"Put the mask on and do not speak a single word to the press."
Richard Murphy shoved the sleek black visor directly into the chest of the trembling young man. The heavy plastic clattered against the actor's cheap shirt.
"I am committing federal wire fraud," the hired actor whispered in pure panic. "The FBI raided your headquarters this morning. There are agents standing in your main lobby right now."
"The FBI does not have an arrest warrant yet," Richard snapped viciously. "They are auditing my offshore accounts. They need absolute proof of insolvency to freeze my final foreign assets."
Richard grabbed the actor by the shoulders and shoved him toward the heavy velvet curtains.
"You are being paid fifty thousand dollars in untraceable cash to stand completely still," Richard commanded.
