The Wells Fargo branch manager held hostage during the standoff. She complies with Easley's instructions to lock the doors and remain calm while he communicates his grievances to the authorities.
They are coworkers drawn into the same hostage crisis.
The plot identifies Valerie as the branch manager and Diaz as a teller at the same Wells Fargo branch.
Brian controls Estel's movement during the bank occupation.
Easley enters Valerie's Wells Fargo branch, tells the employees he has a bomb, and instructs them to lock the doors.
Eli's negotiation work is directed toward protecting people such as Estel.
Bernard works to resolve the bank hostage situation while Valerie remains one of the employees trapped inside.
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