Life or Death

Rachel

I sprint through the station, trying to keep up with the captain. His legs are a lot longer, and his stride is much wider,

so I have to take two steps to his one.

"What are you going to do now, Joe?" I breathlessly ask.

"I'm going to find out if James knows more than what he's letting on. I want you to stay out here, monitor his reactions, see if he's telling the truth." Throwing the door open, Joe stomps across the room. He's hoping It'll scare the suspect into talking. With Joe's large structure and deep, gritty voice, this tactic often works.

Startled by the noise, James springs up in his seat.

"James, my name is Joe, and I have a few questions about what we heard on the tape." The chair legs scrape across the concrete floor as he brings it around. Plopping down. in his chair, he says, "Tell me Allen's part in all of this. Don't leave anything out."

"W....where's Rachel?" James nervously asks, glancing towards the door.

"She's busy on another case."