Fiction
When The Program Fails People Die Part XI
A Sunny Alexander-Johnson And Henry James Series
My name is Sunny Alexander-Johnson, and I’m Henry James, and we’re writers for Dark Sides of the Truth magazine.
Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII, Part IX, Part X
None of us standing in the viewing room thought he’d do it, but Manny surprised us all by walking back into the interrogation room and slapping Anthony’s phone down on the table in front of the man.
“Make the call Anthony.”
The bruised and battered man stared at the phone for several seconds, then back up at Manny.
“And tell ’em what?”
“The truth. That we managed to spot you tailing us, got off the highway, and you lost us.”
“Well, that ain’t exactly the truth now, is it mister?”
“It is now. You either make the call, and we let you and the Bobbsey twins plea to lessors, or you and your buddies are going away for a long time. Your choice.”
“I’ll take my chances.”
Manny picked up the phone and turned away, “suit yourself, Anthony. Maybe I’ll still be alive to see you when you finally get out.”
