Monkey Games
By Vince Coyner
Epilogue
Sitting on the coffee table, beside the fresh fruit and croissants was a copy of Le Monde with the headline reading “International Financier and Philanthropist Alexander Cooke Assumed Dead in Island Fire. Fate of $25 Billion Fortune Uncertain.” Hidden on page four was the coroner’s final report on the accident that took the life of Spanish driver René “Le Pistol” Pistolero exactly three weeks before. It stated that Pistolero’s accident was likely caused by a slight decrease in his depth perception resulting from his having taken the stimulant Rixalt, an over the counter product taken by college students, bar patrons and football fans around the world to give them a boost after a late night of drinking, sport or any other activity. No one at the paper recognized the irony of the fact that Rixalt was manufactured by Acxisis, a small unit of Alexander Resources.