Agent of Deception

Sarah is undercover spy waiting at safe house to be met by her handler. But another man shows up saying he is Gabe, her new handler. He gets the code phrase correct so Sarah believes him. This is her first mission and she thanks him for giving her the opportunity and how it is a challenge to be a double agent. Gabe commends Sarah for her work, then explains he is sorry but her cover has been blown by a hacker and the bad guys are coming to capture her and torture her for information. He coldly explains there not enough time to extract Sarah, so he has to take extreme measures. Sarah begins to realize her predicament and pleads, says she'll never give up any information and she did nothing wrong and she begs for her life. Before she can make an escape, Gabe has pulled out a long piece of black rope and holds it taught between his hands. As Sarah tries to rush past him, he catches her with the garrote and wraps it around her throat, pushing her against the wall.

The handler strangles her hard against the wall as Sarah tries to fight back, gasping and gagging as she clutches at the rope tight around her neck and crying out in pain. Gabe holds on tight and keeps her pushed up against the wall until Sarah manages to get momentum to a knee and hit him back. Gabe relents briefly and Sarah tries to escape, but the handler catches on to the garrote still around the spy girls neck and pulls it taught once more, choking her. Sarah's eyes roll back in her head at the intense pressure. She shakes this way and that as Gabe holds on tight choking her as hard as he can. Sarah's breath grows short and she gets weaker, falling to her knees. Gabe pulls the ligature upwards and Sarah has no hope for escape. Her legs slide uselessly on the floor as she is unable to stand up and Gabe strangles her out. After more struggle, Sarah's eyes roll back and she collapses forward, landing face down on the floor. Gabe holds on a few moments longer to make sure she is properly knocked out, then he lets go of the garrote and catches his breath as he looks down at the helpless spy. He grabs on by her ankles and drags Sarah out of the room...

Sarah is unconscious and tied to a chair in another location. Gabe paces methodically around the tied up woman, helpless and bound. Sarah slowly wakes up as Gabe interrogates her for more information, asking for information on where she picks up dead drops and the name and info of her real handler. Sarah is reluctant to talk and tries to maintain an air of defiance. But Gabe reminds her that he has all the time in the world as he takes out the ligature and snaps it tight around her throat. Sarah gasps and struggles, kicking her feet and trying to get some leverage but Gabe follows her every movement and keeps her firmly in place. After multiple rounds of strangling, Sarah gives in and spills some information about her handler Claudia and where they meet up, what she looks like. Finally she has said all she could and assures Gabe that's all the information she had and she tearfully begs him to let her live. Gabe steps away to the door and listens as Sarah pleads. Then he pulls out a burner phone and dials a number, speaking to Claudia on the other end. This has all been an elaborate test to determine Sarah's loyalty, and she has failed miserably. Gabe holds the phone up to Sarah's ear where Claudia scolds the spy for giving up important info at this inconvenience and tells her a final goodbye. Sarah is crushed and humiliated by this turn of events, tears run down her face as she pleads for her life. But Gabe remains cold and merciless as he wraps the ligature around her throat once more with fatal intentions. Sarah fights as hard as she can, but is unable to get free of the bindings that hold her to the chair. Her expression opens up in agony as she struggle hard to no avail. Soon her eyes roll up in the back of her head and her head falls limply back on the chair. Gabe lets go of the garrote and looks down at his victim, death stare frozen on her face.