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He stood from the desk and tried to take Tommy’s chin in his hand. Tommy whipped his head away, but the Station Chief had him and they both knew it. "Every man has his price, Tommy, you said it yourself," he said quietly, smoothing his hair back from his face in a performative act of gentleness. "This is mine. So what's it going to be, eh?"
The question hung heavy between them and, after a moment, Tommy faced him and let out a halting, defeated breath. The Chief recognized his victory and walked across the room to lock his office door. When he heard the lock latch it was like the very air in the room changed. Tommy thought back to Grace in this awful moment...what had he told her all those years ago?
Everyone's a whore, we just sell different parts of ourselves.