They met up in a cafe a block away from the tabloid’s main office. Emily finally got a closer look at Fred, a middle-aged man with a greying moustache. Byron only called on him for the most covert operations, and now Fred was excited at the prospect of going undercover.

“So, I was abducted by aliens?” Fred clarified. “What happened then? How did I escape?”

“I don’t know.” Emily shrugged. “Maybe you found their fatal weakness: they’re afraid of ...