When he reached his living room, and saw the crowd, he asked, “How did you get in? No one called announcing you.” He looked at his visitors, three with pistols drawn. “What"s going on? Hello, Emily dear. Mr. President.”
Tim said, “It"s a long story, Jim.”
Fritz interrupted. “No, it"s not. Mr. Sapphire, Tim told you about the portal. You told someone else. Who?”
“Mr. Russell, nice to see you again. Will someone tell me what"s going on, please?”
The president explained the story, including the fact that Tim had sworn an oath, which he violated by telling Sapphire. When the president said that the fact Sapphire knew violated Federal espionage law, Sapphire began to perspire.
“Let"s sit down, shall we?”
“Mr. Sapphire, we need to find the people you told,” said the president. “We believe
