Chapter 4: By Invitation Only - Chapter 5: Flood Tide

Alex explains to his friend Tom that he is going to be party crashing. He doesn't tell him about being a spy...yet. This is a costume party so Alex gets a costume and pretends to be another guests son. he gets into the party and starts sneaking around. He over hears a conversation between Mrs. Rothman and Dr. Lieberman. He over hears the doctor wants to be paid more for sending some kind of drug. He works at Consanto, a medicine enterprise, in Amalfi. Alex goes into Mrs. Rothman's office and looks though her desk to find out about Consanto. He then gets attacked by Mrs. Rothman's pet tiger. A person comes in the room and clicks a button on a controller and the tiger immediately falls asleep. The person introduces himself as Nile. Alex tells him his name and tries to lie about getting lost. But before Alex can get away Nile knocks him out. Alex finds himself locked in the basement and can't get out. Since the house is on water the basement floods. Alex now has to find a way out or he will drown. He finds a sewer pipe in the ground and figures it's the only way out. It must lead to the sea. he tries it and nearly drowns but makes it.