蒙面男子把阿尔达拖进公寓，摘下她的眼罩，撕下胶带封口，解开她的手腕。阿尔达甩了甩金发，平静地向她意想不到的新犯罪伙伴讲述了她的计划。

她提议亲自打电话给公司报案，声称自己被捕了，绑匪正在索要赎金。蒙面男子听着，觉得很好奇——但也提出了一个担忧：如果他们找到她时不把她制服，整个故事就会水落石出。

阿尔达点头同意。“再绑我一次，”她几乎有些急切地说。这一次，男子用胶带把她绑了起来，紧紧地缠住她的手腕、脚踝和手臂，直到她完全被绑住。绑好后，他把手机贴在她脸颊上，让她打电话。

令他们惊讶的是，公司竟然同意付款。男人毫不犹豫地用胶带再次封住她的嘴，让她闭嘴。他告诉她他要去收钱——而且在“营救”完成之前，她必须一直被绑着堵着嘴。过几天，他会想办法把一半的赃物分给她，而且不留下任何她参与的痕迹。

但阿尔达不在乎钱。让她兴奋的是那种刺激——绳索、口塞、危险。这么多年来，她第一次感到生活如此刺激。而她热爱生活的每一秒。The masked man drags Alda into his apartment, where he removes her blindfold, peels off the duct tape gag, and unties her wrists. Shaking out her blonde hair, Alda calmly lays out her plan to her unlikely new partner in crime.

She proposes to call the company and report the robbery herself, claiming she’s been captured and that her captor is demanding a ransom. The man listens, intrigued—but raises a concern: if she isn’t restrained when they find her, the whole story will fall apart.

Alda nods in agreement. “Tie me up again,” she says, almost too eagerly. This time, the man binds her with strips of duct tape, wrapping her wrists, ankles, and arms tightly until she’s secured. Once she’s taped up, he presses a phone to the side of her face so she can make the call.

To their amazement, the company agrees to pay. Without missing a beat, the man silences her again with another strip of tape over her mouth. He tells her he’s going to collect the money—and that she needs to remain tied and gagged until the “rescue” takes place. In a few days, he’ll find a way to give her half the loot without leaving a trace of her involvement.

But Alda doesn’t care about the money. What excites her is the thrill—the ropes, the gag, the danger. For the first time in ages, life feels exhilarating. And she’s loving every second of it.