line, Agent Puller? Or do you think I am the only person to actually speak the

truth to you about this matter? I don’t often tell people what they want to

hear. I tell people what they need to hear. You said you wanted the truth? Well,

here it is. You need to give up this foolishness, get your head back on

straight, and move forward with your life and career of service. If you don’t,

things will not turn out so very well for you.” “Is this where I’m supposed to

ask if you’re threatening us?” “No. A threat implies that something may rather

than will happen. I don’t wish there to be anything but clarity between you and

me.” Puller said nothing to this, but by his look her words had resonated deeply

within him.

 

Knox just stood there staring at her.

 

Jericho said, “By training I am a scientist. I only care about the facts. You

are an investigator. You should only care about the facts.

 

In that way what we both do is very much alike. Facts are irrefutable.

 

Truths coming from those facts can be difficult to accept, particularly when

they are of a personal nature. But truths, Agent Puller, cannot be ignored. Any

more than lies can. And people do lie to themselves.

 

All the time. We dupe ourselves into believing that our motives are pure, our

actions purer still. But at some point, one has to face up to them for what they

are. But one fact does exist here, and I will reiterate to you exactly what it