Friday, August 7
Evil Stars: Part 11 – The Interview
Jim-Bean escorted Nina to the Green Room.
“Agents Hammer and Archive!” she exclaimed with false enthusiasm. “What a pleasant surprise!”
Hammer hopped up from the couch. Archive stayed where he was. A bird's eye view of the God's Lost Children performance blared on the television.
“Agent Jim-Bean was just telling me…” Nina turned to look over her shoulder but Jim-Bean was gone. “Anyway, I’m glad you’re here. I wanted to ask you some questions.”
Hammer sat down again and Ninja joined him on the couch. “Yes, you’re all quite mysterious for government agents. The Freedom of Information Act doesn’t have much on you.”
“That’s on purpose,” said Hammer. “What are you doing here anyway?”
“I could ask you the same question,” said Nina. “Or other questions – like, did you ever catch that serial killer, Agent Archive?”
Archive blinked. “What?”
“You know, Elijah Jackson?” When Archive didn’t respond, she continued. “I spoke to Ms. Dawson and she mentioned that she shot him six times…”
“David Charles killed him,” said Archive.
“Really,” said Nina, flipping through a notebook. “According to my notes you told Detective Gallagher that it was, and I quote, ‘a demon hopping from body to body’.”
“Then you also know that Gallagher threw me out of the police station when I shared that theory,” said Archive.
Nina changed tactics. She turned to Hammer. “Your grandmother’s very nice.”
Hammer’s expression went from guarded amusement to icy rage. “You spoke with my grandmother?” [MORE]
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