Leah: (pressing the flat end of the blad...

Black Sleigh Down

Peter Leah

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Leah: (pressing the flat end of the blade to him) Just listen. I took this job for one very specific reason. One. Because I wanted to be alone tonight and this seemed to pretty much guarantee it. ALONE. That’s first. Second, I did my homework. This area is an operative dead zone. NO NATO ACTIVITY Sanctioned. Completely, utterly, alone. Guaranteed. So, I'm going to ask you just one time, and if you lie, I'll kill you. And I'll know if you're lying. What are you doing here?

Peter: I came for you.

Leah: Well, you failed.

She lifts the blade above her head ready to drive it home.

Peter: No, not like that... bugger. Wait! I'm Martin Keene!

Leah: Martin Keene’s an old man. He…

Peter: He hired you. Which is to say, I hired you. Since I’m him. Well, I'm not actually him, as you know, I'm

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