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David Palmer’s youthful and handsome face swam onto the wall screen

“Ms Furst, or may I call you Nadine? So much more personal that way, and my work is very personal to me I’ve admired your work, by the way It’s one of the reasons I’et my story on air You believe in what you do, don’t you, Nadine?”

His eyes were serious now, professional to professional, his face holding all the youth and innocence of a novitiate at the altar “Those of us who reach for perfection believe in e do,” he continued “I’m aware that you have a friendly relationship with Lieutenant Dallas The lieutenant and I also have a relationship, perhaps not so friendly, but we do connect, and I do admire her stamina I hope you’ll share the contents of this disc with her as soon as possible By this tiation into the death of Judge Wainger”

His ses “Hello, Lieutenant You’ll excuse me if I just c

onclude my business with Nadine I want Dallas to be closely involved It’s important to me You will tell e, not some narrow-minded fool in a black robe”

The next scene slipped seah so that the woman’s screa

Judge Wainger’s body was bound hand and foot and suspended several inches from a plain concrete floor A basic pulley system this time, Eve mused He’d taken time to set up some of the niceties, but it wasn’t yet the coenious, system of torture that he’d created before

Still, he worked very well

Wainger’s face was livid with agony, theas Palmer burned letters in his chest with a hand laser He onlyNearby, a system of monitors beeped and buzzed

“He’s failing, you see,” Pal beyond the pain, as it can no longer endure it His system will attempt to shut down into unconsciousness That can be reversed, as you’ll see here” On screen, he flipped a switch There was a high whine, then Wainger’s body jerked This time he screamed

Across the roo wildly on its cable and was only big enough to allow her to crouch on hands and knees A dark fall of hair covered most of her face, but Eve knew her

Stephanie Ring was Palmer’s

When he turned, engaged another control, the cage sparked and shook The wo wail, shuddered convulsively, then collapsed

Pal, but I have only so in one subject before co work on another But her turn will co The data on him are nearly complete”

Using the ropes, he er to the floor Eve noted the flex and bunch of ,” shein shape He knew he’d have to work harder this round He likes to prepare”