The Talbot Odyssey
“He thought about secrets and how to keep them from Peter Thorpe, and from Thorpe’s Soviet bosses. West wanted to believe that the mind was capable of overcoming nearly any adversity, including pain, suffering, drugs, and all the tools of the torturer’s trade. He believed that given the time, he could go into a protective self-hypnosis, which would reduce the pain and confuse the polygraph and voice analyzer. He knew, too, that he was more intelligent than Peter Thorpe, that Thorpe had serious personality flaws, not to mention more fundamental problems of the mind.
On the other hand, West realized, Thorpe was, as he’d said, a professional. There was a serious question in West’s mind as to whether or not he could defeat Thorpe, or at least stall him for any length of time.
West also thought about Ann, Patrick O’Brien, and Katherine. Thorpe was a one-man reign of terror, a man who had conjured up a living nightmare for those around him, and who would do the same for a nation of 2...40 million people.MoreLess
On the other hand, West realized, Thorpe was, as he’d said, a professional. There was a serious question in West’s mind as to whether or not he could defeat Thorpe, or at least stall him for any length of time.
West also thought about Ann, Patrick O’Brien, and Katherine. Thorpe was a one-man reign of terror, a man who had conjured up a living nightmare for those around him, and who would do the same for a nation of 2...40 million people.MoreLess
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