Deadly Interrogation 3 -

“So why are you here?” Eva asked.

“The question is,” Viktor whispered, “how do we kill someone who doesn’t know they’re already dead?”

The bulb went out.

Viktor leaned forward. The scars on his wrists—from the last interrogation—caught the light. “Because someone else found the list. Someone worse than your agency. And they’ve already activated the first sleeper.” deadly interrogation 3

Eva said nothing.

“You didn’t come back to help me,” Eva said slowly.

“The drop wasn’t weapons,” Viktor continued. “It was a list. Names of every deep-cover sleeper agent your agency lost track of after the Cold War. You didn’t want the list, Eva. You wanted me to confirm that the list was real. And then you wanted me dead so no one else could use it.” “So why are you here

Now, here he was. Voluntarily.

He tapped the photo. “Forty-eight hours ago, the Nightingale Floor went silent. Inside? A dozen scientists. And one of them—one of them—is Asset Zero. A ghost even I don’t know. If they wake up, they won’t steal secrets. They’ll end cities.”

“This one, Eva, you’re not the interrogator.” And they’ve already activated the first sleeper

Special Agent Eva Rostova sat in one chair. Across from her sat a man who had died twice before.

“Begin.” End of setup for Deadly Interrogation 3.

Eva looked at Viktor. Viktor looked at the door, which was now slightly ajar.