Executive Power
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The driver nodded and put out his hand. Rapp gave him the phone and a second later the driver pulled over, rolled down his window six inches, and handed the phone to a man standing on the street corner.
Rapp turned his attention back to Adams, who had finished listing the potential charges and had now moved on to expressing the joy and satisfaction he would receive over watching Rapp brought to justice.
“Glen,” Rapp said, “that’s not going to happen.” “The hell it isn’t!” Adams said emphatically.
Rapp sighed, “The chance of you ever seeing me brought to justice is zero.”
“You don’t know me very well if you think for a minute I’m somehow going to be talked out of going to the attorney general with this.”
“I know you all too well, Glen, but apparently you don’t know me very well, if you think I’m going to let you live.”
“Live?” Adams asked incredulously. “You wouldn’t dare!”
“I’ve dared more times than I can count, and for far less than this. You’re a traitor, and unless you can somehow explain to me why in hell you’ve been leaking classified information, I’m going to kill you.” Rapp looked into the eyes of the man sitting next to him and said, “It’s really not that complicated, and if you really believe I’m the monster you claim, you should know I’m serious.”
The severity of his predicament finally sank in. Adams, his jaw slack, stared at Rapp for a long moment and then blinking, looked to the driver and shouted, “Pull over right now!” The driver ignored him, so Adams repeated himself but even louder.
Rapp twisted in his seat, took a good look at Adams, picked his spot, and then let loose a left jab that caught the inspector general square on the chin. Adams’s head bounced off the window and then his entire body went slack.
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