Third Person's POV
Cliff sneered, "Hand her over to the police and let them take their time investigating. It's faster to use my own methods."
Brenda suddenly felt a bad omen.
Cliff ordered Elliot, "Lock her in the black room. Let her out when she's willing to talk." In their line of work, they had certain underhanded methods; this approach was quite common.
Elliot promptly replied, "Yes, Alpha Cliff."
Brenda trembled and asked, "What... what's the black room?"
"The black room is a small, windowless room painted pitch black. You'll be locked in a dog crate with no water or food. Who knows what else might be inside—could be rats, spiders, or even venomous snakes..."
"No! I don't want to! This is illegal! You can't..."
Before Brenda could finish, Cliff kicked her in the chest. "I'm g
