Lies He Told Me

Marcie recalls meeting Silas Renfrow for the first time. She and Howard Shimkus were transported in the back of a van to the secret location where government witnesses were held. Silas had disguised his features with cosmetic surgery and would not allow his lawyers to see his new face. He talked using voice-altering technology, and Marcie could only see his piercing blue eyes through a peephole in the cell’s door. Silas boasted that he had killed 32 people and felt “nothing.”

Marcie wakes in the early hours of the morning. She hears David talking downstairs, but his cell phone is still on the nightstand. David claims he was talking to a private security company on the landline.

Camille looks out of her apartment window, reflecting on the challenges of being “in love with a married man” (85). She waits for David’s arrival, knowing he will park some distance away and wear a cap to avoid being recognized.