The television screen, controlled by the trembling secretary, switched to a national news station. A tense female anchor stared out at them, a graphic reading "BREAKING: FEDERAL FACILITY ATTACK" flashing beneath her.
"We interrupt this program with breaking news concerning a catastrophic security breach involving a maximum-security penitentiary vehicle from Lexington Federal," the anchor reported somberly. "Initial reports indicate an attempted seizure of the armored truck on a remote state highway. Sources confirm over 2,000 rounds of high-caliber ammunition were expended against the federal vehicle."
A ripple of nervous excitement ran through the table.
"Two thousand rounds! Good Lord!" an associate exclaimed, pouring himself a new drink.
"See? Clean, efficient," Congressman Vance laughed, raising his hand triumphantly. "The problem is permanently removed. The evidence—"
