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.

lie

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

she spoke, she

no!” Hannah screamed, her face

not up to you to decide.” Sally

she stared at

seconds, Silas returned with the lie

one look at it and sprang to her feet

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 back

Silas

Hannah against the couch. “Mr. Campbell, would you please place her

be my pleasure,” replied Silas with

soon found herself subjected to a polygraph against

she had thought that she would be electrocuted the moment

gingerly, Hannah heaved a huge sigh of relief as the lie detector did not behave as she had

done. Ask away.” Shane

who paid you to deliver the boxes to me?” she asked, turning to face Hannah, who

no possible way that this cold hunk of metal can tell if a human being is lying

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