The next morning, everyone was gathered in the living room. The screen had been looping the same news flash for almost an hour, the logo of a local Underground channel blinking in the upper right corner.
"…the man, identified as Harlan Reiss, known owner of several establishments in the sector commonly called the Red Zone, was arrested last night after the kidnapping and assault of a woman identified in business circles as an executive at Apex Records. According to the police's initial findings, the victim was held captive and sexually assaulted in a warehouse in Sector 16. Reiss has been placed in pretrial detention pending his appearance before the court…"
A heavy silence fell over the living room. No one had really expected that detail. Sexual assault… a rape? Had Harlan actually raped Monique?
