"You will. Now step into the mesh cage. Use the envelopes in the order they're arranged in."
"But what's this all about?"
"I can tell you just one thing, Mr. Weldon—don't try to escape. It can't be done. Your other questions will answer themselves if you follow the instructions on the envelopes."
She had the gun in her hand. I went into the mesh cage, not knowing what to expect and yet too afraid of her to refuse. I didn't want to wind up dead of starvation, no matter how much money she might have given me—but I didn't want to get shot, either.
She closed the mesh gate and pushed the switch as far as it would go. The motors screamed as they picked up speed; the mesh cage vibrated more swiftly; I could see her through it as if there were nothing between us.
And then I couldn't see her at all.
I was outside a bank on a sunny day in spring.
y fear evaporated instantly—I'd escaped somehow!