Pushing himself carefully to his feet, he pulled out his cell and called his handler.
"Report."
"Found Chet," Hal wheezed.
"He's dead," the man said with a sigh. It wasn't a question.
"He killed Lisa when I didn't show up when she expected. When I did arrive, he tried to kill me," Hal explained.
There was a pause. "Why didn't you arrive on time? To date, you've been a stickler for punctuality." The man sounded a little concerned. He didn't like deviations in Hal's behavior.
"I was on time. I just didn't arrive at the time she expected. I didn't come here to confront her about her infidelity. I came here to tell her I wanted a divorce. I didn't expect he'd kill her. She was just bait. He-he wasn't like me." Hal felt lightheaded. Talking was hard as he was having trouble breathing. May
