"Boris" (whose name was actually Diedrich ... and "Natasha's" real name, by the way, was Nicollette) reached into his pocket for the stone. It was the only thing that could get him out of this.
He looked over at his wife Nicollette. She was so scared at what was happening. She always had the heart of a child. He never knew why, but it was one of the reasons he loved and cared about her so much. He just hoped that he could wish these people away and get their life back to normal.
Diedrich frowned, realizing that the stone wasn't in his pocket. Maybe it was in his other pocket. As he checked his remaining pocket, Jon was checking his remaining pocket. Who had the stone?
"Well?" Jon's father asked, getting impatient. "Tell us where you put the formula."
