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.

“If she tells a lie, Nat,

spoke, she

no!” Hannah screamed, her face pale

you to decide.” Sally cast

said nothing. Instead, she stared at

Silas returned

one look at it and sprang to her feet in

in front of Hannah to block her path of escape. With

Silas exclaimed

she kept her weight on Hannah against the

would be my pleasure,” replied Silas with

of them working quickly, Hannah soon found herself subjected to a polygraph

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

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

done. Ask away.” Shane

you to deliver the boxes to me?” she asked, turning to face Hannah, who bit her lip

of metal can tell if a human being is lying

truth and it zaps

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