And we couldn’t very well call the police and list you as a missing person.” “I

got as far away from you as I could.” “I didn’t realize you were working at the

bar as a bouncer until very recently.” “You sent those men to kill me.” “No. I

sent them there to bring you to me.” “They were trying to kill me!” “No, at

least not at first. One of them managed to get away. He later told me that

things got out of hand. Someone tried to stop them before they got to the bar, a

very large older man.” “His name was Karl.” “Yes, Karl. Then when they got to

you, well, you started killing them. And then it was kill or be killed. I

thought I had sent enough men, but I was wrong apparently. His description of

your fighting prowess was quite detailed. If this had been a test, you would

have passed with flying colors. It was quite exciting.” “Innocent people died,”

he snapped. “Because of what you did.” “Yes, well…as I said, sacrifice.” “Go to

hell!” She patted his shoulder again. “I want to understand how you came to

control the impulse to kill, Paul.” He looked away from her. “Please, this is

very important.” She waited but he said nothing. “How did you not kill the boy,

Will Donohue? If you can explain to me your process for doing that I believe

that we can make the necessary adjustments that will ensure we will never have

that problem again.” He looked at her. “A super soldier that doesn’t want to

kill? How exactly does that work?” “You misunderstood me. I meant programmed to

kill only the enemy.” “And who exactly decides who the enemy is?” “That’s not

part of my mission. Others decide that. Political leaders.” “That makes me feel

much better.” “It needn’t be complicated, Paul. Just tell me how you did it.”

Rogers suddenly moaned, and if his limbs hadn’t been useless he would have

clutched at the spot on his head.