The Kills
“She tensed visibly as she moved to a more difficult part of the scene.
"Then Andrew started peppering the child with questions about Benedict Arnold. 'Death to traitors,' he kept saying. 'You know what happens to traitors, don't you, boy?' Dulles knew about the betrayal of West Point and the Quebec campaign, but Andrew asked him something about the Battle of Valcour Island and the boy simply froze." "What did Andrew say to him next?" "He pointed at the closet door. 'The gun, Dulles, don't make ...me take out the gun again.'" Paige Vallis described how the boy's body shook in response to the threat. She got up from her chair and went to grab him by the hand, begging Andrew to stop and let her take the boy with her.
"Did you attempt to leave the apartment?" "Objection." "Overruled.
I'll hear this. Go on, Ms. Vallis." "Of course I did. I told Andrew I was going and I was taking Dulles with me. He stood in front of the door and told me the boy couldn't leave. He said that if I went to the police, he had people who would take care of me.MoreLess
"Then Andrew started peppering the child with questions about Benedict Arnold. 'Death to traitors,' he kept saying. 'You know what happens to traitors, don't you, boy?' Dulles knew about the betrayal of West Point and the Quebec campaign, but Andrew asked him something about the Battle of Valcour Island and the boy simply froze." "What did Andrew say to him next?" "He pointed at the closet door. 'The gun, Dulles, don't make ...me take out the gun again.'" Paige Vallis described how the boy's body shook in response to the threat. She got up from her chair and went to grab him by the hand, begging Andrew to stop and let her take the boy with her.
"Did you attempt to leave the apartment?" "Objection." "Overruled.
I'll hear this. Go on, Ms. Vallis." "Of course I did. I told Andrew I was going and I was taking Dulles with me. He stood in front of the door and told me the boy couldn't leave. He said that if I went to the police, he had people who would take care of me.MoreLess
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