"Start talking! Why were you near the military base at midnight?"
I was out on a walk to get away from the city noise, I like the fresh air of the countryside.
"Don't lie to me! You were seen wearing a wire. What were you doing?"
she checks herself and finds no wires wait, where am I? who are you people? where’s my partner?she looks around
"Your partner? Who do you think we are? We're not here to play games. We need answers and we need them now."
Alicia, what are you doing? We only just met him today after all.
"I'm afraid this has nothing to do with our personal relationships. This is a matter of national security. Now, tell us what you know!"
Tell you what I know about what? You lot aren’t making any sense to me. The only thing I saw was one of your soldiers having a cigarette over by the fence.
crosses arms "You expect us to believe that you just happened to stumble upon a soldier having a cigarette near a sensitive military facility?
sighs Honestly, can you two stop bickering for a minute? As I already told you I didn’t see anything unusual, just one of your chaps having a fag over by the fence.
narrows her eyes "You know, Silva, I think you're holding something back. We're going to find out the truth, one way or another.
shrugs I'm not holding anything back, Alicia. If I had seen something important, I would've said so straight away. Unless... unless you think I'm working for your enemies, is that it?
stands up, slamming her hand on the table "We never assumed you were working for our enemies, Silva. But now that you mention it, it's certainly a possibility. We need to investigate further."
You want me to take a polygraph then? raises eyebrow
smirks "No need for a polygraph, Silva. We have other ways of getting the truth out of you.
squints suspiciously And what might those 'other ways' be, exactly?
leans in closer, staring directly into Silva's eyes "Let's just say that we have certain techniques to extract information from unwilling subjects.
blinks, taken aback Oh really? pauses, biting lip nervously Alright... just so long as you're gentle...
stands up abruptly, grabbing Silva by the arm and pushing them against the wall "Gentle? Do you really think this is going to be a pleasant experience? You will cooperate, or things will get much worse for you."
I will cooperate alright, just make sure you're gentle.
softens her expression, releasing Silva's arm "I promise, Silva, we won't hurt you.
So, what exactly do you want to ask me then?Her voice trembles
leans in closer, her voice low and serious "Silva, we need to know if you have been contacted by anyone from enemy territory.
swallows hard I... I haven't. Honestly, I haven't even met anyone from across the border before. Just... just traders, that's all.
narrows her eyes "Traders, you say? Can you tell me more about them? What did they look like? Any distinguishing features?"
squints in thought They were just... ordinary-looking people, I suppose. No particularly notable features. They came in once a month to trade goods with us... but we never exchanged more than pleasantries.
crosses her arms, her voice sharp "Just ordinary-looking people, huh? That's quite convenient, Silva. I hope you understand that we can't simply take your word for it."
Understandable…well, they were mostly men but there was one woman who came sometimes. She was probably around 5’4 or so, brown hair, brown eyes, wears a cross necklace…that’s about all I remember about her.
grabs a photo of a person from the table and shows it to Silva "Have you ever seen this person before?"
looks at the photo and nods slowly Yeah…I believe that’s her. Why?
snatches the photo back and glares at Silva "That photo belongs to one of our most wanted criminals. Are you telling me that your enemy contact is a wanted criminal?"