Deadly | Interrogation 3

“You’re the asset.”

Eva said nothing.

His name was Viktor Korsakov. Officially, he was a ghost. Unofficially, he was the only living link to a dead drop network that had already killed seventeen field agents. Eva had broken him in Deadly Interrogation —using his own daughter’s heartbeat as a timer. She had shattered him again in Deadly Interrogation 2 —by letting him escape, only to realize his own organization had erased his existence.

“You came back,” Eva said.

Eva finally picked up the photo. Her hand was steady, but her pulse was not.

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

“No,” he agreed. “I came back because the first two interrogations were just practice. This one?” deadly interrogation 3

“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.”

The bulb went out.

He stood up, cracked his neck, and for the first time, genuine fear flickered behind his eyes. “You’re the asset

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

“You told me the dead drop was about stolen weapons blueprints,” Viktor said quietly. “You lied.”

Special Agent Eva Rostova sat in one chair. Across from her sat a man who had died twice before. Unofficially, he was the only living link to