Tarnished Image (2015)
“ABERDENE ASKED. SHE WAS SEATED behind her desk. In her hands was a two-foot-long, six-inch-diameter, clear plastic tube. Inside the tube a hundred mosquitoes clung to its smooth surface.
“Absolutely,” Jack said confidently, his eyes nervously fixed on the container. He and Archer were seated on a leather couch opposite the desk. “He got it all right. I thought he was going to lose his lunch when he opened it.”
“You saw him open it, Jack?” Aberdene pressed.
“I wasn’t actually there,” Jack admitt...ed, but I saw the video Aldo shot.
“He was there? How wise is that?”
“He was lost in the crowd of reporters,” Jack explained. “Since no one can identify him, he can disappear in a crowd quite easily.”
“But O’Neal continued with the news conference anyway, and instead of confessing he maintained his innocence. The picture failed to elicit the proper response. Why is that, Jack?”
Jack turned to face Archer, who returned the glance with a broad grin. He was having fun watching Jack squirm.MoreLess
“Absolutely,” Jack said confidently, his eyes nervously fixed on the container. He and Archer were seated on a leather couch opposite the desk. “He got it all right. I thought he was going to lose his lunch when he opened it.”
“You saw him open it, Jack?” Aberdene pressed.
“I wasn’t actually there,” Jack admitt...ed, but I saw the video Aldo shot.
“He was there? How wise is that?”
“He was lost in the crowd of reporters,” Jack explained. “Since no one can identify him, he can disappear in a crowd quite easily.”
“But O’Neal continued with the news conference anyway, and instead of confessing he maintained his innocence. The picture failed to elicit the proper response. Why is that, Jack?”
Jack turned to face Archer, who returned the glance with a broad grin. He was having fun watching Jack squirm.MoreLess
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