:01:32.180 --> 00:01:34.260 for the quote of the day. For today's headline 00:01:34.260 --> 00:01:36.400 news, we have some information about digital 00:01:36.400 --> 00:01:39.420 marketing in Thailand. First off, Thailand's 00:01:39.420 --> 00:01:41.599 digital advertising expenditure is projected 00:01:41.599 --> 00:01:45.260 to increase by 10 % in 2025, reaching approximately 00:01:45.260 --> 00:01:49.079 35 billion baht. This growth is attributed to 00:01:49.079 --> 00:01:51.819 a recovering economy and intensified competition 00:01:51.819 --> 00:01:55.200 within the digital sector. Notably, TikTok is 00:01:55.200 --> 00:01:57.760 expected to surpass YouTube, becoming the second 00:01:57.760 --> 00:02:00.540 largest platform for digital ad spending after 00:02:00.540 --> 00:02:03.650 Meta's Facebook and Instagram. The skincare industry 00:02:03.650 --> 00:02:06.469 continues to lead in digital ad investments with 00:02:06.469 --> 00:02:08.770 significant contributions also from the automotive 00:02:08.770 --> 00:02:12.069 and non -alcoholic beverage sectors. Next up, 00:02:12.169 --> 00:02:14.590 industry experts emphasize the increasing role 00:02:14.590 --> 00:02:18.939 of artificial intelligence or AI. marketing strategies. 00:02:19.259 --> 00:02:22.439 AI enables hyper -personalized marketing by analyzing 00:02:22.439 --> 00:02:25.520 extensive data sets in real time, allowing brands 00:02:25.520 --> 00:02:27.740 to tailor content and product recommendations 00:02:27.740 --> 00:02:30.560 to individual preferences. This approach aims 00:02:30.560 --> 00:02:33.020 to enhance customer engagement and foster brand 00:02:33.020 --> 00:02:36.280 loyalty. Additionally, the rise of AI -generated 00:02:36.280 --> 00:02:39.180 influencers is noted as a transformative trend, 00:02:39.400 --> 00:02:41.780 offering consistent and data -driven audience 00:02:41.780 --> 00:02:45.020 interactions. Finally, for today, a digital marketing 00:02:45.020 --> 00:02:47.580 firm underscores the potential for Tai's small 00:02:47.659 --> 00:02:51.419 and medium -sized enterprises, or SMEs, to expand 00:02:51.419 --> 00:02:54.080 through strategic digital marketing. With the 00:02:54.080 --> 00:02:56.379 Thai e -commerce market projected to surpass 00:02:56.379 --> 00:03:00.280 $1 trillion by 2025, SMEs are advised to adopt 00:03:00.280 --> 00:03:02.800 tailored marketing strategies to capture a larger 00:03:02.800 --> 00:03:05.539 market share. Currently, large brands dominate 00:03:05.539 --> 00:03:08.180 over 70 % of the market, indicating substantial 00:03:08.180 --> 00:03:10.659 growth opportunities for SMEs that effectively 00:03:10.659 --> 00:03:13.819 utilize digital advertising tools. And that ends 00:03:13.819 --> 00:03:27.219 our headline news for this episode. Thank you 00:03:27.219 --> 00:03:29.740 for the quote in the headline news. For the first 00:03:29.740 --> 00:03:31.939 segment, we have the privilege of talking with 00:03:31.939 --> 00:03:34.639 the VP of Business Development, Digital Marketing 00:03:34.639 --> 00:03:37.759 and Social Commerce for Central Retail Corporation, 00:03:38.319 --> 00:03:41.960 Mr. Task. Central Retail has a business presence 00:03:41.960 --> 00:03:45.199 in three countries now, Thailand, Vietnam and 00:03:45.199 --> 00:03:48.099 Italy. If you live in Thailand, then you may 00:03:48.099 --> 00:03:50.840 recognize some of the brands Central Retail represents, 00:03:51.340 --> 00:03:54.919 such as Central Department Stores, Super Sports 00:03:54.919 --> 00:03:58.819 Retail Outlets, Robinson Department Stores, Topps 00:03:58.819 --> 00:04:02.259 Grocery and Topps Market, Big C, Tai Watsadoo, 00:04:02.379 --> 00:04:06.340 Power Buy, B2S, Office Mate, and several others. 00:04:06.699 --> 00:04:09.460 All right, to get us started, Mia will kick off 00:04:09.460 --> 00:04:12.939 this segment with our... Hello and welcome to 00:04:12.939 --> 00:04:15.280 the show. Thank you so much for taking the time 00:04:15.280 --> 00:04:17.959 to be here on the Students Incorporated podcast. 00:04:18.360 --> 00:04:21.079 So to get us started and also for the sake of 00:04:21.079 --> 00:04:23.480 our listeners, could you please introduce yourself, 00:04:23.720 --> 00:04:26.420 share about what you do and then what your career 00:04:26.420 --> 00:04:31.319 journey looked like? Okay, so my name is Has. 00:04:31.379 --> 00:04:34.620 So I think it's a very pleasure to meet you here 00:04:34.620 --> 00:04:37.279 today. And like, ICS is not just any school. 00:04:37.439 --> 00:04:40.860 To be honest, like, it's also where I grew up. 00:04:41.360 --> 00:04:44.339 I used to study kindergarten to seventh grade 00:04:44.339 --> 00:04:53.680 in ICS. It's like being back home again. So to 00:04:53.680 --> 00:04:57.220 give you some background, I've been studying 00:04:57.220 --> 00:05:01.759 in economics, also in supply chain and law. So 00:05:01.759 --> 00:05:03.519 I have two bachelor's degrees and one master's 00:05:03.519 --> 00:05:07.779 degree. I used to work in many corporates like 00:05:07.779 --> 00:05:11.160 on Colgate -Palmolive. Nestle, True Corporation, 00:05:11.639 --> 00:05:14.399 Google. And then my current role is working at 00:05:14.399 --> 00:05:16.720 the head of digital marketing, social commerce, 00:05:16.839 --> 00:05:19.980 and business development at Central Retail. So 00:05:19.980 --> 00:05:22.839 under the Central Department Store and the Robbins 00:05:22.839 --> 00:05:26.839 Department Store. So that's a big update from 00:05:26.839 --> 00:05:30.259 my side. Wow, those are definitely some great 00:05:30.259 --> 00:05:33.300 experiences you've had. And you have two masters, 00:05:33.519 --> 00:05:36.790 no, sorry, two bachelors and one master. That's 00:05:36.790 --> 00:05:39.709 a lot. But yeah. So from your perspective and 00:05:39.709 --> 00:05:42.129 experience, how has consumer behavior changed 00:05:42.129 --> 00:05:45.670 over the years and how can businesses adapt to 00:05:45.670 --> 00:05:49.189 those challenges? I think consumer behavior has 00:05:49.189 --> 00:05:51.009 changed quite a lot because before, right, we 00:05:51.009 --> 00:05:54.050 have only multiple touch points in terms of like 00:05:54.050 --> 00:05:55.889 communication and media, right? People start 00:05:55.889 --> 00:05:59.170 with like one TV and that every communication 00:05:59.170 --> 00:06:02.170 touch point was starting from there. But then 00:06:02.170 --> 00:06:04.449 as times and then nowadays, right, you start 00:06:04.449 --> 00:06:07.990 to see a lot of like multiple touch points in 00:06:07.990 --> 00:06:11.230 terms of digital, like TikTok, growing up Facebook, 00:06:11.430 --> 00:06:14.189 or even like YouTube and Sarah, people can start 00:06:14.189 --> 00:06:16.529 learning apart from just waiting from television. 00:06:16.730 --> 00:06:21.329 So their behavior, your scope of work, it's changing. 00:06:21.550 --> 00:06:23.509 And do you know that like the attention span 00:06:23.509 --> 00:06:25.889 of human being right now, even in Thailand, it's 00:06:25.889 --> 00:06:29.170 about 10 seconds, much less than ghostish. So, 00:06:29.170 --> 00:06:32.490 I mean, how do you adapt these challenges and 00:06:32.490 --> 00:06:36.129 change? with a lower attention time span. And 00:06:36.129 --> 00:06:39.250 that's, it's how we need to making sure that 00:06:39.250 --> 00:06:42.949 our plans are being relevant and real time to 00:06:42.949 --> 00:06:46.050 the consumer. Yeah. Yeah. So that's what I'm 00:06:46.050 --> 00:06:50.670 thinking that from one to multiple and two, you 00:06:50.670 --> 00:06:52.730 start to be more like presentation because I 00:06:52.730 --> 00:06:55.029 mean, every people is different, right? And it's 00:06:55.029 --> 00:06:58.110 not just one key fits all. So you have to actually 00:06:58.110 --> 00:07:02.230 think beyond on how you could scale at mass. 00:07:02.829 --> 00:07:05.110 and also personalize these things much more faster 00:07:05.110 --> 00:07:07.589 and much more competitive in the market right 00:07:07.589 --> 00:07:11.430 now. Yeah, yeah, for sure. Because I do think 00:07:11.430 --> 00:07:13.730 that there's so many like multi -channels, especially 00:07:13.730 --> 00:07:15.970 when like, hey, you're scrolling on TikTok, you're 00:07:15.970 --> 00:07:17.629 scrolling on Instagram, there's like ads everywhere. 00:07:17.930 --> 00:07:21.699 So yeah, I think for one, like I... I'd say it 00:07:21.699 --> 00:07:23.920 is really good for businesses to sort of expand, 00:07:24.139 --> 00:07:26.920 but also for like consumers because you get so 00:07:26.920 --> 00:07:29.040 much like scope of ads. And then it's like, oh, 00:07:29.100 --> 00:07:31.100 like maybe I want to buy this. Maybe I want to 00:07:31.100 --> 00:07:34.120 buy that. So, yeah. And now that we're talking 00:07:34.120 --> 00:07:36.800 about marketing, in your opinion, in what ways 00:07:36.800 --> 00:07:40.259 can a well -executed marketing plan build a stronger 00:07:40.259 --> 00:07:44.759 customer relationship? Yes, I think marketing 00:07:44.759 --> 00:07:47.699 plan, the backup is actually based on creating 00:07:47.699 --> 00:07:52.079 rents or creating relevancy. or creating the 00:07:52.079 --> 00:07:54.759 value proposition to make it resonate with each 00:07:54.759 --> 00:07:58.459 consumer. So if you have created a well -executed 00:07:58.459 --> 00:08:01.120 marketing plan, that would definitely make people 00:08:01.120 --> 00:08:04.259 become more aware of your brand, consider your 00:08:04.259 --> 00:08:07.759 brand, or even convert, and also drive loyalty 00:08:07.759 --> 00:08:11.339 or advocacy for your brand, right? So the more 00:08:11.339 --> 00:08:15.459 you invest in these things, and the more relevancy 00:08:15.459 --> 00:08:18.399 with the consumer in your hand, it will eventually 00:08:18.399 --> 00:08:21.720 become more or less expensive. and could create 00:08:21.720 --> 00:08:24.459 more like a lifetime value proposition with the 00:08:24.459 --> 00:08:27.000 end consumer. So I think, and this marketing 00:08:27.000 --> 00:08:30.180 plan, meaning that you just not do only communication, 00:08:30.379 --> 00:08:32.759 right? But it's all of the marketing factors 00:08:32.759 --> 00:08:35.940 like 4P, sales product or promotion, pricing, 00:08:36.159 --> 00:08:38.460 et cetera. That's the first part. And ensure 00:08:38.460 --> 00:08:41.460 that you mix with the communication because sometimes 00:08:41.460 --> 00:08:43.259 you have a good product, but people don't know. 00:08:43.600 --> 00:08:45.659 Or sometimes you have a good product, but no 00:08:45.659 --> 00:08:48.659 good branding. People don't believe you. So all 00:08:48.659 --> 00:09:08.759 these things have to be, Yes, definitely. And 00:09:08.759 --> 00:09:11.740 I definitely agree that relevancy is a crucial 00:09:11.740 --> 00:09:14.220 thing that will either make or break a brand. 00:09:14.419 --> 00:09:17.440 But yeah, so now let's move on to a similar topic. 00:09:18.080 --> 00:09:20.700 Now that technology is reshaping retail every 00:09:20.700 --> 00:09:24.100 day, how can businesses integrate data and digital 00:09:24.100 --> 00:09:28.379 tools into their operations? Yes, that's a good 00:09:28.379 --> 00:09:32.759 question. I think technology is actually reshaping 00:09:32.759 --> 00:09:37.919 retail every day. It starts from using Chai TKT 00:09:37.919 --> 00:09:41.220 to getting some insights. This is the first stage 00:09:41.220 --> 00:09:44.320 of planning. And then when you're starting to 00:09:44.320 --> 00:09:49.710 execute them, You're using like AI or even like 00:09:49.710 --> 00:09:53.269 marketing solutions or even technology to making 00:09:53.269 --> 00:09:56.610 you execute these things much faster and much 00:09:56.610 --> 00:10:00.610 more efficient. And also when you, once you execute 00:10:00.610 --> 00:10:02.909 those plans, right, you cannot just execute without 00:10:02.909 --> 00:10:06.389 getting some kind of a record back, like how 00:10:06.389 --> 00:10:08.990 does it perform? So that this will lead back 00:10:08.990 --> 00:10:11.950 to how you will improve your plan and execution 00:10:11.950 --> 00:10:15.940 better. That's the first part when... From a 00:10:15.940 --> 00:10:20.519 business side, that helps to execute your plan. 00:10:20.580 --> 00:10:26.080 But from a consumer side, people use technology 00:10:26.080 --> 00:10:29.720 to actually search, to actually review, to actually 00:10:29.720 --> 00:10:31.879 find ideas on what's the best product I should 00:10:31.879 --> 00:10:35.519 buy, what is the upcoming plan, etc. Using this 00:10:35.519 --> 00:10:38.480 technology every day actually makes you more 00:10:38.480 --> 00:10:42.120 aware and more educated. I think this is something 00:10:42.120 --> 00:10:45.720 with shaping. with a hell of a technology. And 00:10:45.720 --> 00:10:49.059 these things make you the supplier and demand 00:10:49.059 --> 00:10:51.940 side to actually collaborate much better. All 00:10:51.940 --> 00:10:54.220 right, yeah, because like you said, definitely 00:10:54.220 --> 00:10:58.960 tools like ChatGPT or like AI, like even at school, 00:10:58.980 --> 00:11:01.220 like in high school, we do use like ChatGPT and 00:11:01.220 --> 00:11:03.850 all that because, and... Because, well, one, 00:11:03.889 --> 00:11:06.470 it's really efficient and two, it's like a lot 00:11:06.470 --> 00:11:08.629 faster. And especially, you know, in the business 00:11:08.629 --> 00:11:10.870 world and like in operations, it also helps, 00:11:10.929 --> 00:11:12.950 you know, make things and makes plans like a 00:11:12.950 --> 00:11:15.429 lot more efficient and also helps you sort of 00:11:15.429 --> 00:11:18.289 analyze a lot of the metrics and a lot of the 00:11:18.289 --> 00:11:21.850 data that you do receive from consumers. So since 00:11:21.850 --> 00:11:24.090 we know that business success really depends 00:11:24.090 --> 00:11:27.049 on a good team, is there an example you could 00:11:27.049 --> 00:11:30.370 share from your experience about how a team contributed 00:11:30.370 --> 00:11:36.500 to success? Yes, definitely have. Because you 00:11:36.500 --> 00:11:38.899 cannot do all your work by yourself. I mean, 00:11:38.940 --> 00:11:41.580 you can do it, but it's not efficient and it's 00:11:41.580 --> 00:11:44.799 not scalable. That's why you have a team to create 00:11:44.799 --> 00:11:48.019 and make magic and make impact at a much larger 00:11:48.019 --> 00:11:51.480 scale and much faster. So first of all, I think 00:11:51.480 --> 00:11:54.720 you have to share the same vision. Like you will 00:11:54.720 --> 00:11:57.879 like to eat something which you agree that it 00:11:57.879 --> 00:12:00.759 is something that is beneficial to the consumer. 00:12:01.340 --> 00:12:04.679 to the business, to yourself. And an example 00:12:04.679 --> 00:12:08.899 which I see is that I used to work at Google 00:12:08.899 --> 00:12:12.139 in terms of a sales management role to ensure 00:12:12.139 --> 00:12:15.039 that we could help succeed and drive the digital 00:12:15.039 --> 00:12:18.100 maturity of your clients. But as we know that 00:12:18.100 --> 00:12:23.980 sometimes the issue was that the business doesn't 00:12:23.980 --> 00:12:26.600 really understand digital. And it requires a 00:12:26.600 --> 00:12:30.340 lot of time or effort or case to actually shift. 00:12:30.830 --> 00:12:33.889 Their mindset from being offline -centric to 00:12:33.889 --> 00:12:36.809 become more online -centric. With that, with 00:12:36.809 --> 00:12:39.370 the help of my colleagues, getting the expertise, 00:12:39.529 --> 00:12:42.230 the specialty, and crafting a narrative story, 00:12:42.389 --> 00:12:47.389 which helps to lead to, why, if they invest in 00:12:47.389 --> 00:12:49.570 digital, how will their business perform much 00:12:49.570 --> 00:12:52.509 better? With a better ROI, with a better efficiency. 00:12:52.929 --> 00:12:56.289 And once we agree on a simpler plan, and we pitch 00:12:56.289 --> 00:12:58.289 them together, that's where the income comes, 00:12:58.590 --> 00:13:00.759 and they actually buy into our solution. And 00:13:00.759 --> 00:13:04.240 they actually create a lot of ROI from investing 00:13:04.240 --> 00:13:07.299 and driving their communication through Google 00:13:07.299 --> 00:13:09.480 solutions. So this is something which I think 00:13:09.480 --> 00:13:13.940 is how you share your vision together. You collaborate, 00:13:14.360 --> 00:13:16.679 getting the expertise from different people and 00:13:16.679 --> 00:13:20.399 executing it out and making impact to the team 00:13:20.399 --> 00:13:23.980 and to their client's business. Yeah, for sure. 00:13:24.019 --> 00:13:26.179 You know, like a team that works well together 00:13:26.179 --> 00:13:28.129 would... Definitely increase the efficiency, 00:13:28.149 --> 00:13:30.210 you know, a team with a balance of soft skills 00:13:30.210 --> 00:13:32.710 and hard skills so that they complement each 00:13:32.710 --> 00:13:35.450 other. So now looking ahead, what do you think 00:13:35.450 --> 00:13:37.809 that the future holds for the retail industry 00:13:37.809 --> 00:13:40.750 and how can young people prepare to thrive in 00:13:40.750 --> 00:13:45.350 it? Retail will be much more competitive. Absolutely. 00:13:45.409 --> 00:13:48.850 Because it's thought like before we have a wholesaler, 00:13:48.929 --> 00:13:51.649 retailer and consumer, right? But now every consumers 00:13:51.649 --> 00:13:54.629 can actually be retailers, right? I saw a lot 00:13:54.629 --> 00:13:57.440 of... People started to be creators. They actually 00:13:57.440 --> 00:14:02.059 sell products in TikTok, in e -commerce and other 00:14:02.059 --> 00:14:05.019 places. So competition should be much, much, 00:14:05.019 --> 00:14:08.539 much harder. And requirement of skill sets of 00:14:08.539 --> 00:14:11.519 these young people to understand the fundamentals 00:14:11.519 --> 00:14:15.159 of the business, also digital, and being fast 00:14:15.159 --> 00:14:17.259 forward enough in this generation is something 00:14:17.259 --> 00:14:21.100 which you need to prepare from. So that's the 00:14:21.100 --> 00:14:24.200 lesson of age, I think. Key traits that... These 00:14:24.200 --> 00:14:27.039 people need to prepare. It's four things. One, 00:14:27.220 --> 00:14:30.820 you need to be very curious. Like, curious in 00:14:30.820 --> 00:14:33.039 things. Like, why does this happen? Doing in 00:14:33.039 --> 00:14:37.259 terms of the curiosity in the business. Two is 00:14:37.259 --> 00:14:40.659 the hard skill, like column solving, and that's 00:14:40.659 --> 00:14:42.720 a good thing skills. Ability to identify the 00:14:42.720 --> 00:14:45.799 issue, ability to identify the action and the 00:14:45.799 --> 00:14:49.179 solution. Three is about communication. Making 00:14:49.179 --> 00:14:51.580 sure that what you think... It's actually being 00:14:51.580 --> 00:14:54.639 communicated and making people around you, not 00:14:54.639 --> 00:14:58.019 just your clients, but also your boss, your friends, 00:14:58.179 --> 00:15:00.679 or those who work under you in the future, understand 00:15:00.679 --> 00:15:04.299 what you're trying to deliver. And last but not 00:15:04.299 --> 00:15:09.419 least, it's about prioritization and focusing 00:15:09.419 --> 00:15:12.200 a lot on leadership and innovation. Those four 00:15:12.200 --> 00:15:15.259 things will definitely help you to at least see 00:15:15.259 --> 00:15:19.019 future proof and good proof of the changes that 00:15:19.019 --> 00:15:22.809 is very important hectic in the future. Yeah, 00:15:22.870 --> 00:15:24.669 thank you so much for that insight, especially, 00:15:24.789 --> 00:15:26.649 you know, when you listed the four things that 00:15:26.649 --> 00:15:29.490 young people should have, like curiosity, you 00:15:29.490 --> 00:15:32.389 know, soft skills, hard skills, and a lot of 00:15:32.389 --> 00:15:35.190 communication, you know, and prioritization as 00:15:35.190 --> 00:15:37.250 well. Like you mentioned, we will definitely 00:15:37.250 --> 00:15:40.429 keep that in mind for the future. So as we end 00:15:40.429 --> 00:15:43.149 this first segment, we always like to ask advice 00:15:43.149 --> 00:15:46.129 from our guests. So our last question for you 00:15:46.129 --> 00:15:49.070 is, what advice would you give to students who 00:15:49.070 --> 00:15:51.389 are passionate about business and marketing? 00:15:52.059 --> 00:15:56.159 I think you have to be very curious and really 00:15:56.159 --> 00:15:59.919 looking things from a strategic point of view 00:15:59.919 --> 00:16:02.899 and a financial point of view. Because sometimes 00:16:02.899 --> 00:16:07.519 it's passion what drives you, right? But if passion 00:16:07.519 --> 00:16:11.600 doesn't translate to money, it just doesn't work. 00:16:11.759 --> 00:16:14.159 Or else you'll be working in a charity point 00:16:14.159 --> 00:16:17.740 of view. But if you're really keen about making 00:16:17.740 --> 00:16:19.740 business, meaning that you're keen about making 00:16:19.740 --> 00:16:22.769 money, heat about making the impact and you could 00:16:22.769 --> 00:16:26.250 scale this solution hard, making sure you have 00:16:26.250 --> 00:16:30.429 a vision, but also execution. Because if you 00:16:30.429 --> 00:16:32.429 have a great vision, but without execution, it 00:16:32.429 --> 00:16:34.070 doesn't add, right? But if you have a proper 00:16:34.070 --> 00:16:37.190 execution without a vision or a plan, it's the 00:16:37.190 --> 00:16:39.789 same because you're going nowhere. So be curious. 00:16:40.929 --> 00:16:46.389 Be visionary. Also, the issue is executionable. 00:16:46.649 --> 00:16:51.250 The rest is about... relationship building and 00:16:51.250 --> 00:16:53.750 connection building. Because as you're just asking 00:16:53.750 --> 00:16:56.929 those questions, you cannot succeed doing things 00:16:56.929 --> 00:17:00.230 alone. You need partnerships. You need relationships. 00:17:00.610 --> 00:17:04.349 You need to have the ability to find or getting 00:17:04.349 --> 00:17:07.470 to know which people matches with you, matches 00:17:07.470 --> 00:17:10.190 with how your business would be going. So make 00:17:10.190 --> 00:17:13.529 sure that you find the right, you build the right 00:17:13.529 --> 00:17:16.839 connections, relationship. Be curious. And also 00:17:16.839 --> 00:17:19.539 have vision, but also execution like absolute. 00:17:19.799 --> 00:17:22.539 That is something which I think you should do 00:17:22.539 --> 00:17:25.839 a lot from now till you actually succeed in the 00:17:25.839 --> 00:17:28.259 future. All right. Thank you so much for your 00:17:28.259 --> 00:17:31.400 advice and your time as well, Khun Task. Yeah. 00:17:31.440 --> 00:17:33.180 Thank you so much from all of us. Thank you. 00:17:33.599 --> 00:17:36.539 Thank you so much, Mr. Task, for joining us and 00:17:36.539 --> 00:17:38.759 for giving us some great advice. Don't forget 00:17:38.759 --> 00:17:41.269 about the finance side of business. Building 00:17:41.269 --> 00:17:44.450 relationships, having a passion, and you can 00:17:44.450 --> 00:17:47.089 have a great idea, but execution is important 00:17:47.089 --> 00:17:50.049 as well. We appreciate your insight and experience 00:17:50.049 --> 00:17:52.269 and hope our audience was able to gain a better 00:17:52.269 --> 00:17:54.769 understanding about the world of retail, customer 00:17:54.769 --> 00:17:57.690 -focused strategies, and so much more. Okay, 00:17:57.750 --> 00:17:59.890 please stick around for segment two, where we 00:17:59.890 --> 00:18:02.009 bring you part eight of our adventure story. 00:18:02.250 --> 00:18:10.039 We'll be right back after this short PSA. Hey, 00:18:10.059 --> 00:18:12.500 everyone. This episode drops in the middle of 00:18:12.500 --> 00:18:16.059 AP test season where students take AP or advanced 00:18:16.059 --> 00:18:19.119 placement courses examinations as the culmination 00:18:19.119 --> 00:18:21.039 of the lessons and units they've been learning 00:18:21.039 --> 00:18:23.279 for this past year. In this time of heightened 00:18:23.279 --> 00:18:26.000 stress and maybe some anxiety, we'd like to send 00:18:26.000 --> 00:18:28.779 out a message to all, a message of hope and joy 00:18:28.779 --> 00:18:31.539 and perseverance. You've got this. It's the final 00:18:31.539 --> 00:18:33.480 stretch before the end of the academic year. 00:18:33.759 --> 00:18:36.460 One pro tip, we've had a past episode in the 00:18:36.460 --> 00:18:38.640 seasons before about effective studying methods 00:18:38.640 --> 00:18:41.079 and technique. You should check that out. Take 00:18:41.079 --> 00:19:02.400 a deep breath, study well, and good luck. And 00:19:02.400 --> 00:19:04.819 we are back with our second segment, and we will 00:19:04.819 --> 00:19:07.180 continue with part eight of our story, Legends 00:19:07.180 --> 00:19:10.839 of the Yucatan. Part eight is titled The Passengers. 00:19:11.160 --> 00:19:13.519 If you missed parts one through seven, you can 00:19:13.519 --> 00:19:16.460 get caught up by listening to episodes 87 through 00:19:16.460 --> 00:19:20.140 93. Legends of the Yucatan is a sequel to our 00:19:20.140 --> 00:19:23.619 season two story, The Secrets of El Dorado. We 00:19:23.619 --> 00:19:26.480 released last year during episodes 55 through 00:19:26.480 --> 00:19:30.400 64 in audio narration. It's also available in 00:19:30.400 --> 00:19:33.339 book form as a downloadable PDF from our website 00:19:33.339 --> 00:19:37.539 or in paperback version on Amazon .com. Just 00:19:37.539 --> 00:19:40.240 visit studentsincorporated .com to find out more. 00:19:40.640 --> 00:19:43.539 Now, moving on, Camden will give us a quick recap 00:19:43.539 --> 00:19:46.759 before we jump into Part 8. Recapping Part 7, 00:19:46.900 --> 00:19:49.539 The Chase. Carlos waits at the museum to watch 00:19:49.539 --> 00:19:51.460 for the person picking up the black bag with 00:19:51.460 --> 00:19:54.500 the fake jade jar. Lily spots him and is suspicious 00:19:54.500 --> 00:19:57.119 of him. David picks up what he thought was the 00:19:57.119 --> 00:19:59.700 jade jar. Hawthorne discovered that the real 00:19:59.700 --> 00:20:02.519 Jade Jar was in a sports bag. And without further 00:20:02.519 --> 00:20:04.519 ado, let's jump back into our story where we 00:20:04.519 --> 00:20:06.559 join our eclectic group of characters in our 00:20:06.559 --> 00:20:14.299 continuing adventure. It had been about 30 minutes 00:20:14.299 --> 00:20:16.740 or so since the provincial police had left with 00:20:16.740 --> 00:20:20.119 their suspect in custody, Carlos Emanuel Rodriguez. 00:20:20.740 --> 00:20:23.539 He also had known associates with the same last 00:20:23.539 --> 00:20:26.980 name, family members who were also wanted. David, 00:20:27.059 --> 00:20:29.240 who had had a long conversation with the two 00:20:29.240 --> 00:20:32.619 police officers, found out that Carlos and two 00:20:32.619 --> 00:20:34.759 of his family members were wanted in at least 00:20:34.759 --> 00:20:37.319 two other Mexican states for similar crimes, 00:20:37.559 --> 00:20:39.920 theft, assault and battery, and other petty crimes. 00:20:40.819 --> 00:20:43.619 Carlos also matched the description of the guy 00:20:43.619 --> 00:20:47.099 in Ava's photo. Hawthorne was as surprised as 00:20:47.099 --> 00:20:50.240 Tommy, David, and Miranda were that this Carlos 00:20:50.240 --> 00:20:52.960 character actually had the jade jar on him when 00:20:52.960 --> 00:20:55.730 he was caught. Not a very smart criminal, to 00:20:55.730 --> 00:20:58.950 say the least. Hawthorne, along with Tommy, David, 00:20:59.029 --> 00:21:01.529 and Miranda, were all now sitting with Ava, Lily, 00:21:01.690 --> 00:21:04.450 and the students inside the Grand Museum's food 00:21:04.450 --> 00:21:07.849 court area. Hawthorne and Tommy took turns explaining 00:21:07.849 --> 00:21:10.089 to the rest of the students what had happened 00:21:10.089 --> 00:21:13.349 earlier that day. Hawthorne also explained that 00:21:13.349 --> 00:21:17.130 he had contacted Professor Amanda Chase so that 00:21:17.130 --> 00:21:19.390 as soon as all the students returned to Mexico 00:21:19.390 --> 00:21:21.690 City, they were going to head directly home, 00:21:21.789 --> 00:21:24.910 back to Coloma. Prof Chase would be helping sort 00:21:24.910 --> 00:21:28.049 out those details for him. Miranda, who was only 00:21:28.049 --> 00:21:30.329 partially listening, could hardly contain her... 00:21:30.519 --> 00:21:32.799 excitement after Hawthorne passed her the old 00:21:32.799 --> 00:21:35.440 smelly sports bag that Carlos had dropped after 00:21:35.440 --> 00:21:38.000 David tackled him earlier. She couldn't believe 00:21:38.000 --> 00:21:40.200 that the jade jar, the artifact that she had 00:21:40.200 --> 00:21:42.640 painstakingly searched for and discovered so 00:21:42.640 --> 00:21:44.980 many months ago, was now back in her hands once 00:21:44.980 --> 00:21:47.380 again. She put the old gym bag, which held the 00:21:47.380 --> 00:21:49.980 very rare and valuable jade jar artifact, into 00:21:49.980 --> 00:21:52.440 the black bag. She did this carefully and out 00:21:52.440 --> 00:21:55.240 of sight of anyone else. The only people who 00:21:55.240 --> 00:21:57.359 knew that they had recovered the Jade Jar artifact 00:21:57.359 --> 00:22:00.599 was Professor Hawthorne, Prof. Tommy, David, 00:22:00.759 --> 00:22:03.500 and Miranda. Carlos knew as well, but he was 00:22:03.500 --> 00:22:05.900 of little concern now. In fact, he was probably 00:22:05.900 --> 00:22:08.700 sitting in a dirty holding cell awaiting transfer 00:22:08.700 --> 00:22:11.180 back to Mexico City. Miranda thought to herself, 00:22:11.519 --> 00:22:13.920 I need to convince Prof. Tommy the Jade Jar should 00:22:13.920 --> 00:22:16.220 be returned back to the location it came from, 00:22:16.319 --> 00:22:18.799 back to the people it belongs to, the people 00:22:18.799 --> 00:22:21.329 of Calakmul. I don't want to make the same mistake 00:22:21.329 --> 00:22:23.490 twice by handing it over to some official at 00:22:23.490 --> 00:22:26.609 a museum or some politician. It's already caused 00:22:26.609 --> 00:22:29.349 too much trouble. Miranda recalls one of the 00:22:29.349 --> 00:22:31.490 village leaders near Calakmul had warned her 00:22:31.490 --> 00:22:34.009 and her team many months ago as they were leaving 00:22:34.009 --> 00:22:36.410 their excavation site near Calakmul that the 00:22:36.410 --> 00:22:38.910 jade jar, if it truly was a personal belonging 00:22:38.910 --> 00:22:41.029 of Pakal the Great, that it would eventually 00:22:41.029 --> 00:22:43.930 find its way back home, back to Calakmul at some 00:22:43.930 --> 00:22:46.660 point in the future. She then thought to herself, 00:22:47.240 --> 00:22:49.559 well, the future is now, and maybe I'm the way 00:22:49.559 --> 00:22:51.900 it gets back to its rightful place, since I was 00:22:51.900 --> 00:22:53.779 the one who took it from its original place so 00:22:53.779 --> 00:22:56.920 many months ago. Miranda finds Prof. Tommy, speaks 00:22:56.920 --> 00:22:59.619 to him privately, out of the earshot of the others, 00:22:59.740 --> 00:23:01.839 and explains to him her plan to take the jade 00:23:01.839 --> 00:23:04.859 jar back to Kolakmul. And, to her surprise, Prof. 00:23:04.980 --> 00:23:07.890 Tommy agreed wholeheartedly. The only issue she 00:23:07.890 --> 00:23:09.950 may face in the near future was what she would 00:23:09.950 --> 00:23:13.069 tell Anthony Garcia, the museum's curator, when 00:23:13.069 --> 00:23:15.849 she saw him again back in Mexico City. She'll 00:23:15.849 --> 00:23:18.130 cross that bridge when she comes to it. After 00:23:18.130 --> 00:23:20.869 his brief discussion with Miranda, Tommy asked 00:23:20.869 --> 00:23:22.690 around among the students to see if they were 00:23:22.690 --> 00:23:25.730 all ready to head back to Merida, or if they 00:23:25.730 --> 00:23:27.990 still wanted to see anything else locally at 00:23:27.990 --> 00:23:31.529 Chicken Itza. He thought it was sounding. We're 00:23:31.529 --> 00:23:34.210 ready to go back to a hotel in Merida, answered 00:23:34.210 --> 00:23:36.609 from all the students in the group. We took that 00:23:36.609 --> 00:23:39.789 as, let's call it a day. As the group, and there 00:23:39.789 --> 00:23:42.009 were 15 of them now, including David's brother, 00:23:42.230 --> 00:23:44.670 got back on the bus, Hawthorne made it a point 00:23:44.670 --> 00:23:47.990 to sit close to both Ava and Lily. They had about 00:23:47.990 --> 00:23:50.630 an hour and a half bus ride back to Merida, which 00:23:50.630 --> 00:23:52.809 was more than enough time for the three of them 00:23:52.809 --> 00:23:56.220 to make a travel plan for the students. Hawthorne 00:23:56.220 --> 00:23:58.279 explained that Prof. Amanda was helping make 00:23:58.279 --> 00:24:00.299 the arrangements and that Lily was going to help 00:24:00.299 --> 00:24:02.980 accompany the students back to Coloma while Hawthorne 00:24:02.980 --> 00:24:05.920 stayed at least one or two more days longer to 00:24:05.920 --> 00:24:07.680 meet with several of the university officials 00:24:07.680 --> 00:24:11.700 and to try to see Anthony again now that he was 00:24:11.700 --> 00:24:14.779 discharged from the hospital. Ava speaks up and 00:24:14.779 --> 00:24:17.799 says, Reuters has okayed me to keep working down 00:24:17.799 --> 00:24:20.799 here in Mexico for at least a week or more. They 00:24:20.799 --> 00:24:22.960 basically told me to just do your thing and bring 00:24:22.960 --> 00:24:25.759 us back a story we can use in Circulate. And, 00:24:25.779 --> 00:24:28.079 well, I've got a really good one started thanks 00:24:28.079 --> 00:24:30.059 to the last few events that has happened to us 00:24:30.059 --> 00:24:33.319 down here. Lily then says, When we get back to 00:24:33.319 --> 00:24:35.619 Mexico City, I can help the girls get packed 00:24:35.619 --> 00:24:38.240 and ready. And I think Joseph could be put in 00:24:38.240 --> 00:24:40.839 charge of making sure the boys are ready. I think 00:24:40.839 --> 00:24:43.059 he's the more responsible one out of their group. 00:24:43.480 --> 00:24:45.740 Thanks for your help with this, Lily. Hawthorne 00:24:45.740 --> 00:24:47.720 responds, I appreciate you taking leadership 00:24:47.720 --> 00:24:50.000 over the students today. I'm sure you're ready 00:24:50.000 --> 00:24:52.980 to get back to some sort of normal routine. For 00:24:52.980 --> 00:24:56.319 sure, Lily responds. I'm just super happy I didn't 00:24:56.319 --> 00:24:59.259 have to go inside that pyramid. Ava jumps in. 00:24:59.500 --> 00:25:02.099 Yeah, some of the passageways were quite tight 00:25:02.099 --> 00:25:04.680 and cramped. Thank goodness Sierra wasn't here 00:25:04.680 --> 00:25:06.839 with us either. She definitely would have freaked 00:25:06.839 --> 00:25:10.220 out. Both Ava and Lily laugh as they go down 00:25:10.220 --> 00:25:12.640 memory lane for a few minutes about their previous 00:25:12.640 --> 00:25:15.279 adventure together back in El Dorado County, 00:25:15.500 --> 00:25:23.039 California. Meanwhile, Miranda and David are 00:25:23.039 --> 00:25:25.099 able to debrief with each other about the day 00:25:25.099 --> 00:25:27.140 and the stressful and exciting things that had 00:25:27.140 --> 00:25:29.319 just happened. Miranda was talking through a 00:25:29.319 --> 00:25:31.579 plan with David of how she could return the jade 00:25:31.579 --> 00:25:33.500 jar back to the provincial leaders who oversee 00:25:33.500 --> 00:25:36.200 the ancient sites of Calakmul. She tells David 00:25:36.200 --> 00:25:38.539 as they sit together on the bus, I really just 00:25:38.539 --> 00:25:40.700 want to return this important artifact back to 00:25:40.700 --> 00:25:42.759 its rightful people. I want to do it quietly, 00:25:42.880 --> 00:25:46.539 without the fanfare of the media or public. Yeah, 00:25:46.579 --> 00:25:49.140 I totally understand, David replies. He then 00:25:49.140 --> 00:25:51.650 says, My contract with the university and the 00:25:51.650 --> 00:25:54.150 museum ends after tomorrow, so I'd be willing 00:25:54.150 --> 00:25:56.609 to help make that happen. Return the jay jar 00:25:56.609 --> 00:25:59.170 back to Kalakmul, if you'd like. That would mean 00:25:59.170 --> 00:26:01.009 a lot to me, and I'd love to have company on 00:26:01.009 --> 00:26:03.650 that trip, Miranda responds. She then asks, what 00:26:03.650 --> 00:26:05.650 about the golden mask and the secret chamber 00:26:05.650 --> 00:26:07.430 you discovered in the pyramid? What are your 00:26:07.430 --> 00:26:10.710 thoughts? As David gestures toward his brother, 00:26:10.829 --> 00:26:13.049 who's sound asleep in the seats next to them, 00:26:13.190 --> 00:26:15.789 he says, I need to figure out what to do about 00:26:15.789 --> 00:26:17.910 my brother's involvement in the heist at the 00:26:17.910 --> 00:26:20.640 gala event. He was the getaway driver for that 00:26:20.640 --> 00:26:23.880 guy Carlos and his associates. At this point, 00:26:23.940 --> 00:26:25.839 I feel like he's already paid his dues by... 00:26:25.839 --> 00:26:29.200 I'd like to convince him to straighten up and 00:26:29.200 --> 00:26:31.779 join me in my small business, maybe work off 00:26:31.779 --> 00:26:34.380 his social debt to the public. I could use the 00:26:34.380 --> 00:26:36.559 help with planning and logistics when I take 00:26:36.559 --> 00:26:40.660 contract jobs. David continues. And you ask about 00:26:40.660 --> 00:26:43.039 the golden mask. Well, I'd rather just be done 00:26:43.039 --> 00:26:45.079 with that thing. It's only brought me headaches. 00:26:45.460 --> 00:26:48.319 David pauses for a moment then adds, well, not 00:26:48.319 --> 00:26:50.759 everything has been a headache. I mean, it did 00:26:50.759 --> 00:26:53.180 allow us to meet, which has been a positive thing 00:26:53.180 --> 00:26:56.200 I'd like to continue. Miranda smiles, shakes 00:26:56.200 --> 00:26:58.559 her head in agreement and then says, I wonder 00:26:58.559 --> 00:27:00.460 if your brother has any information that may 00:27:00.460 --> 00:27:02.500 help the authorities recover the golden mask. 00:27:02.720 --> 00:27:04.859 It would be great if the secret treasure room 00:27:04.859 --> 00:27:06.980 in the pyramid stayed a secret and the golden 00:27:06.980 --> 00:27:09.920 mask could be returned as well. Miranda then 00:27:09.920 --> 00:27:12.339 throws out an idea to David and says, what if 00:27:12.339 --> 00:27:14.980 this was our mission, our next chapter, you and 00:27:14.980 --> 00:27:17.559 I together. We return both artifacts back to 00:27:17.559 --> 00:27:19.559 their rightful places where we originally found 00:27:19.559 --> 00:27:21.980 them. Well, of course, we'd need to recover the 00:27:21.980 --> 00:27:24.720 golden mask as well. I like that. David replies 00:27:24.720 --> 00:27:27.400 and then says, I think we have our work cut out 00:27:27.400 --> 00:27:29.539 for us, though, in trying to figure out how to 00:27:29.539 --> 00:27:32.839 get the golden mask back. But maybe my brother 00:27:32.839 --> 00:27:34.980 knows something about it. Let's ask him when 00:27:34.980 --> 00:27:42.529 we get back to the hotel in Merida. A few minutes 00:27:42.529 --> 00:27:44.930 later, Hawthorne noticed that the bus had started 00:27:44.930 --> 00:27:47.529 to slow down, so he looked forward a few seats 00:27:47.529 --> 00:27:49.569 where Tommy was sitting right behind the driver 00:27:49.569 --> 00:27:52.289 and asked, Is everything okay up there, Tommy? 00:27:52.910 --> 00:27:55.130 By this time, everybody on the bus had noticed 00:27:55.130 --> 00:27:57.410 the bus was now slowing down and was looking 00:27:57.410 --> 00:28:00.769 out the windows. Tommy answers back, Everything's 00:28:00.769 --> 00:28:03.109 fine. Our driver is stopping for this broken 00:28:03.109 --> 00:28:06.670 down on the side of the road. It looks like the 00:28:06.670 --> 00:28:09.390 taxi driver got two passengers as well, starting 00:28:09.390 --> 00:28:12.799 off the side of the road. Tommy continues. As 00:28:12.799 --> 00:28:14.859 the bus rolls, he'll stop right behind the broken 00:28:14.859 --> 00:28:18.299 down taxi car. It's a typical courtesy for public 00:28:18.299 --> 00:28:20.119 transport drivers to help each other out like 00:28:20.119 --> 00:28:23.700 this. Also, there are no services along this 00:28:23.700 --> 00:28:26.559 stretch of the highway for another 40 plus kilometer 00:28:26.559 --> 00:28:29.940 before we reach Murata. Tommy gets out of the 00:28:29.940 --> 00:28:32.220 bus and talks with the taxi driver for a few 00:28:32.220 --> 00:28:35.400 minutes and then gets back on the bus. The two 00:28:35.400 --> 00:28:37.539 passengers that were waiting with the taxi follow 00:28:37.539 --> 00:28:39.910 Tommy into the bus and set up down front. near 00:28:39.910 --> 00:28:42.210 the bus door. Tommy looks back at Hawthorne and 00:28:42.210 --> 00:28:44.970 then says the taxi driver is going to save the 00:28:44.970 --> 00:28:47.509 way with his car. He said a mechanic friend of 00:28:47.509 --> 00:28:50.589 his is on his way to help. However, it was going 00:28:50.589 --> 00:28:53.809 to be another hour or so. Anyway, I offered to 00:28:53.809 --> 00:28:55.869 give his stranded passenger a ride to Merida 00:28:55.869 --> 00:28:57.890 since that's where we're both headed. They've 00:28:57.890 --> 00:28:59.890 been out here waiting for the past 30 minutes 00:28:59.890 --> 00:29:02.109 or so. Professor Hawthorne noticed that the two 00:29:02.109 --> 00:29:04.809 female passengers that followed Tommy onto the 00:29:04.809 --> 00:29:07.569 bus kept their heads and eyes down. making it 00:29:07.569 --> 00:29:09.970 a point not to look at anyone in the group, especially 00:29:09.970 --> 00:29:12.910 toward the back of the bus. He thought to himself, 00:29:13.170 --> 00:29:14.769 well, maybe they're just a little embarrassed. 00:29:14.910 --> 00:29:18.069 He also felt bad for them since he too has been 00:29:18.069 --> 00:29:20.470 in their shoes in the past, broken down on the 00:29:20.470 --> 00:29:22.490 side of the road with no way to fix the car. 00:29:22.970 --> 00:29:25.369 And in that type of situation, you are having 00:29:25.369 --> 00:29:28.750 to rely on the kindness of strangers. Most of 00:29:28.750 --> 00:29:30.650 the students were not paying much attention now 00:29:30.650 --> 00:29:32.690 and were now back to doing whatever they were 00:29:32.690 --> 00:29:35.599 doing right before the bus stopped to help. Ava 00:29:35.599 --> 00:29:37.799 and Lily were back to talking and looking at 00:29:37.799 --> 00:29:40.819 Lily's photos on her phone, and Miranda and David 00:29:40.819 --> 00:29:43.279 had not paid much attention to the entire stop 00:29:43.279 --> 00:29:45.500 as they kept talking and laughing through the 00:29:45.500 --> 00:29:49.160 entire ordeal. As the two female passengers got 00:29:49.160 --> 00:29:52.079 situated in their seats, a few rows up from where 00:29:52.079 --> 00:29:54.740 the majority of the group were seated, Hawthorne 00:29:54.740 --> 00:29:56.880 noticed that the younger one was clutching what 00:29:56.880 --> 00:29:59.440 looked like a sports bag. The sports bag looked 00:29:59.440 --> 00:30:01.680 similar to the one he had just recovered back 00:30:01.680 --> 00:30:04.529 at Chichen Itza. The guy who was arrested was 00:30:04.529 --> 00:30:06.930 carrying a similar bag right before he dropped 00:30:06.930 --> 00:30:09.809 it as he was tackled by David and then tased 00:30:09.809 --> 00:30:12.349 by the security guards. He tried to put it out 00:30:12.349 --> 00:30:14.430 of his mind, but it was bothering him for some 00:30:14.430 --> 00:30:17.789 reason. He thought to himself, hmm, what are 00:30:17.789 --> 00:30:20.109 the odds that two different people on the same 00:30:20.109 --> 00:30:23.410 day, hours apart from each other, would be carrying 00:30:23.410 --> 00:30:26.089 the same type of bag close to the same location? 00:30:31.880 --> 00:30:34.160 As the bus was pulling back out into the highway, 00:30:34.420 --> 00:30:36.799 having left the taxi driver and his broken down 00:30:36.799 --> 00:30:39.440 car on the side of the road, David noticed that 00:30:39.440 --> 00:30:41.400 his brother, who had been quite sound asleep, 00:30:41.640 --> 00:30:44.539 started to wake up. His brother had been laying 00:30:44.539 --> 00:30:47.400 down the seats next to David and Miranda. In 00:30:47.400 --> 00:30:50.059 the other row, David's brother sat up, rubbed 00:30:50.059 --> 00:30:51.880 his head, and looked around the bus and asked 00:30:51.880 --> 00:30:54.779 David where they were. David responded by telling 00:30:54.779 --> 00:30:57.470 him they were on their way back to Merida. Now 00:30:57.470 --> 00:30:59.630 that his brother was awake, having survived being 00:30:59.630 --> 00:31:02.609 locked in a hot trunk for several hours, David 00:31:02.609 --> 00:31:04.990 started asking him a lot of questions about how 00:31:04.990 --> 00:31:07.589 and why he got involved in this scheme to steal 00:31:07.589 --> 00:31:09.730 the artifacts of the gala event the other night. 00:31:10.529 --> 00:31:12.390 David's brother was not really in the mood to 00:31:12.390 --> 00:31:14.630 talk about it at the moment and was feeling a 00:31:14.630 --> 00:31:16.589 little embarrassed he was being scolded around 00:31:16.589 --> 00:31:19.569 other people. But his brother did respond by 00:31:19.569 --> 00:31:21.809 telling David that all he was hired to do was 00:31:21.809 --> 00:31:24.450 to drive three people from Mexico City to Merida 00:31:24.450 --> 00:31:26.950 in the middle of the night. He then added that 00:31:26.950 --> 00:31:28.950 he had no idea that the three people who drove 00:31:28.950 --> 00:31:31.410 to Merida that night had just robbed the gala 00:31:31.410 --> 00:31:34.640 event at the museum in Mexico City. He then also 00:31:34.640 --> 00:31:37.079 told David that he has tried to stay clear of 00:31:37.079 --> 00:31:39.880 work like this the last year or so, but for some 00:31:39.880 --> 00:31:41.980 reason, the person who hired him really wanted 00:31:41.980 --> 00:31:44.690 him to do it, and it paid really well. Miranda 00:31:44.690 --> 00:31:46.809 overheard David laying into his brother about 00:31:46.809 --> 00:31:48.829 the whole situation that he had gotten himself 00:31:48.829 --> 00:31:51.470 into. Miranda felt a bit embarrassed for David's 00:31:51.470 --> 00:31:53.650 younger brother as David's voice kept getting 00:31:53.650 --> 00:31:56.009 a little louder with each sentence. She also 00:31:56.009 --> 00:31:58.710 felt a little sympathy for the kid. Well, I guess 00:31:58.710 --> 00:32:01.029 he's not really a kid. Miranda was guessing that 00:32:01.029 --> 00:32:03.069 David's younger brother was maybe a few years 00:32:03.069 --> 00:32:05.230 younger than her. As she continued to listen 00:32:05.230 --> 00:32:07.369 to David give his younger brother a lecture about 00:32:07.369 --> 00:32:09.990 his life and the direction it had taken, she 00:32:09.990 --> 00:32:11.970 secretly wanted David to forgive him and show 00:32:11.970 --> 00:32:14.680 him some mercy. However, Miranda knew it was 00:32:14.680 --> 00:32:16.960 not her place to give David any family relationship 00:32:16.960 --> 00:32:19.859 advice, since she did not know the entire backstory 00:32:19.859 --> 00:32:22.599 between the two brothers. She also had family 00:32:22.599 --> 00:32:25.019 members she needed to forgive, so she sat there, 00:32:25.160 --> 00:32:27.279 tried not to listen, and looked out the window 00:32:27.279 --> 00:32:35.339 of the bus. Still on the bus ride back to Miranda, 00:32:35.519 --> 00:32:39.220 with maybe another 20 to 30 minutes to go. Tommy 00:32:39.220 --> 00:32:41.880 noticed that the two new female passengers were 00:32:41.880 --> 00:32:44.339 being very quiet and reserved. He thought that 00:32:44.339 --> 00:32:46.119 it was a little odd since they were getting a 00:32:46.119 --> 00:32:49.180 free ride back to Merida. The two ladies were 00:32:49.180 --> 00:32:52.660 keeping to themselves and staying quiet. So Tommy, 00:32:52.779 --> 00:32:54.940 who was sitting in the seat directly across the 00:32:54.940 --> 00:32:57.519 two passengers, looked over at them and said, 00:32:58.180 --> 00:33:00.619 I didn't really introduce myself earlier, but 00:33:00.619 --> 00:33:03.000 my name is Thomas Flores. You can call me Tommy. 00:33:03.220 --> 00:33:06.539 And we're a university group from Mexico. And 00:33:06.539 --> 00:33:10.240 he then asked, How did you like Chichen Itza? 00:33:10.500 --> 00:33:12.559 I mean, assuming that's where you were coming 00:33:12.559 --> 00:33:15.039 from, since that's the only traffic on this road 00:33:15.039 --> 00:33:18.039 between Merida and the ancient site. Is that 00:33:18.039 --> 00:33:20.180 your first time visiting? Tommy was genuinely 00:33:20.180 --> 00:33:22.819 curious and trying to make small talk as he assumed 00:33:22.819 --> 00:33:25.220 there were day tourists from either cities of 00:33:25.220 --> 00:33:28.519 Merida or somewhere else close by. Renanta turned 00:33:28.519 --> 00:33:31.119 her head away from the man who was now sitting 00:33:31.119 --> 00:33:34.259 closer to them and just stared at her aunt awkwardly. 00:33:34.960 --> 00:33:37.619 Renanta was not sure how to answer the guy, so 00:33:37.619 --> 00:33:39.960 she just stared at her aunt and hoped that man 00:33:39.960 --> 00:33:43.240 would just slide back over further in his seat 00:33:43.240 --> 00:33:46.519 and be quiet. Maria, a little annoyed about her 00:33:46.519 --> 00:33:49.039 niece's lack of ability to act normal, answered 00:33:49.039 --> 00:33:51.579 Tommy's question for them and responded, Yes, 00:33:51.619 --> 00:33:54.240 that's right. I wanted to take my niece to see 00:33:54.240 --> 00:33:56.759 the Chitzen Itza since she's never been there 00:33:56.759 --> 00:33:59.440 before and my apologies as she's really shy. 00:34:00.299 --> 00:34:17.780 That's okay. Tommy replies. Maria nods her head 00:34:17.780 --> 00:34:19.760 in agreement at Tommy's comments and smiles. 00:34:20.099 --> 00:34:22.940 She's also hoping her subtle nonverbal expressions 00:34:22.940 --> 00:34:25.500 communicate that she doesn't really want to talk 00:34:25.500 --> 00:34:28.619 and would rather just be left alone. Renanta 00:34:28.619 --> 00:34:31.960 whispers to Maria. What are we going to do when 00:34:31.960 --> 00:34:35.579 we get to Marita? Maria answers quietly, so as 00:34:35.579 --> 00:34:38.139 not to elicit any type of reaction from Tommy, 00:34:38.219 --> 00:34:40.480 who's now talking with the driver. She says, 00:34:40.599 --> 00:34:43.099 we are going to have to lay low until we get 00:34:43.099 --> 00:34:48.079 that final payout from the big boss. I mean, 00:34:48.179 --> 00:34:50.500 I don't think he will, but maybe the big boss 00:34:50.500 --> 00:34:53.780 can help him. Renanta then replies, I grabbed 00:34:53.780 --> 00:34:56.760 this old gym bag from the other car. At least 00:34:56.760 --> 00:35:00.269 we still have the thing. Maybe we can still use 00:35:00.269 --> 00:35:03.610 it to our advantage. Renanta was still thinking 00:35:03.610 --> 00:35:07.389 that the jade jar was in this old sports bag 00:35:07.389 --> 00:35:12.650 she was carrying. However, she actually was just 00:35:12.650 --> 00:35:15.429 carrying around the bag with some rocks in it. 00:35:15.710 --> 00:35:19.230 She and her Aunt Maria had no idea that the jade 00:35:19.230 --> 00:35:22.710 jar was actually in a different bag and resting 00:35:22.710 --> 00:35:25.769 at the feet of one of the other passengers who 00:35:25.769 --> 00:35:28.920 was sitting toward the bag. Mario looks over 00:35:28.920 --> 00:35:31.340 at Tommy, making sure he's not paying much attention 00:35:31.340 --> 00:35:33.800 to their side conversation and quietly responds, 00:35:34.179 --> 00:35:36.079 Yeah, I noticed you were carrying that thing. 00:35:36.199 --> 00:35:38.739 Just pretend like it's your day bag and try not 00:35:38.739 --> 00:35:40.860 to draw attention to it. These tourists don't 00:35:40.860 --> 00:35:48.239 have a clue anyway. Professor Hawthorne, still 00:35:48.239 --> 00:35:50.760 trying to shake the weird unsettling feeling 00:35:50.760 --> 00:35:53.940 he had about their two new passengers, got up 00:35:53.940 --> 00:35:56.360 from his seat, moved back one row to where David 00:35:56.360 --> 00:35:58.940 and Miranda were sitting. David had stopped lecturing 00:35:58.940 --> 00:36:00.900 his brother by this time and was just sitting 00:36:00.900 --> 00:36:02.679 there with Miranda next to him in the window 00:36:02.679 --> 00:36:05.519 seat. As Professor Hawthorne sat down, David 00:36:05.519 --> 00:36:08.380 asked, What brings you back here? Hawthorne answers, 00:36:08.599 --> 00:36:11.039 Apologies for interrupting, but I feel something 00:36:11.039 --> 00:36:14.460 is off with our two passengers. It's just a feeling 00:36:14.460 --> 00:36:17.260 I have. The younger one of the two has a similar, 00:36:17.460 --> 00:36:20.599 maybe even the same type of sports bag that the 00:36:20.599 --> 00:36:23.690 guy you helped apprehend was carrying. Should 00:36:23.690 --> 00:36:27.489 I be alarmed by this fact? At that moment, Hawthorne 00:36:27.489 --> 00:36:29.690 noticed David's brother slumped down in his seat, 00:36:29.809 --> 00:36:32.349 hiding behind the back of the seat in front of 00:36:32.349 --> 00:36:34.809 him. David saw his brother's reaction too and 00:36:34.809 --> 00:36:36.690 knew immediately that there was a connection 00:36:36.690 --> 00:36:39.250 between his brother, the two female passengers 00:36:39.250 --> 00:36:41.909 they picked up, and Carlos, the guy the police 00:36:41.909 --> 00:36:44.820 had already arrested. Miranda was also paying 00:36:44.820 --> 00:36:47.599 attention to this new information, but not wanting 00:36:47.599 --> 00:36:50.039 to raise any suspicion on the part of the two 00:36:50.039 --> 00:36:51.820 new passengers sitting at the front of the bus, 00:36:51.980 --> 00:36:54.099 she pretended to have a nonchalant conversation 00:36:54.099 --> 00:36:57.260 with Professor Hawthorne, smiling and even laughing 00:36:57.260 --> 00:36:59.840 periodically. She looked over at David, who was 00:36:59.840 --> 00:37:02.400 now having a very quiet conversation with his 00:37:02.400 --> 00:37:04.639 brother, who was still slumped down in his seat, 00:37:04.760 --> 00:37:07.679 not wanting to be seen. David looks back up at 00:37:07.679 --> 00:37:10.039 Hawthorne after telling his brother to stay out 00:37:10.039 --> 00:37:12.679 of sight and then says softly, My brother says 00:37:12.679 --> 00:37:14.920 these are the other two he drove from Mexico 00:37:14.920 --> 00:37:17.579 City to Merida, and they're related to Carlos. 00:37:18.099 --> 00:37:21.039 He said the younger one is Carlos' sister. Her 00:37:21.039 --> 00:37:24.219 name is Renata. And the older one is their aunt, 00:37:24.320 --> 00:37:26.800 and her name is Maria. Miranda responds and says 00:37:26.800 --> 00:37:29.760 quietly, Wow, what luck is this? Looks like we 00:37:29.760 --> 00:37:32.079 found our thieves from the gala. And they have 00:37:32.079 --> 00:37:34.639 all come right to us in a weird way. David replies 00:37:34.639 --> 00:37:37.039 and says, I'm not the type of person who believes 00:37:37.039 --> 00:37:39.739 in superstitions, but there are people who believe 00:37:39.739 --> 00:37:41.920 that if you steal Mayan treasure, you will be 00:37:41.920 --> 00:37:44.539 cursed until the treasure is returned. Miranda 00:37:44.539 --> 00:37:47.380 smiles a bit and says, well, I'm starting to 00:37:47.380 --> 00:37:50.079 believe that superstition may be true. This family 00:37:50.079 --> 00:37:52.119 of thieves have surely found some bad luck today 00:37:52.119 --> 00:37:54.659 getting on our bus, of all things. Hawthorne 00:37:54.659 --> 00:37:57.559 then asks, so what's the plan? We'll be arriving 00:37:57.559 --> 00:38:00.360 in Merida in the next 20 minutes or so, and we 00:38:00.360 --> 00:38:03.079 can't let these two get away. David, rising his 00:38:03.079 --> 00:38:05.659 phone up to his ear, then replies and says, I'm 00:38:05.659 --> 00:38:07.900 already on it, putting a call in with a contact 00:38:07.900 --> 00:38:10.380 of mine in the police department in Mexico City. 00:38:10.820 --> 00:38:12.960 He'll be able to call ahead and have several 00:38:12.960 --> 00:38:16.260 plain -clothed officers waiting. David then continues, 00:38:16.559 --> 00:38:18.579 we need to know where our new passengers want 00:38:18.579 --> 00:38:20.619 to be dropped off so I can relay the message 00:38:20.619 --> 00:38:23.679 on. So, the sooner we find this out, the better. 00:38:23.880 --> 00:38:26.139 It will give my guy more time to get his guys 00:38:26.139 --> 00:38:28.860 mobilized for the rest and pickup. Hawthorne 00:38:28.860 --> 00:38:31.349 then said, I'm on it. and then sends a quick 00:38:31.349 --> 00:38:33.730 text to Tommy, who's sitting up front by the 00:38:33.730 --> 00:38:41.969 two new passengers. Tommy receives a text message, 00:38:42.190 --> 00:38:45.309 looks at his phone, then looks at his watch, 00:38:45.449 --> 00:38:48.130 and then looks over at Maria and Renetta, who 00:38:48.130 --> 00:38:50.969 are just sitting there silent. Tommy then says, 00:38:51.090 --> 00:38:54.650 excuse me. He continues, we're about 15 minutes 00:38:54.650 --> 00:38:56.750 away from Moretta, and our bus will be dropping 00:38:56.750 --> 00:38:59.210 my group and I off downtown where our hotel is 00:38:59.210 --> 00:39:01.769 located. We'd be happy to drop you off somewhere 00:39:01.769 --> 00:39:05.190 else. I think the main bus depot is located downtown 00:39:05.190 --> 00:39:08.190 somewhere. Maria, not having thought that far 00:39:08.190 --> 00:39:10.809 ahead yet, responded and then said, Yeah, the 00:39:10.809 --> 00:39:14.150 main bus depot is just fine. Thank you. Renata 00:39:14.150 --> 00:39:17.809 then whispers to Maria, Then we can get a ride 00:39:17.809 --> 00:39:21.070 back to Mexico City, right? Yep, that's the plan. 00:39:21.210 --> 00:39:23.769 Now just follow my lead, don't talk too much, 00:39:23.809 --> 00:39:25.929 and keep a low profile and we'll be on our way. 00:39:26.519 --> 00:39:28.639 and hopefully we'll be able to get your brother 00:39:28.639 --> 00:39:32.179 back. Maria responds quietly to Renata. At that 00:39:32.179 --> 00:39:35.059 same moment, Tommy sends three words text message 00:39:35.059 --> 00:39:37.800 back to Hawthorne that reads, Main Bus Depot. 00:39:38.420 --> 00:39:40.960 Tommy, not really understanding why Hawthorne 00:39:40.960 --> 00:39:42.699 wanted to know the drop -off location of the 00:39:42.699 --> 00:39:45.400 two passengers, didn't ask him a question, but 00:39:45.400 --> 00:39:47.659 just sat there, and then continued talking with 00:39:47.659 --> 00:39:49.699 the bus driver where they had left off a few 00:39:49.699 --> 00:39:52.539 minutes. That's the way Tommy was. He had the 00:39:52.539 --> 00:39:55.099 ability to connect with just about everybody. 00:39:55.880 --> 00:39:58.539 From a random bus driver to a career criminal, 00:39:58.719 --> 00:40:01.440 he could talk to just about anyone without a 00:40:01.440 --> 00:40:09.360 problem. As the bus entered Merida City Limits 00:40:09.360 --> 00:40:11.380 and was now winding its way through the city 00:40:11.380 --> 00:40:15.320 streets slowly, Hawthorne asked David, Is everything 00:40:15.320 --> 00:40:18.199 set up? David answered, I think the pickup team 00:40:18.199 --> 00:40:19.960 will be ready by the time we get there. They 00:40:19.960 --> 00:40:21.900 had to scramble to get a few officers assigned. 00:40:22.409 --> 00:40:25.409 We can drop off our two guests at the bus depot 00:40:25.409 --> 00:40:28.230 as normal and then be on our way. David, Miranda 00:40:28.230 --> 00:40:30.070 says as she interrupts, what about the golden 00:40:30.070 --> 00:40:32.309 mask? The two people who know where it is are 00:40:32.309 --> 00:40:34.610 sitting on our bus right now. You have a good 00:40:34.610 --> 00:40:37.489 point, David answers. At that moment, and after 00:40:37.489 --> 00:40:40.030 hearing Miranda say that, Hawthorne offered up 00:40:40.030 --> 00:40:43.030 an idea. He said, David, this is a long shot, 00:40:43.090 --> 00:40:46.389 but I have a really crazy idea. Hawthorne knew 00:40:46.389 --> 00:40:49.010 that if these two passengers were arrested and 00:40:49.010 --> 00:40:52.469 taken into custody now, there was probably no 00:40:52.469 --> 00:40:54.610 chance the gold mask would ever be recovered. 00:40:54.829 --> 00:40:57.690 He assumed it was either hiding somewhere or 00:40:57.690 --> 00:40:59.670 they had already handed it over to their boss, 00:40:59.889 --> 00:41:02.670 whoever that may be. At least at this point, 00:41:02.670 --> 00:41:05.010 they still had a chance to talk with them or 00:41:05.010 --> 00:41:09.829 negotiate with them. David responded, Hawthorne 00:41:09.829 --> 00:41:12.030 offers up his idea quickly as they were only 00:41:12.030 --> 00:41:14.409 a few minutes from the bus depot where they would 00:41:14.409 --> 00:41:17.429 let their two passengers off. Hawthorne makes 00:41:17.429 --> 00:41:20.739 it quick and says, After we drop our two passengers 00:41:20.739 --> 00:41:23.460 off at the bus depot, we drive around the street 00:41:23.460 --> 00:41:26.260 corner and drop you off, Miranda and your brother. 00:41:27.000 --> 00:41:29.739 You all follow them into the bus depot. David, 00:41:29.880 --> 00:41:32.420 you make contact with them inside the bus depot. 00:41:32.420 --> 00:41:34.760 Hopefully before the plane closed, police get 00:41:34.760 --> 00:41:37.820 to them first. Then if you can talk with them 00:41:37.820 --> 00:41:40.739 really quick, try to strike a deal. As soon as 00:41:40.739 --> 00:41:43.099 the police swarm and apprehend them, Miranda 00:41:43.099 --> 00:41:45.530 and your brother join you. Before the police 00:41:45.530 --> 00:41:47.949 haul them off, you need to tell the two ladies 00:41:47.949 --> 00:41:50.730 that if they tell you where the golden mask is 00:41:50.730 --> 00:41:53.409 located, or who has it now, that your brother 00:41:53.409 --> 00:41:56.170 will testify that they both helped save his life 00:41:56.170 --> 00:41:58.909 and got him released from the cartel. This should 00:41:58.909 --> 00:42:01.670 get him a reduced prison sentence, or something, 00:42:01.889 --> 00:42:05.010 or at least I hope so. And David and Miranda, 00:42:05.150 --> 00:42:07.349 since you are both somewhat of local celebrities 00:42:07.349 --> 00:42:10.030 in Mexico, your word will mean a lot more to 00:42:10.030 --> 00:42:12.650 them than anyone else's. Hawthorne then asks, 00:42:12.829 --> 00:42:15.030 what do you think? We'll do it, David responds. 00:42:15.650 --> 00:42:18.429 Yeah, I'm in, Miranda says. We can then catch 00:42:18.429 --> 00:42:26.429 a ride back to the hotel later, David says. A 00:42:26.429 --> 00:42:28.489 few minutes later, the bus pulls in and parks 00:42:28.489 --> 00:42:30.969 in the main parking area at Merida's main bus 00:42:30.969 --> 00:42:33.829 depot. The doors open and the two passengers 00:42:33.829 --> 00:42:36.309 up front exit rather quickly without looking 00:42:36.309 --> 00:42:39.730 back. However, Hawthorne did notice the older 00:42:39.730 --> 00:42:42.269 one say something to Tommy and the driver as 00:42:42.269 --> 00:42:45.329 she got off last. The bus then exits the parking 00:42:45.329 --> 00:42:48.269 lot and turns on a side street as it has to go 00:42:48.269 --> 00:42:50.550 around the block in order to go back the same 00:42:50.550 --> 00:42:53.170 direction they had just came from. The group's 00:42:53.170 --> 00:42:56.389 hotel is a mere 10 minutes away. As soon as the 00:42:56.389 --> 00:42:58.570 bus turns a corner, Hawthorne gets up and walks 00:42:58.570 --> 00:43:00.489 to the front of the bus and asks the bus driver 00:43:00.489 --> 00:43:03.570 to stop temporarily. The bus stops next to the 00:43:03.570 --> 00:43:05.730 curb and Hawthorne watches as David, Miranda, 00:43:05.989 --> 00:43:09.219 and David's brother get off the bus. Hawthorne 00:43:09.219 --> 00:43:11.780 saw some confusion on the faces of several students 00:43:11.780 --> 00:43:14.940 and Ava and Lily, as well as Tommy's, so Professor 00:43:14.940 --> 00:43:17.199 Hawthorne, not wanting to explain all the details 00:43:17.199 --> 00:43:19.840 of what those three were going to do, he said, 00:43:20.019 --> 00:43:22.559 they're going to do an errand and then meet us 00:43:22.559 --> 00:43:24.699 all back at our hotel later. Hopefully that's 00:43:24.699 --> 00:43:27.659 okay. That brief answer was sufficient to ease 00:43:27.659 --> 00:43:30.760 curiosities. No one else had any more questions. 00:43:30.860 --> 00:43:33.119 They all went back to doing whatever they were 00:43:33.119 --> 00:43:35.519 doing before they stopped, and then the bus moved 00:43:35.519 --> 00:43:43.750 on. David, with Miranda and David's brother following, 00:43:43.969 --> 00:43:46.469 all entered the main bus depot terminal looking 00:43:46.469 --> 00:43:50.130 for the two female passengers. David says, let's 00:43:50.130 --> 00:43:52.489 stick together. Keep your eyes open. I bet they 00:43:52.489 --> 00:43:54.489 were trying to buy a ticket back to Mexico City. 00:43:54.909 --> 00:43:57.130 Yep, there they are, over by that ticket window, 00:43:57.329 --> 00:43:59.889 Miranda replies. She then says, as soon as they 00:43:59.889 --> 00:44:01.710 turn around, we can approach them and ask them. 00:44:01.989 --> 00:44:04.190 So, the three move closer to the ticket window 00:44:04.190 --> 00:44:06.510 and wait for the transaction to be finished between 00:44:06.510 --> 00:44:08.769 the bus ticket clerk and the two female passengers. 00:44:09.400 --> 00:44:11.179 As they are waiting for the right moment to confront 00:44:11.179 --> 00:44:13.940 the two, David says, My brother says that their 00:44:13.940 --> 00:44:17.199 names are Maria, the older one, and Renata is 00:44:17.199 --> 00:44:19.980 her niece, the younger one. At that moment, Maria 00:44:19.980 --> 00:44:22.119 and Renata turn around and start walking away 00:44:22.119 --> 00:44:24.099 from the ticket window, with tickets in hand. 00:44:24.599 --> 00:44:26.940 David's brother, unnoticed, walks up from behind 00:44:26.940 --> 00:44:29.260 Maria, who is holding the tickets, and grabs 00:44:29.260 --> 00:44:31.320 her hand and rips the ticket out of her hand. 00:44:31.719 --> 00:44:34.420 David watches as both Maria and Renata turn around 00:44:34.420 --> 00:44:37.000 quickly. and seem to be startled a bit as they're 00:44:37.000 --> 00:44:39.039 looking directly at the guy they let go back 00:44:39.039 --> 00:44:42.699 at Chichen Itza earlier in the day. David steps 00:44:42.699 --> 00:44:44.820 in between the two ladies and his brother and 00:44:44.820 --> 00:44:47.800 then says, You have one minute, maybe two minute 00:44:47.800 --> 00:44:51.920 tops because the local police grab you. Tell 00:44:51.920 --> 00:44:53.980 me where the golden mask is and we'll help you. 00:44:54.320 --> 00:44:57.219 Maria snaps back, I know you. How'd you get here? 00:44:57.480 --> 00:44:59.760 She then looks at David and Miranda and says, 00:44:59.900 --> 00:45:02.400 I know you too. I've seen you both on TV getting 00:45:02.400 --> 00:45:05.059 an award for quote unquote finding those artifacts. 00:45:05.559 --> 00:45:08.320 You are both thieves too. The only difference 00:45:08.320 --> 00:45:10.699 between what you did and what I did was you were 00:45:10.699 --> 00:45:13.059 able to figure out how to do it legally. Miranda 00:45:13.059 --> 00:45:15.480 steps up and then says as she nods her head as 00:45:15.480 --> 00:45:17.460 if to try to convince Maria of the truth she 00:45:17.460 --> 00:45:20.139 is about to say. You did help this guy. Miranda 00:45:20.139 --> 00:45:21.780 then points to David's brother and continues. 00:45:22.019 --> 00:45:23.880 We can tell the police that you helped rescue 00:45:23.880 --> 00:45:25.880 this guy. We can sign a statement for you saying 00:45:25.880 --> 00:45:28.300 that you helped this guy. We may be able to help 00:45:28.300 --> 00:45:29.960 your nephew and your brother Carlos as well. 00:45:30.119 --> 00:45:32.079 Tell us where the golden mask is and we'll help 00:45:32.079 --> 00:45:34.730 you. At that moment, five plainclothes police 00:45:34.730 --> 00:45:36.690 officers with badges hanging around the necks 00:45:36.690 --> 00:45:38.849 approach from different directions. Within seconds, 00:45:39.170 --> 00:45:41.630 Maria and Renata are handcuffed and are started 00:45:41.630 --> 00:45:43.630 to be shuffled down towards the exit. Miranda 00:45:43.630 --> 00:45:46.130 follows, with David right behind. Miranda continues 00:45:46.130 --> 00:45:47.909 to talk as they are making their way out of the 00:45:47.909 --> 00:45:50.730 exit toward a police van parked outside. Maria, 00:45:50.869 --> 00:45:53.050 help us out and we can help you out. Miranda 00:45:53.050 --> 00:45:54.949 could tell that Maria wanted to say something, 00:45:55.070 --> 00:45:58.610 but she looked conflicted and confused. Renanta 00:45:58.610 --> 00:46:00.969 then yells out as they are being shoved into 00:46:00.969 --> 00:46:04.030 a van through the door. It's at a safe house 00:46:04.030 --> 00:46:07.489 outside Merida on a route 180 near Hacienda, 00:46:07.489 --> 00:46:10.869 Tibet. At that moment, the van door slams shut 00:46:10.869 --> 00:46:13.369 and the Viant drives off. Miranda turns toward 00:46:13.369 --> 00:46:16.769 David and asks, Did you get that? Yes, a safe 00:46:16.769 --> 00:46:20.230 house off route 180 near Hacienda, Tibet. Well, 00:46:20.349 --> 00:46:22.809 that narrows it down a bit. Miranda then says, 00:46:23.010 --> 00:46:35.969 David, where's your brother? And that ends part 00:46:35.969 --> 00:46:38.489 eight. Stay tuned for next week as we bring you 00:46:38.489 --> 00:46:40.610 part nine in our continuing story called The 00:46:40.610 --> 00:46:54.469 Legends of the Yucatan. And that's a wrap for 00:46:54.469 --> 00:46:57.050 today's episode. A big thank you to Mr. Task 00:46:57.050 --> 00:46:59.750 for giving us a behind the scenes look at how 00:46:59.750 --> 00:47:02.829 central retail is navigating the digital frontier. 00:47:03.500 --> 00:47:06.559 and redefining the customer experience. Join 00:47:06.559 --> 00:47:09.579 us again next week as we discuss the topic of 00:47:09.579 --> 00:47:12.219 Capstone and bring you another chapter in our 00:47:12.219 --> 00:47:15.440 adventure story, Legends of the Yucatan. 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