Burrole
by Rain Whitney
In the rural outskirts of a dying town, a crumbling Ma & Pa motel was unwittingly hosting a meeting of terrorists. Their aim was to cause horror and havoc while remaining free of detection and able to kill, maim and destroy at will.
Checking into the motel a day before was a lone woman...fragile, old, cranky and on her way to a family reunion in Chicago. She washed the dust of the road off, along with her disguise, dressed and began eavesdropping and recording the meeting, learning of new plans and targets.
The terrorists vacated suddenly at lunch time the following day, only to be caught at three a.m. in the morning, denying everything and lawyer-ing up...
After a long, tedious trial, the terrorists were convicted and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
She heard the TV news on the trial outcome while surveilling yet another terrorist group, sighing with satisfaction and getting on with the ever increasing work ahead.
“The key to good eavesdropping is not getting caught.”
~ Lemony Snicket ~
burrole:
to secretly eavesdrop on a conversation.
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