walls and dust was caked onto the file cabinets that lined the walls of the office.
Derrick and his brother Chase looked incredibly out of place with their fine suits and clean-cut appearance. Chase flashed Samantha a large smile as he walked up to her with his hand extended. “Mrs. Kearny, it is a pleasure to meet you,” he said as his hand lingered in front of her.
Samantha looked down at Chase’s hand and then her eyes followed the line from his arm to his shoulder to his neck to the whites of his eyes. His smile didn’t waiver as Samantha stared him down.
Her hand finally went into his and he clasped both of his hands over hers as his face faded into a sad, condoling expression. “I’m so sorry for your loss,” Chase said gently.
Samantha’s voice cracked from the dryness in her throat as she said, “Thank you.”
Derrick and Chase motioned for her to come and have a seat at a table that was obviously brought in from somewhere else because it was the only clean thing in the office and looked like it belonged in the waiting room of a high power attorney.
One of the guards brought in a tray of drinks and other snacks and placed them on the table in front of them. “Hungry?” Chase asked.
“No, thank you,” Samantha declined.
“Well, I hope you don’t mind me indulging,” Chase said smiling as he reached for one of the sandwiches on the plate. “I’ve been so busy today I haven’t had a chance to eat a thing.” He took a bite of the sandwich and leaned back into his chair as he chewed. He poured himself a glass of water to help wash down the food. “Dry,” he coughed. “Not enough mayonnaise I think.”
Samantha pulled her purse onto her lap and pulled the codes out. She placed them on the table and slid them across to Chase.
Derrick picked up the folder and thumbed through the pages. He glanced up and nodded to Chase who smiled.
“Excellent!” Chase clapped his hands together. “Send that to our plant and have them start the programming.” Derrick stuck the papers into his briefcase and locked the latch.
Samantha’s frustration was starting to overtake her nervousness. “What did my husband do for you?” she asked.
Chase put the sandwich down on the plate and wiped his fingers with the napkin. “Your husband was one of our most talented engineers,” Chase said flatly. “He played an incredibly vital, and frankly, irreplaceable role for me.”
“He planned the attacks?” she asked more hesitantly.
“Not all of them, but a majority, yes,” Chase nodded. “I wish you could have known your husband like I did, Mrs. Kearny, but I suppose that’s why you’re here. Isn’t it?”
Samantha shifted in her seat as the two brothers stared at her. She could feel the beads of sweat starting to form on her forehead. “Yes,” she replied.
“But that’s not the only reason you’re here. You’re also here to spy on us for General Locke and your brother Jim, correct?” Chase’s voice dropped a bit as he finished his words. His cordial attitude began to fade as another guard walked in and handed Chase a tablet, which he powered on. “When was the last time you saw the good General?” Chase asked as he tapped a few points on the screen of the tablet.
“I haven’t seen him since Phoenix,” she said, which really was true.
“Well, I hope you left on good terms,” Chase said as he slid the tablet across the table to Samantha.
Samantha slowly picked up the tablet as she saw the hole in Locke’s head as he lie motionless on the floor of his office. Her eyes went from the tablet’s screen back to Chase who wasn’t smiling anymore.
“Go to the home page,” he said staring at her.
She gripped the tablet between her fingers as she pressed the home button. Her heart was beating faster as the home page opened up and there was a blue background with some icons on it.
“Press the video
Derrick and his brother Chase looked incredibly out of place with their fine suits and clean-cut appearance. Chase flashed Samantha a large smile as he walked up to her with his hand extended. “Mrs. Kearny, it is a pleasure to meet you,” he said as his hand lingered in front of her.
Samantha looked down at Chase’s hand and then her eyes followed the line from his arm to his shoulder to his neck to the whites of his eyes. His smile didn’t waiver as Samantha stared him down.
Her hand finally went into his and he clasped both of his hands over hers as his face faded into a sad, condoling expression. “I’m so sorry for your loss,” Chase said gently.
Samantha’s voice cracked from the dryness in her throat as she said, “Thank you.”
Derrick and Chase motioned for her to come and have a seat at a table that was obviously brought in from somewhere else because it was the only clean thing in the office and looked like it belonged in the waiting room of a high power attorney.
One of the guards brought in a tray of drinks and other snacks and placed them on the table in front of them. “Hungry?” Chase asked.
“No, thank you,” Samantha declined.
“Well, I hope you don’t mind me indulging,” Chase said smiling as he reached for one of the sandwiches on the plate. “I’ve been so busy today I haven’t had a chance to eat a thing.” He took a bite of the sandwich and leaned back into his chair as he chewed. He poured himself a glass of water to help wash down the food. “Dry,” he coughed. “Not enough mayonnaise I think.”
Samantha pulled her purse onto her lap and pulled the codes out. She placed them on the table and slid them across to Chase.
Derrick picked up the folder and thumbed through the pages. He glanced up and nodded to Chase who smiled.
“Excellent!” Chase clapped his hands together. “Send that to our plant and have them start the programming.” Derrick stuck the papers into his briefcase and locked the latch.
Samantha’s frustration was starting to overtake her nervousness. “What did my husband do for you?” she asked.
Chase put the sandwich down on the plate and wiped his fingers with the napkin. “Your husband was one of our most talented engineers,” Chase said flatly. “He played an incredibly vital, and frankly, irreplaceable role for me.”
“He planned the attacks?” she asked more hesitantly.
“Not all of them, but a majority, yes,” Chase nodded. “I wish you could have known your husband like I did, Mrs. Kearny, but I suppose that’s why you’re here. Isn’t it?”
Samantha shifted in her seat as the two brothers stared at her. She could feel the beads of sweat starting to form on her forehead. “Yes,” she replied.
“But that’s not the only reason you’re here. You’re also here to spy on us for General Locke and your brother Jim, correct?” Chase’s voice dropped a bit as he finished his words. His cordial attitude began to fade as another guard walked in and handed Chase a tablet, which he powered on. “When was the last time you saw the good General?” Chase asked as he tapped a few points on the screen of the tablet.
“I haven’t seen him since Phoenix,” she said, which really was true.
“Well, I hope you left on good terms,” Chase said as he slid the tablet across the table to Samantha.
Samantha slowly picked up the tablet as she saw the hole in Locke’s head as he lie motionless on the floor of his office. Her eyes went from the tablet’s screen back to Chase who wasn’t smiling anymore.
“Go to the home page,” he said staring at her.
She gripped the tablet between her fingers as she pressed the home button. Her heart was beating faster as the home page opened up and there was a blue background with some icons on it.
“Press the video
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