Quietly, you activate the artificial tooth by biting down on it. This will slow down your metabolism to the point that you will pass for dead.

As you wait for it to take effect, you ask one question. "Will you allow me the dignity of an open casket? I want our children to see me in the casket at my funeral."

"You are accepting your fate?" Chen Xu Liu replies as she studies your face. Xu Liu is a master at face reading but has not used her skills on me, her stoic husband before.

You begin to see worry move across her face as you start to get tunnel vision and fade into oblivion.

The next thing you see is a ceiling of a van or ambulance. It is dark, and you hear voices outside in a parking garage. They are speaking Korean. You know the exact part of Seoul they are from by their dialect.

You slowly start to regain control of your body, but each minute feels like an hour. You can move your hands now, but they feel like they are restrained. Or just really heavy like you're made of stone.

Julian said the effect took 1 hour after i gained consciousness before before I had complete motor control.

I close my eyes and pretend to be dead.