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 detector,” Shane

“Oh, how exciting!” she squealed. “If

she pointed at

Hannah screamed, her face pale with

decide.” Sally cast a contemptuous gaze at

said nothing. Instead, she stared at Hannah

returned with the lie

took one look at it and sprang to her

to block her path of escape. With another

Silas exclaimed

with herself as she kept her weight on Hannah against the couch. “Mr. Campbell, would you

pleasure,” replied

Hannah soon found herself subjected to a polygraph

she had thought that she would be electrocuted the moment her skin came into contact

huge sigh of relief as the lie detector did

Ask away.”

boxes to me?” she asked,

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

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