Hannah’s eyes flashed with guilt at the mention of the box, but she held her ground. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. I don’t know anyone called Jacqueline.”

“Do you really not know her?” Shane suddenly chimed in, his eyes narrowing.

He scares me the most. He looks at me like he’s capable of having me killed at any moment.

Hannah lowered her face to avoid meeting his gaze. “No, I don’t.”

Sally and Natalie exchanged a glance. “Nat, what do you think? Is she telling the truth?”

Natalie frowned and shook her head.

It only takes a stubborn will to make a lie indiscernible from the truth.

“Shane, what about you?” Natalie looked toward her husband.

Shane did not answer her. Instead, he summoned Silas.

“Mr. Shane,” the latter entered the room promptly and stood at attention.

the lie detector,”

at once. “Oh, how exciting!” she squealed. “If she

she spoke, she

no!” Hannah screamed, her face pale

to decide.” Sally cast a

nothing. Instead, she stared at

seconds, Silas returned with the

at it and sprang to her feet in

a vast stride of her long legs, Sally appeared in front of Hannah to block her path of escape. With another swift movement, Sally twisted Hannah’s arm around her

Silas exclaimed

her weight on Hannah against the couch. “Mr.

pleasure,” replied

two of them working quickly, Hannah soon found herself subjected to a polygraph

that she would be electrocuted the moment her skin came

sigh of relief as the lie detector did not behave as

Ask away.” Shane

deliver the boxes to me?” she asked, turning to

that this cold hunk of metal can tell if a human being is lying or

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