Chapter 3

Ace.

yes Boss?

what's the status on the charges?

they are not what we initially thought they might be. they are something far greater than what we anticipated.

Ace, i need you to pin point the location of where they might have gotten the charges. we need to know what it is we are looking at.

I'm all over it,.. you know that i can handle this.

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Hammer?

yeah Weasel?

i want full lock down on the new victim's room. and make sure the lights get turned off in...about 5 minutes. let the tests begin.

copy that. its in motion.... you remember being in the tests?

like it was yesterday. not too fond of those memories. but you see where they got us?

right you are.

without the tests we would be nothing more than the pathetic losers on the street... alright, i want an update on the victim every...lets say... every ten after the lights go out. and let the Boss know when the first stage of the tests is complete. got that?

copy that Weasel.

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Weasel.

Boss.

i need you in my office.

copy that Boss. I'm in the elevator as we speak. there in seconds.

Yes Boss.

you ever find out the name of the new victim?

that i did not, did you actually want to....

you and i both know that i already know everything about him. i cased him. brought him here. he's now your problem. a problem i know you can handle.

correct... the tests have been started, there is no say on how well he will do. how'd you pick this one out? what makes you think he will be better than the last one?

come now, you know rule number 2... that was a nice spiel, making rules up like that. did you practice that one?

did it come off rehearsed, like i can't make something up on the fly ha!, it shut him up didn't it, at least for the time being. and it may not be a rule but it is an unwritten code that we all go by, all but you, but its your job to know things so.....

you are correct about that. it is my job to know.... this one... i feel different about this one. last one was a flake. we could all see that. but this one... he's an ex-military man. relieved of his duties due to his home situation. damn shame. wife and daughter shot at gun point, didn't even see it coming. don't worry he's stable now, but not for long. keep me updated.

always. good talk.

oh and Weasel. you did put both the batteries and the light bulb in the room this time didn't you?

Boss, what do you take me for a....

...a weasel?

That was one time, and i called it, he was a fuck up and should have never been let in. and yes both are in the room, real question is where.