He sat across from me, a smug look on his weary face. I could not believe that this fraction of a man was able to take me down. Ill fitted rumpled suit, reeking of stale coffee, he was weak. I was distracted by Amy, if not for that it never would have happened, he never would have gotten the best of me.

"We know you are having Amy followed." Fuck, a chink in my armor. So much for covert surveillance. I leaned back in my chair, relaxed. I would not give him an inch not a single inch.

"I have no idea what you are talking about."

"Yeah you do, and you stop this now Archer."

"I can't stop anything, because I have no idea…"

"CUT THE SHIT, Barnes and Spence have been made. Barnes was here yesterday. The guard said he passed you a file. We know they were on your payroll, we know they have been tracking her for god knows how long. It stops today. DO YOU HEAR ME ARCHER TODAY!"

This smug fucker, thinking he had any control over me. Little did he know that I was pulling the strings.

"You know Dino…You can't tie any of this to me, Spence and Frankie were her friends too, she trusted them. If they are looking after her, that is none of my business. And yes Frankie does come to visit me once a month… The file was an article in the paper announcing my sisters engagement. But if there is some one following Amy, don't you think is kind of sad that it took you all this time to realize it? I question your ability to protect her… to keep her safe…" His face dropped, pain. He looked like he was in pain. Good…This was only the beginning…

"Hmm, you have been here five years now right? You get visitation, time outdoors, phone calls. The director and I have known each other a long time. A very long long time. I am not a vindictive man by nature, I could have called in a few favors long ago and made your time here miserable. But I knew this day would come Archer. I saved my pennies for a rainy day. You have one hour to call it off and I if so much as get a shiver in my spine that Amy is being followed… You will regret it."

With that he stood dismissing me as he walked out the door. They rage boiling inside of me was like an inferno. I wanted to explode. Fuck I hated him thinking I was so bloody powerless. Locked in this place when there is so much to do… get back my Amy, get back my company. I keep telling myself that this was a means to and end. Fuck! This was a check but not a check mate.

"Guard, I need to make a phone call…"