"So you're saying that if I push THAT button, there, it will destroy the entire world?"

"Well if you put in the right code first it is possible."

Snake eyed the squirrelly man and couldn't bring himself to believe a word he said. The sentiment must have shown clearly in his expression.

"I swear to God, Snake." Map to the Stars Edie rambled. Snake could see the fear in his expression. He should have it. The man was inches from having his neck wrung.

"God's dead." Snake growled losing the remaining shards of patience in a hurry.

"Well, Buddha or Allah maybe. Who do you believe in? I'll swear to them too." Edie would have pissed himself if it was any indication by the sound of his voice.

"Me." Snake spit the word out to vent the building fury before he exploded.

"Then I'll swear to you." He was just short of begging. The tone only grated further on Snake's nerves.

"How do you know?" Snake was still suspicious.

"I worked for him, promotions, way back."

Plissken felt his eye roll before he could even stop it from happening. "Bullshit."

Edie stayed silent as Plissken stalked toward him from across the sidewalk and into the street. "You never did shit for the military."

Edie took a step back. Plissken smiled like a hungry crocodile. "I got you by the balls don't I?"

"I swear Snake." His hands came up in relent.

Plissken pulled his revolver pointing it to the space between Edie's eyes. "Done lying?"

He cocked the hammer just to emphasize how serious this draw was.

"Alright, Jeez. I heard Cuervo talking to this guy about it when you were sleeping."

"You did knock me out." Snake closed the two steps between them in full rage.

"I had to Snake or Cuervo would kill me."

Snake backed Edie into a lamp post. The predatory gaze pinned him there like a deer. "Don't you think I will?"

He swore Edie trembled before attempting to weasel away. Snake would have none of it and brought the pummel of his revolver down hard into the side of Edie's head. "Get in the fucking car before I change my mind."

Edie was lucky that Snake still needed him or it would have been goodnight for good.