CHAPTER 12

I went to see Mark for the fourth time.

"Who is Lee?" I asked.

"Lee?"

"The arms dealer you were working with."

"I don't know."

"Don't lie to me."

"I'm not lying."

"Someone told me you were working with Lee."

"Who told you that?"

"Malcolm."

"I don't know Malcolm."

"Yes, you do."

"No, I don't."

"You owed him money."

"No, I didn't."

"Yes, you did. Three hundred thousand."

"That's a lie."

"It's the truth."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Mark, you need to tell me the truth."

"I can't."

"Why not?"

"Because if I do, something terrible will happen."

"Something terrible already happened."

"I know."

"So tell me."

"I can't."

"Then I can't help you."

"Goodbye, Mark."

I walked out.

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I went to see Rachel for the fourth time.

"Who is Lee?" I asked.

"Lee?"

"The arms dealer Mark was working with."

"I don't know."

"Don't lie to me."

"I'm not lying."

"Someone told me Mark was working with Lee."

"Who told you that?"

"Malcolm."

"I don't know Malcolm."

"Yes, you do."

"No, I don't."

"He was the man Mark owed money to."

"I don't know about that."

"Yes, you do."

"No, I don't."

Rachel, you need to tell me the truth.

I can't.

Why not?

Because if I do, something terrible will happen.

Something terrible already happened.

I know.

So tell me.

I can't.

Then I can't help you.

Goodbye, Rachel.

I walked out.

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I went to see Mrs. Carter for the second time.

"Who is Lee?" I asked.

"I don't know."

"Don't lie to me."

"I'm not lying."

"Someone told me Mark was working with Lee."

"Who told you that?"

"Malcolm."

"I don't know Malcolm."

"Yes, you do."

"No, I don't."

"He was the man Mark owed money to."

"I don't know about that."

"Yes, you do."

"No, I don't."

"Mrs. Carter, you need to tell me the truth."

"I can't."

"Why not?"

"Because if I do, something terrible will happen."

"Something terrible already happened."

"I know."

"So tell me."

"I can't."

"Then I can't help you."

"Goodbye, Mrs. Carter."

I walked out.

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I was losing hope.

Everyone was lying to me.

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