— And what did you find?

— Well I don't know, Terry, I didn't really find anything. Which is not to say I wouldn't have found something if this joker hadn't popped up and had Hurley clock me. Far as I know it's like the cops said and that kid Singh did it.

— Really? Does that sound reasonable to you? I mean, knowing what we know about the world and the way it works? I mean, being an open-minded kind of guy, does that sound like a reasonable story?

I look him in the eye.

— Terry, I got no reason to lie. Far as I know the kid did it. But could this be, and this is what I think you're asking, could this be a Coalition deal? A setup? Well you know as well as I do it could be. Hell, it could be a Coalition op all the way down the line from the zombies.

— VOZs, please.

— Right, from the VOZs right down to the frame on the kid. But as far as I know. .

— It's just like the cops say.

— Far as I know.

Terry looks down at the floor and nods his head.

— Well, Joe, that's fair enough. I respected you and asked you a straightforward question, and I can only hope that you've respected me and given me an honest answer.

— You know how I feel about you, Terry.

A slight smile visits his mouth and he looks at me from the corner of his eye.

— Yeah, I guess I do at that.

He gets up off the cot and gestures toward the door.

— Well that's it, you can take off.

I get up and brush off the seat of my pants as I head for the door.

— You mind if I get my guns back before I go?

— Hurley has them. He'll walk you out and give them to you on the street.