Delay the ending


Minkowski held the envelope in his hands and tried to judge its weight. There were probably three sheets of paper inside. On those three sheets would be the names of the double agents within his department. All he had to do was open the envelope and this whole, terrible mess would be over. Never again would he have to watch one of his people fall screaming from the plummeting wreckage of a sabotaged helicopter.
Of course, there would be work to do. There would be more bloodshed before this was over. Once he knew the truth, he would have to confront those responsible, setting in motion a fast-paced, dramatic sequence of events which would swiftly conclude this particular chapter of the organisation’s history. All it would take was him reading the names. For all he knew, the plot against him was already in motion, with the traitors waiting outside his office at this very moment, waiting to destroy the evidence that had been so costly to obtain – the contents of this very envelope. He had to act quickly.
‘Okay,’ he said, steeling himself for the shock to come. ‘Let’s do this.’ He glanced at the clock. ‘The moment I get back from lunch.’

13 comments:

  1. ... IF he gets back from lunch..!
    :-)

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  2. Oh the suspense, it is killing me!

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  3. Am I the only one who sees Dan Brown in most of Joel's posts? Is Brown even worse than I thought?

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  4. Actually, this would make an excellent opening to a certain kind of story.

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  5. Darn American Idol, invading our literary space with their advertising tactics...

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  6. And suddenly...

    Chandler's Law! With Ninjas! http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ptitlepblp18h5?from=Main.ChandlersLaw

    ... And as to Dan Brown... Yes. Yes he is. He has become bad beyond mankind's current ability to comprehend. As have others.

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  7. The ending is going to be LEGEN...wait for it...

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  8. Actually Dan Brown's skills are improving. His earlier stuff is actually unreadable, not just bad. And you have to admit he can plot.

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  9. Ian H., that's exactly what I was thinking.

    The Ridger, FCD, I admit no such thing.

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  10. I admit nothing regarding Brown's ability to plot. Nothing, I say! The best thing I can say is that they're fast reads in between the colossal info dumps.

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  11. I LOVE YOU! You are the best bad writer ever. I will be back. molly

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  12. Wow. Two years and eight months must be some kind of catchphrase payoff record. Bravo, sir.

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