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GRAND PALARIS, PARIS
Ethan and Walker gets in the party hosted by the White Widow from the Grand Palais rooftop. They changed from their skydive suits to a formal suit. They walked down the stairs.
"This is where the Widow's meeting Lark.", Ethan points at the end of the door with his finger.
Hunt and Walker get pass the crowd, using their phones to track down Lark. The music is loud, with people constantly bumping into each other, dancing with the techno-house songs. The beats are loud, so as Ethan's pulses. If they can't locate Lark soon, he'd lose the plutonium, again.
"Ethan, if you can hear me, Lark is headed to the north side of men's room.", Walker’s voice is unclear in Ethan’s earpiece.
"Say it again. Where?", Ethan said.
"North side of men's room. I'll wait for you there.", Walker’s voice is clearer now.
"I'm on my way.", Ethan shoves through the crowd.
Ethan bumped into a lone woman in a purple suit. He smelled a familiar scent. He grabbed the woman's hand by instinct and turned around, facing her. She turned to him too. It can't be.
Ilsa Faust. Ethan still grabbing her wrist, seemingly felt her pulse. Fast. Uneven.
"Ilsa?", Ethan looks at the woman, perplexed that she's here in Paris.
Ilsa seemingly wanted to engage in the conversation, but she pulled away, just when Ethan was going to pull her back to him, she turned and walked to the bar. She sits in a corner, leaving a seat next to her. An invitation.
"Ethan, where are you?", Walker said with urgency.
"I- I'm not going to make it. You'll go alone.", Ethan looks at Ilsa far away.
"What? Is there a problem?", Walker asked.
"There’s too many people. I keep getting pushed back.", Ethan made up an excuse. "Wait inside. I'll be there."
Ethan walks to Ilsa, who seemingly leaves a seat for him. He sits.
"You shouldn’t be here.", Ethan said, looking around the room.
"Better hurry now.", Ilsa said, eyeing at the men's room.
"But-", Ethan was about to protest.
"I can’t leave now.", Ilsa said.
Ethan looks at her, then at the men's room. He needs to go now, even he doesn't want to.