Not Giving In to Self-Interest

Looking at the silent Erik Bell, "Fisherman" Aaron watched his brother in despair and said quietly, "Am I an idiot? I knew he was using me, and I still..."

Hawkeye put an arm around Aaron's shoulders and let out a long sigh. "He's got your 'weakness' in his hands. These people are skilled players. We don't even belong at their poker table.

"Listen, we all know this guy's lying now. You can't believe a single word he says.

"We can be weapons, tools, but we need to know what we're doing, don't we?"

Hawkeye trailed off, then glanced at Alvin, whose face was twisted with anger. With a helpless look, he said, "If we lose even our sense of honor in the end, what are we fighting for?"

Aaron silently walked out of the "Lies" living room. He took out a battered little metal box and opened it to look at the few blue pills left inside. After a long hesitation, he closed it and put it back in his pocket.

Alvin glanced at Aaron's retreating figure, then angrily threw Erik Bell to the floor. "Your 'shamelessness' exceeds anything I could've imagined. Does using someone like that give you a thrill?"

Erik Bell painfully twitched the corner of his mouth. He knew he wouldn't get anything here today, so he sneered. "What's wrong with asking an agent trained by a country to serve that country?

"That's his duty. It was decided the day he joined!"

Hawkeye's eyes turned red. He rushed forward, grabbed Erik Bell by the throat, and punched him in the face. "But he was already 'cleaned up'! You treated him like garbage and fucking 'cleaned him up'!"

Hawkeye looked at Erik Bell, who seemed to think this was perfectly reasonable. Clenching his fist, he slammed it into