Extend the Story - Add a Room

"That's better." The robber seems to have relaxed a little; good for him. Now to get the money.

It isn't until you think about the cash that it occurs to you: the cash is in a safe. You don't have the safe combination. Therefore, the robber cannot get what he asked for.

"What's taking so long?" he asks.

"Just give me a second," you answer.

"I don't have a second," he says, "and neither do you."

He jumps over the counter and looks at you right between your eyeballs. "Open the safe," he says, "or face the consequences."

"I can't; I don't have the combination."