Review of the Panic Room
The deep and persuading voice of the salesman seemed to help Jade make
her decision whether to buy the mansion or not. The salesman, smartly
dressed, walked across the third floor landing to the main feature of
the house, the panic room.
"This is the panic room, designed to enable you or the victims of a
robbery or unlikely house invasion of some kind, to go into and stay
safe. The steel door is12 inches thick, impossible to break into with
any sort of tools. The panic room has state of the art electronic
surveillance of the house, a separate telephone wire so the victims
can call the police even if the main house telephone wires were to be
cut. Also there is a huge cooler, which has drinks and a small amount
of food and for all possible safety a fire blanket."
This room stunned Jade and her twelve-year-old daughter Sarah, who was
unfortunately diabetic, and this room seemed to have clinched the
deal. They made their way around the 4-story house once more to secure
their decision and the house seemed to fulfil all their possible
needs. Jade went over to the salesman and took a deep breath and said
proudly, "We'll take it!" The salesman was delighted and went to fetch
the paper work.
By the end of the following week, Jade and Sarah were fully packed and
ready to abandon their old pigsty. Regrettably it wasn't all tears of
joy for Sarah. She had to leave her childhood memories and friends
behind and start a whole new life. Although she was disheartened she
still had a place in her heart for the excitement and thrill of her
new house. The two sat in the removal lorry and waved goodbye to their
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door and said, "Wait a minute, you don't live here, I came along this
morning and saw the new people, and the mother is single called Jade."
The policeman let himself in and cried out, "Hello, is anyone there,
Jade?" Jade saw the officer in the house and she remembered him from
the morning. She looked at the surveillance and could see that he had
tied the boss up so she let herself out the room and ran quickly
towards him. She was relieved and told everything to the officer. The
three men were taken in for questioning and later arrested. The hidden
five million dollars still remains hidden beneath the layers of
carpet, waiting to be found!
Unfortunately Jade and Sarah could not keep the house after this
traumatic experience and went to look for a smaller house which was
simpler and suited all of their needs.
what happened. Suddenly, it was time for her to go; they say their goodbyes and she goes to
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