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found Monique groggy but awake. “Julia, if you’d please give us a few minutes we need to have a discussion with Agent Murphy.” Julia left the cabin and they were alone with Monique. “Agent Murphy, it appears the shoe is on the other foot now doesn’t it? It’s my turn to ask you some questions and I expect you to be honest with me. No more bullshit and no more covering up for your bosses. Did the head of the CIA give the order to have Maria killed, and to have the transport destroyed two days ago?” he asked. “No the head of the CIA was not aware of those operations.” Monique said as her eye color remained blue. “Did you give the go ahead for either of these operations?” Vincent asked. “No, the order was not given by me.” the contacts were still blue. Who gave the order?” he asked. “I don’t know.” the contacts turned red. Dominic pulled out a gun. “We know you are lying. Tell us who gave the order!” Dominic said. “Dominic, put the gun away I’m sure the Agent will tell us what she knows. Agent Murphy, Maria was my grandmother. She raised me since I was very young. She meant everything to me. I know you’ve been through a lot today. I’m sorry we took you the way we did. There weren’t any other options at the time. We know you have information about who gave the order. We can do this day after day for months and make life very difficult for you. Who gave the order?” he asked.
    Monique was torn. She didn’t agree with the decision in the first place, and Vincent made a good argument. It was unlikely she was going anywhere anytime soon and she didn’t trust the man with the gun. “The order was given by Benjamin Carson.” The contacts remained blue as she made the revelation. "Did he also give the order to have the transport shot down?" Dominic asked. "Yes, the order was given by him." she said. "How were you involved in these operations?" Vincent asked. "I was ordered to gather intelligence. For what's it worth I was against shooting down both the plane and the transport. He didn’t care about my opinion and went forward with both operations."
    Vincent knew any additional information about Benjamin Carson could be useful to Enzo. "Tell me everything you know about Benjamin. What is his age, height, and weight? What does he do in his free time?" Vincent asked. She didn't like Benjamin. In any other circumstance she wouldn't ever talk about her boss. She had a feeling she would be lucky to get out of this situation alive and only if she cooperated. "He's about five foot one. If I had to guess I'd say he's maybe one hundred and thirty pounds. He's about forty five years old. He told me once he has horses he likes to ride at his cabin in Montana. That's all I really know about him.” Monique said. Other then the answer about not knowing who gave the order, the contacts remained blue throughout the conversation. Vincent felt confident he now had the information necessary for Enzo to take action.
    Vincent called Enzo and told him about the information he had obtained from Monique during the interrogation. Enzo said he would take care of the rest. It was explained to Vincent Agent Murphy was now a liability and likely did not have additional information which would be useful to them. In no uncertain terms it was made clear what was expected of Vincent. Monique could not be kept alive. Enzo told Vincent to consult Dominic if he needed help eliminating Monique.
    Killing in cold blood was not in his nature. At the same time he knew Monique could never be allowed back on Earth. Enzo was right. If Monique somehow managed to get a message to Earth the entire crew would be in danger. He could ask Dominic to handle it by himself. As unpleasant as it was, he didn't see anyway Monique could be kept alive.
    After the interrogation Monique was finally getting some time to clean herself up and take in her surroundings. What she really wanted was a nice hot shower. While she was brushing her hair she