Left Behind
Chapter 11
Xavier Weasley looked smugly across the interrogation room table at Agents Reyes and Doggett. "You have nothing on me. My lawyer will be arriving soon and then I'll be leaving."
John shook his head at this man's arrogance. "We have you on a weapons charge Mr. Weasley. Yer not just gonna walk on outta here. Carryin' an unlicensed firearm, a concealed weapon, I might add, is against the law. So is kidnappin' and murder. We just haven't figure out which one to charge you with yet."
"As for the weapons charge, I'll pay the fine. As for Colin Watkins, I had nothing to do with his disappearance," said Weasley still unfazed.
"So you do know that he is missing," said Doggett. He had gotten Weasley talking and now they needed to get more information out of him.
Weasley seemed to realize what he had done. It would have been better to have kept his mouth shut but he was inclined to play along with the agents. "Yes I know he is missing."
"Did you're little cult have anythin' to do with that?" asked Doggett with an edge to his voice.
"No, Mr. Watkins was abducted by aliens."
"Really?" asked John sarcastically.
They two eyed each other, while Monica quietly observed the two from her own chair. Finally, it was Weasley who blinked. "I was carrying the gun for my own protection."
"Protection against what exactly?" asked John. "Now I'm not a believer in aliens Mr. Weasley, but somehow I have a feelin' that a gun would be quite useless against an all powerful alien."
"It wasn't to protect me from aliens. It was to protect myself from them. I thought that you and your partner were there, that you were coming for me."
John just glared at him. "And who are they that you are referrin' to?"
"You work for them."
"You mean the government? I've about had enough of this "the government is out to get you" crap! Now I wanna know where Colin Watkins is!"
Xavier turned his attention to Monica. Looking at her he said, "She believes."
"Listen, Agent Reyes believes what I believe-that you're a liar and a murderer!" John was angry at Weasley for toying with them. And if there was one thing he would not tolerate was some punk trying to mess with his partner. "Tell me what you've done with Colin Watkins!"
Xavier turned his attention back to John. "Colin came to us a few months ago. He had been having horrible visions about being abducted by aliens. They had been getting violent and intense. He came to one of our meetings. I spoke with him. Told him he was in danger, but he already knew that. He already knew the truth."
The hairs on Monica's arms were rising. A chill past through her. After that first night at John's she had still been having the dreams, but had not told John about them. She hadn't wanted to frighten him. But was she in danger? Cautiously, she asked, "The truth about what?"
John stole a quick glance at Monica at the sound of her voice. What he saw in her eyes made him uneasy. Perhaps he should have questioned Xavier alone? This man was playing right into her fears.
Xavier took a deep breath. He leaned in and whispered, "Colin knew the truth and he shared it with us. The timetable has been set."
"Timetable? What timetable?" asked John.
"For colonization of the planet on December 22, 2012."
"By what? Aliens? Come on Weasley. You can do better than that," said John shaking his head at this man's audacity and confabulations. He wasn't buying it for a second.
Weasley eyes flashed with anger. "You disbelievers, you're all alike. But you'll see Agent Doggett. It'll be too late to help you or anyone else, but you'll see. This knowledge has driven people, good people, into hiding, people who might have been able to stop this. They're destroying anyone or anything that stands in their way."
"Like Colin Watkins," said Monica quietly as she observed Weasley.
"Yes, he...," Weasley looked as if he was about to say something, but then changed his mind. He had said too much already.
John opened his mouth to reply but was stopped when a cop opened the interrogation room door. A man entered behind him. "I'm Mr. Weasley's attorney and I'm going to ask you to cease any and all questions to my client!"
John inwardly sighed at the lost opportunity to gain any information on the whereabouts of Colin Watkins as he and Monica stood up. They proceeded to the door. Monica walked in front of John and out of the room. John threw Weasley a threatening look and turned around to leave the room. The sound of Weasley's voice calling his name stopped him. John saw that Monica had already walked down the hall, but John turned to see what Weasley wanted. Weasley was eyeing him steadily, as he said, "Look to your partner, Agent Doggett. They know what I know. They'll be coming for her."
Chapter 11
Xavier Weasley looked smugly across the interrogation room table at Agents Reyes and Doggett. "You have nothing on me. My lawyer will be arriving soon and then I'll be leaving."
John shook his head at this man's arrogance. "We have you on a weapons charge Mr. Weasley. Yer not just gonna walk on outta here. Carryin' an unlicensed firearm, a concealed weapon, I might add, is against the law. So is kidnappin' and murder. We just haven't figure out which one to charge you with yet."
"As for the weapons charge, I'll pay the fine. As for Colin Watkins, I had nothing to do with his disappearance," said Weasley still unfazed.
"So you do know that he is missing," said Doggett. He had gotten Weasley talking and now they needed to get more information out of him.
Weasley seemed to realize what he had done. It would have been better to have kept his mouth shut but he was inclined to play along with the agents. "Yes I know he is missing."
"Did you're little cult have anythin' to do with that?" asked Doggett with an edge to his voice.
"No, Mr. Watkins was abducted by aliens."
"Really?" asked John sarcastically.
They two eyed each other, while Monica quietly observed the two from her own chair. Finally, it was Weasley who blinked. "I was carrying the gun for my own protection."
"Protection against what exactly?" asked John. "Now I'm not a believer in aliens Mr. Weasley, but somehow I have a feelin' that a gun would be quite useless against an all powerful alien."
"It wasn't to protect me from aliens. It was to protect myself from them. I thought that you and your partner were there, that you were coming for me."
John just glared at him. "And who are they that you are referrin' to?"
"You work for them."
"You mean the government? I've about had enough of this "the government is out to get you" crap! Now I wanna know where Colin Watkins is!"
Xavier turned his attention to Monica. Looking at her he said, "She believes."
"Listen, Agent Reyes believes what I believe-that you're a liar and a murderer!" John was angry at Weasley for toying with them. And if there was one thing he would not tolerate was some punk trying to mess with his partner. "Tell me what you've done with Colin Watkins!"
Xavier turned his attention back to John. "Colin came to us a few months ago. He had been having horrible visions about being abducted by aliens. They had been getting violent and intense. He came to one of our meetings. I spoke with him. Told him he was in danger, but he already knew that. He already knew the truth."
The hairs on Monica's arms were rising. A chill past through her. After that first night at John's she had still been having the dreams, but had not told John about them. She hadn't wanted to frighten him. But was she in danger? Cautiously, she asked, "The truth about what?"
John stole a quick glance at Monica at the sound of her voice. What he saw in her eyes made him uneasy. Perhaps he should have questioned Xavier alone? This man was playing right into her fears.
Xavier took a deep breath. He leaned in and whispered, "Colin knew the truth and he shared it with us. The timetable has been set."
"Timetable? What timetable?" asked John.
"For colonization of the planet on December 22, 2012."
"By what? Aliens? Come on Weasley. You can do better than that," said John shaking his head at this man's audacity and confabulations. He wasn't buying it for a second.
Weasley eyes flashed with anger. "You disbelievers, you're all alike. But you'll see Agent Doggett. It'll be too late to help you or anyone else, but you'll see. This knowledge has driven people, good people, into hiding, people who might have been able to stop this. They're destroying anyone or anything that stands in their way."
"Like Colin Watkins," said Monica quietly as she observed Weasley.
"Yes, he...," Weasley looked as if he was about to say something, but then changed his mind. He had said too much already.
John opened his mouth to reply but was stopped when a cop opened the interrogation room door. A man entered behind him. "I'm Mr. Weasley's attorney and I'm going to ask you to cease any and all questions to my client!"
John inwardly sighed at the lost opportunity to gain any information on the whereabouts of Colin Watkins as he and Monica stood up. They proceeded to the door. Monica walked in front of John and out of the room. John threw Weasley a threatening look and turned around to leave the room. The sound of Weasley's voice calling his name stopped him. John saw that Monica had already walked down the hall, but John turned to see what Weasley wanted. Weasley was eyeing him steadily, as he said, "Look to your partner, Agent Doggett. They know what I know. They'll be coming for her."
