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The Human Ransom

2007-03-21T09:48:04Z

202.156.13.1: /* Notes */

{{Blog3
|name = The Human Ransom
|number = 0130
|image = B_and_d.JPG
|caption = It looks kinda like the cover of "The Notebook", Don't ya think?
|blogger = Daniel
|date = February 10th, 2007
|url = [http://www.lonelygirl15.com/?p=184 lonelygirl15.com]
|description = Daniel here on Bree's account. I guess she showed up with Jonas to get me back. I had some help editing this video, it's all still a blur...
|tags = [[LG15]] [[lonelygirl15]] [[daniel]] [[danielbeast]] [[ransom]] [[lucy]] [[order]] [[opaphid]]


| execprod = Miles Beckett, Mesh Flinders, and Greg Goodfried
| producers = Amanda Goodfried
| directors = Glenn Rubenstein
| camera = Glenn Rubenstein
| vidplay = Glenn Rubenstein
| story = Miles Beckett, Mesh Flinders, Greg Goodfried, and Glenn Rubenstein
| editor = Glenn Rubenstein
| song = "What Time Is It?"<br>Tachyon Theme Song Remix<br>by Glenn Rubenstein


| character1 = Watcher 3
| actor1 = Mesh Flinders
| character2 = Watcher 2
| actor2 = Frank Beckett
| character3 = Watcher 1
| actor3 = Miles Beckett
| character4 = Lucy
| actor4 = Amanda Goodfried
| character5 = Jonas
| actor5 = Jackson Davis
| character6 = Daniel
| actor6 = Yousef Abu-Taleb
| character7 = Bree
| actor7 = Jessica Lee Rose
| Previous = Storm The Castle
| Next = Rescuing Daniel
| PreviousB = For The Ladies
| NextB = Drinking Problems
| PreviousC =
| NextC =
}}
'''The Human Ransom''' is the one hundred thirtieth video in the lonelygirl15 [[List of Lonelygirl15 videos|video series]].

==Transcript==
(''The video starts with scenes of a highway, scenery, and driving in a car. A sign says "La Brea Ave, Hollywood". Cut to driving through the city. Cut to a tall glass building, the camera zooms in on the top floors.'')

(''Cut to Bree inside the building, as Jonas films.'')

'''Jonas:''' (''offscreen'') Sure you're ready for this?

'''Bree:''' Daniel saved my life. It's the least I can do. Take care of him, okay?

(''Elevator opens and reveals Daniel blindfolded with hands tied, accompanied by Lucy and three other men in sunglasses.'')

(''Cut to Daniel (still blindfolded) and Bree hugging.'')

'''Jonas:''' Bree, I...think they're getting impatient.

(''Lucy moves to cover the camera with her hand'')

(''Bree is still hugging Daniel'')

(''Cut to Bree in the elevator looking out with Lucy and the three men looking down. Door closes. Goes to black.'')

'''Bree:''' Wait!! Stop!!

(''The interior footage plays back quickly in reverse. Tachyon music kicks in as a Malaysia airplane lands at LAX and "'''TACHYON'''" flashes across the screen.'')

(''More footage of driving, presumably from Brother's point of view.'')

(''Shot has a black/blue and white tint to it: Bree in elevator looking directly at (presumably hidden) surveillance camera.'')

(''The video returns to normal color. We see oil fields and more driving.'')

(''Shots now have a black/blue and white tint to them and are replaying what we just saw through Tachyon's perspective through cameras stationed in the hall, similar to her previous video and Brother's video'')

'''Text: ATR – CAM 1'''
(''Bree with Jonas as he is filming.'')

'''Text: ELEVATOR NO. 2'''
(''Inside the elevator with Lucy and men'')

'''Text: ATR – CAM 2'''
(''Doors opening with Daniel'')

'''Text: ATR – CAM 3'''
(''Same as last shot but at different angle and with Lucy in the frame.'')

'''Text: ATR – CAM 4'''
(''Front view of Daniel and Lucy, who is behind Daniel's right shoulder. Lucy leans forward towards Daniel and appears to be whispering something to him'')

'''Text: ATR – CAM 5'''
(''View from the side of Bree hugging Daniel and whispering something.

'''Text: ATR - ELEV 1'''
(''Cut to facing Bree; we can clearly see she is saying something to him.'')

(''Cut to a far away shot of them hugging and Lucy crosses in front of them to block the camera Jonas is holding.'')

'''Text: ATR – CAM 1'''
(''Bree looking out of elevator towards Jonas and Daniel.'')

(''Cut to shot of a close up of the camera Jonas is holding and we can see Bree through the display screen.'')

(''Cuts to door closing as Bree makes a sudden move forward. (thought to match up to when she says "Wait!! Stop!!")'')

'''Text: ATR – CAM 1'''
(''Door closes. Jonas and Daniel are visible but Daniel now has his hands untied and the blindfold off.'')

'''Text: ATR – GROUND 1'''
(''Lower half of elevator door is seen closing as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashbang#Stun_grenades flashbang] is rolled in from the left toward the gap. The video freezes, and the word "'''flash'''" appears in the upper right corner, then fades.'')

'''Text: ATR – GROUND 2'''
(''The grenade banks neatly into the narrowing gap of the elevator door. The video freezes again, the word "'''bang'''" appears in the lower left corner, then fades. Cut to black'')

'''Text: for a girl who scored 112 the last time she went bowling, <br>that's an impressive shot!'''

'''Text: ELEVATOR NO. 2'''
(''Inside the elevator, there is a white flash from the grenade. Cut to black.'')

'''Bree:''' (''voiceover, almost inaudible'') Daniel? (''normal, concerned'') Daniel? (''shouting'') RUN!!

(''Goes back to normal color'')

(''We see a shot of a stairwell. Bree is holding Daniel's elbow as they run up the stairs. Jonas follows them with the camera.'')

'''Jonas:''' Bree!?!

'''Bree:''' Go up the stairs!

'''Jonas:''' Are you sure we can trust this guy? He's not like really (''Muted.'') Brother is he?

(''The group reaches the top flight where a ladder leads to the roof.'')

'''Daniel:''' What are we doing?

'''Bree:''' If she says we can trust him, we can trust him. I'll explain it to you later.

(''Bree starts climbing the ladder, Daniel looks down at his right hand. He is still holding his blindfold.'')

'''Jonas:''' Go! Go! Go! Go!

(''He pans down the stairs where Lucy can be seen chasing after them.'')

'''Bree:''' Jonas, put down the camera. Come on, help him!

(''A helicopter can now be heard.'')

(''Bree continues climb as Jonas pans back.'')

'''Jonas:''' Seriously, go!

==Notes==
* This is the first crossover involving [[Tachyon]] and [[Brother]] directly in the series, although Daniel mentioned her in the video [[Homeless]] as the one who alerted him to the Order's tracking device in his car. [[Image:Tachyon plane.jpg|thumb|Tachyon arrives to save the day!]]
**Further evidence of Tachyon's involvement is when Daniel stated that he "had some help editing this video." The style of the second half of the video is similar to [[Tachyon]] and [[Brother]]'s past videos.
* Tachyon has been in Fiji, which is why she is arriving on a plane from Malaysian Airlines. -> this doesn't make sense - fiji is in japan.
* The reference to bowling a 112 comes from one of Tachyon's drop videos, [[Knock 'Em Down]], in which Tachyon scores 112 at the "Sea Bowl" bowling alley in Pacifica, CA.
* The flashbang grenade is a type of stun grenade that incapacitates by letting off a deafening blast and a blinding flash of light. Flashbangs usually cause about 5 seconds of blindness and a temporary loss of balance due to the blast that disturbs the fluid in the semicircular canals of the ear. Since the grenade remains entirely intact and there is no shrapnel or fragmentation, serious injury is rare. However it is likely that the effect of the blast was enhanced by being inside a 100 cubic foot elevator. It is unclear how long Bree and the others were incapacitated from the effects and if there were any serious injuries done such as permanent hearing and balance damage.
* Although the camera zoom up at the building may be interpreted that they are on a top floor, the number "2" (indicating "second floor") can be seen on a plate in the elevator doorway. It is likely that Daniel was being held on one of the top floors, and Lucy and the men brought him down to the second floor, where they could make the trade for Bree, from some sort of [[The Order|Order]] headquarters.
* [[Helicopter]]s have been seen in other videos and were always thought to be connected with the Order. But it may be that the helicopter sightings were [[Brother]] or Tachyon.
* Co-creators Mesh Flinders and Miles Beckett have cameo appearances as the men in the elevator. The third watcher, bald and sporting a beard, was Miles's Dad. While the part of [[Lucy]] was previously played by [[Jessi Williams]], the blonde woman in this video is [[Amanda Goodfried]].

The Unthinkable Happened

2007-01-02T09:36:48Z

202.156.13.1: /* Notes */

{{Blog3
|name = The Unthinkable Happened
|number = 108
|image = Breesdad.JPG
|caption =
|blogger = Bree
|date = December 31th, 2006
|url = [http://www.lonelygirl15.com/?p=144 lonelygirl15.com]
|description = Daniel here (yeah, yeah on Bree's account... and I put a freeze frame of her so you'd watch... it's important). We caught up to Bree... well... just watch.
|tags = [[LG15]] [[lonelygirl15]] [[daniel]] [[danielbeast]] [[dad]] [[bree]] [[deacon]] [[lucy]] [[order]] [[jonas]] [[jonastko]]


| execprod =
| producers =
| directors =
| camera =
| vidplay =
| story =
| editor =
| song = To Thee We Sing (Rachmaninov) by [http://magnatune.com/artists/albums/kyivchamber-praiselord/ Kyiv Chamber Choir]


| character2 = Jonas
| actor2 = Jackson Davis
| character1 = Daniel
| actor1 = Yousef Abu-Taleb
| character3 = Bree
| actor3 = Jessica Lee Rose
| character4 = Bree's Dad
| actor4 = Unknown


| Previous = Roadtrip
| Next =
}}
'''The Unthinkable Happened''' is the 108th video in the Lonelygirl15 [[List of Lonelygirl15 videos|video series]].

==Transcript==
''(Jonas and Daniel are sitting in a car. The camera is pointed at Jonas, who is in the driver's seat.)

'''Jonas:''' You know what, man, I gotta say that in your guy's videos, you make this shit seem... fun?

''(Daniel and Jonas laugh. The camera turns to Daniel's face.)''

'''Daniel:''' Oh yeah.

''(Jonas leans in, towards the camera, and makes a strange noise. The camera turns towards Daniel.)''

'''Daniel:''' What're you doing?

'''Jonas:''' I don't know man, I'm just so frickin' bored. You know, we should've got coffee or donuts, on a stakeout you're supposed to get donuts, right?

''(Daniel laughs, and the camera turns back to Jonas.)''

'''Jonas:''' At least we'd have something to eat.

'''Daniel:''' We need some donuts, man.

'''Jonas:''' Do you think that we're gonna make it back by New Year's?

'''Daniel:''' You got a--you got a party to go to?

'''Jonas:''' No, I don't have a party, but, you know, I like the song.

''(Jonas imitates the instrumental part of Auld Lang Syne, and Daniel laughs.)''

'''Jonas:''' I bet she knows. Last year, I, uhh, put on a Santa hat--

'''Daniel:''' Yeah?

'''Jonas:''' --and uhh, I think my left sock, and I skated around my buddy's--

''(Daniel laughs.)''

'''Daniel:''' ''(Still laughing)'' Shut up, dude. Seriously.

'''Jonas:''' The police showed up. I swear man. I am not lying. I would not lie about--

'''Daniel:''' Oh shit.

''(The camera shows Bree and her father leaving a building. They sit at a table outside. The camera shows the side of Jonas' head.)''

'''Jonas:''' Let's just go get her. She's right there.

'''Daniel:''' Wait! Dude, they're talking. Hang on.

''(The camera turns back to Bree and her father.)''

'''Jonas:''' Why? Who's she--

'''Daniel:''' That's her dad, man. He looks freaked out. Can't just...barge in there.

''(The camera is now looking out the windshield, as Jonas drives after them.)''

'''Daniel:''' Okay, so, Bree and her dad-- They just jumped in the car, they took off. I just want to find out where they're going.

(The camera shows the side of Jonas' head.)''

'''Jonas:''' Do you even know where we are right now?

'''Daniel:''' No.

'''Jonas:''' You sure that that's her dad? I mean--

'''Daniel:''' That's her dad!

'''Jonas:''' ''(Muttering)'' God dammit.

''(The camera shows the car Bree and her father are in again. Cut to the car going around a parking garage. The car drives around. The camera shows Jonas.)''

'''Daniel:''' Where are they going?

''(The camera shows the car driving a little more. Cut to the car parked near the roof.)''

'''Daniel:''' There's their car.

'''Jonas:''' Cool. Good.

'''Daniel:''' Now we just gotta wait.

'''Jonas:''' Wait?

'''Daniel:''' Yeah.

''(The camera shows Daniel.)''

'''Daniel:''' Yeah, so, we're just sitting around now.

''(The camera sees Bree and her father walking towards their car. A car pulls between them and their car. The camera begins shaking as Daniel and Jonas run towards them. Two people get out of the car, and move towards Bree's father.)''

'''Daniel:''' Bree!

''(To Thee We Sing (Rachmaninov) by [http://magnatune.com/artists/albums/kyivchamber-praiselord/ Kyiv Chamber Choir] plays. Bree runs into Daniel's arms, they turn around, and run back to Jonas' car. A gunshot is heard. Bree screams. The camera turns towards Daniel, who is dragging Bree. All three get into the car.)''

'''Daniel:''' Go, go, go, go!

''(The car drives out of the parking garage, and the screen turns white.)''

==Notes==
*What actually happened in this episode ignited much speculation. See [[What unthinkable happened?]] for an attempt at a logical reconstruction from what we know.
*Due to the poor lighting in the garage, and the constant camera movement in the last scene, it is unclear who was shot.
*When you look out the window of Jonas' car, there is a man near the scene of the incident standing on his own, and it looks like he's wearing the hat that Bree's dad was wearing, so it's possible that Bree's dad wasn't shot.
*After the video ends, what happened is left open. People are speculating that Bree was shot at. Before the shot, Bree is running away with Daniel quickly and looks as though she's fine. After the shot is heard, Bree looks like she's drooping over as if she was the one that was shot. You can also hear a scream if you listen closely.
*In the video by Brother, he is aiming at Gemma's heart, presumably to shoot her, it could be assumed that it was Brother shooting Gemma, and that it was Gemma screaming instead of Bree.
*Bree's dad is caught up in [[cap]] fever.
*At the exact middle of the episode, for a fraction of a second, there is a still of Bree with tears in her eyes (taken from [[My Difficult Decision]]). Videos on YouTube are represented by a thumbnail of the image from their exact middle; therefore, this image of Bree crying is the episode's YouTube thumbnail, although the viewer does not consciously see the image while watching the episode.