The Truth Comes Out

Christopher

The detective left, leaving me and Alan alone in the office. I stared at Alan, absolutely dumbfounded. “What the hell?”

Alan laughed. “Sorry I had to keep you in the dark, but we needed this all to play out just right.”

“We? Who is we?”

“The cops. My wife. Me.”

I studied him carefully. “Who are you?”

“I am who I say I am, but I did not sign up for more classes because I’m interested in pursuing any more education. The last thing I want to do in my golden years is study and take tests while hanging out with a bunch of kids. My wife made me do it.”

“Made you do what?” I asked feeling like I had skipped several chapters in a book and was missing the bulk of the story.

“Go undercover,” he said with a grin.

“As an old guy in college?”

“I’ve been talking to students and trying to get information on the dean. Almost a year ago, a young man from an affluent family came to my wife and asked for help. As it turns out, the dean had been extorting him for months. He pulled the same sh