Gallery of the Dead by Chris Carter

Author:Chris Carter [Carter, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Published: 2018-02-07T16:00:00+00:00

Fifty

The door to interrogation room one closed behind Agent Fisher with an unrestricted bang, but once again the noise didn’t seem to bother the man sitting at the metal table. He kept his eyes low, as if calmly reading some invisible book resting on his lap.

Agent Fisher studied the man from where she stood for a long moment before slowly approaching the table. The clicking of her low heels against the concrete floor echoed ominously throughout the room.

The man’s eyes stayed where they were, but his lips stretched into a short, cynical smile, as if he knew exactly what was coming.

Click, clack, click, clack.

The man seemed to enjoy the odd suspense.

Agent Fisher finally paused before the table and waited.

No movement from the man. His eyes stayed low. His hands stayed on the table.

Agent Fisher half-placed, half-slapped the notepad she had with her on the tabletop. The noise it made didn’t startle the man, but it seemed to get his attention, as he finally lifted his stare and locked eyes with the FBI agent.

‘Hello there,’ she said, her expression stern, her voice serene but firm, full of authority.

The look in the man’s eyes was icy and calculating. No apprehension. No fear. He was studying her, Agent Fisher could tell. She’d seen that cold look many times before and it didn’t scare her.

‘I’m Special Agent Erica Fisher with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.’

If Agent Fisher was expecting even an ounce of hesitation to flash across the man’s face as she mentioned which law-enforcement agency she worked for, she was bitterly disappointed. The man’s demeanor didn’t change, not even a little bit. He simply carried on analyzing the woman standing in front of him. In the mood she was in, Agent Fisher saw no point in wasting any time with frivolous conversation.

Trick number one – make the subject believe that you are the highest-ranking official in the investigation. The highest-ranking official he will ever talk to. Why? Many psychopathic serial killers, when they finally realize that the game is probably over, will do all they can to bargain their position, and they know that only the person at the very top has the power to conduct any sort of bargaining. Talking to anyone else is nothing more than a waste of breath. Agent Fisher could distinctly see that the man wasn’t about to waste his.

‘I’m the senior agent in charge of this entire investigation,’ she lied.

On hearing those words, something finally changed inside the man’s eyes.

Agent Fisher peeked at her image reflected in the two-way mirror to her left before taking a seat across the table from the man.

‘This is the only opportunity you’ll have to speak directly to me. After this, I’ll be gone and I will not grant you another opportunity. Do you understand what I’m telling you?’

The man’s stare seemed to intensify. He was still clearly trying to read her.

‘So,’ the agent continued. ‘With that said, let’s get through the introductions here, shall we? As I’ve said, I’m Special Agent Fisher .

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