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Forrester stepped between the two men “I said no more questions”

Forresterhis hands on Austin and soon found himself spun around, his arm bent backward and his face shoved into the wall The impact was so abrupt it cracked the drywall

Pinned against the wall, Forrester shouted for security A pair of guards at the end of the hall turned slowly and then began to run down the passageway toward them

The second intruder, a man with dark hair and deep-brown eyes, tried to keep the peace He was flashing soovernment,” he said “Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala We’re with NUMA”

It didn’t work Even as Austin released Forrester, the plainclothes officers pounced Austin didn’t resist, and they took hiate

Through a tangle of bodies he shouted at Westgate “Where were you when the Ethernet went down?”

“This isn’t necessary,” Westgate said, trying to intervene

“The hell it isn’t!” Forrester bellowed “Arrest this son of a—”

“You were nineteen miles away,” Austin shouted “Nineteen miles!”

“Shut up,” Forrester demanded

A man appeared at the end of the hall, pulled out a camera phone, and aimed it their way “Turn that camera off!”

A third officer entered the fray, pulling out a pair of cuffs and slapping them over Austin’s wrists, which were now behind his back Austin wasn’t struggling a bit, he see to see past all the ate in the eye

“Let hi a hand to his temple “For God’s sake, there’s no need for this!”

The cops yanked Kurt up, hauling him to his feet

“We have to take hi like this happens, we have to run them in”