Chapter 70: Asphyxiation

“Climb onto the table,” I ordered Dmitri. “Sit there.”

He pulled himself up from the floor and complied, staring me down with an annihilatory stare.

“I want to know one thing,” I said, pressing the gun to his forehead. “What do you know about my wife’s death?”

The gun didn’t seem to bother him. “I promote life, not death.”

“Right.” I motioned to the chemicals on the table. “What the hell is this?”

“The universe provided these instruments,” he answered calmly. “It’s only natural that the brain and...