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“A deal for what?” said Myers sharply “I wasn’t aware I’d done anything wrong”
Knox said, “Anton Charpentier And we have the pictures to prove it The Feds are already working up their indictments”
Myers paled and glanced out the
Rogers said, “They want Jericho Not the small fish You talk, maybe you walk”
Myers said, “I…I don’t know”
“You don’t know?” said Knox incredulously She looked at Davis “Okay, so we nail her ass for espionage and she goes away for life How about you? You want to deal?”
Rogers glanced at her “Don’t be dumb”
Davis shrugged
Puller added, “Cooperate now and it will only help you down the line”
“They just hiredthe old man “Other than that, I don’t know squat”
“Guys, don’t you mean?” said Knox
“I don’t know, do I?”
“You play ga to do some hard time”
“Well, I guess that’s why they have lawyers”
Knox glanced at Rogers “Is she stupid or tougher than she looks?”
“She killed a guy, so I’d opt for the latter” He looked at Davis “They hired you? I thought you said that Jericho had adopted you”
Myers gaped and said, “What?”
Davis kept her gaze on Rogers “Nobody adopted h Josh I told you I knew him before”
“How did you know him before?” asked Knox
“We had soood times And we had some bad times”
“And you’re not sorry he’s dead?” said Knox
“Like I already said, I don’t care one way or another I can tell you that Josh wouldn’t have cared if I were the one dead That’s sort of the relationship we had”
“You had enough of a relationship to screw hiers “At the beach house”
Davis appraised him “Well, I screwed you too Does that mean we have a relationship?”
Knox and Puller exchanged a quick glance
Rogers shook his head, “I think it was just sex”
Davis and Rogers looked away from each other
Puller kept driving
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THEY REACHED THE ot the old ainst the headboard because he was having a little difficulty breathing He had said nothing the whole trip and now immediately fell asleep
Knox looked at Myers and Davis and motioned to two chairs “Sit”
Davis said, “You can’t just keep us here against our will It’s kidnapping”
Puller said, “I’m a cop”
“Yeah, I saw you at the bar with your Army creds Guess what, I’m not in the military, so you have no jurisdiction over me”
Puller looked at Rogers “You didn’t tell me she was a lawyer”
“I’m not a lawyer, but I want to call one So even if you think you can holdto a lawyer”
Myers said, “Why don’t you shut up and listen to what they have to say?”
Davis gave her a withering look “I’overnment secrets, am I? So why don’t you shut the hell up, Little Miss Spy?”
An exasperated Myers said to Puller, “What kind of deal can I get?”