Chapter 7 - Congresswoman Sterling Receives A Midnight Warning At Her Estate
Inside her sprawling Georgian estate in Washington, D.C., Congresswoman Evelyn Sterling was preparing for an early morning committee hearing.
Her secure mobile phone buzzed violently against the marble kitchen island, flashing an unrecognized encrypted caller ID code.
She picked it up cautiously, pressing it to her ear while pouring a cup of black coffee with a steady, practiced hand.
“This is Congresswoman Sterling. State your business immediately or I will have Capitol security trace this line,” she commanded authoritatively.
“You won’t be calling anyone, Congresswoman,” a cold, synthesized voice echoed through the secure earpiece.
“Who is this? Do you realize who you are speaking to? I sit on the House Armed Services Committee!” she shouted angrily.
“We know exactly who you are, Evelyn. And we know every bribe you accepted to bury the police report regarding Nora Miller,” the voice stated.
Color drained from her face as the coffee mug slipped from her fingers, shattering into a thousand pieces across the stone floor.
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“What do you want?” she whispered, the iron-willed politician instantly reduced to a terrified woman cornered in her own kitchen.
“You are going to resign your congressional seat by noon tomorrow, or the entire dossier goes public to every federal prosecutor in America,” the voice ordered.
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