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.

“Bring me the lie detector,” Shane ordered.

squealed. “If she

she pointed at

screamed, her face pale with

up to you to decide.” Sally cast a contemptuous

nothing. Instead, she

Silas returned with the lie

and

a vast stride 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

bad,” Silas exclaimed

very pleased with herself as she kept her weight on Hannah against the couch. “Mr. Campbell, would you please place her hand on the

pleasure,” replied Silas with

them working quickly, Hannah soon found herself

electrocuted the moment her skin came into

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

away.”

the boxes to me?” she asked, turning to

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

the truth and it zaps me anyway? It's safer

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