"I'm not going to answer that," I said. I'd let them guess whatever they wanted, but wasn't going to help them figure out we had advanced alien technology that basically let us teleport at will.
"OK, one other question, then. What happens to the others you brought here?"
"They're criminals. I suspect some, if not all, are murderers. What would you suggest I do with them?"
He raised an eyebrow as if he hadn't considered it. "A death penalty doesn't seem appropriate…"
I smiled, "I agree, but neither can I just let them go free."
"If you send them back to El Modelo or someplace like that, they'll be killed."
