Upon leaving the United Kingdom, Brian Storm flew back to America to visit his family. He went to his hometown in New Jersey to visit his parents and siblings. He planned to stay in New Jersey for awhile and then fly to Chicago to work with Dr. Masters and April Donovan at Occidental University. The three research associates were preparing the immortality pill for mass production.

Everything was fine: the researchers finalized the immortality pill and were ready to produce it in large quantities. They were able to secure the necessary ingredients from various medical laboratories. The initial plan was to produce and market the pill in Chicago. The three researchers worked with suppliers and consultants to sell the immortality pill to drug companies and market the pill to wealthy individuals.

However, at the same time these researchers began producing and marketing the immortality pill, a certain politician was rising in power. The politician’s name is Ben Warren.

Ben Warren had originally grown up in Massachusetts. As a child, his idol was the Kennedy family who had dominated politics in Massachusetts and Washington DC. Ben Warren wanted to emulate his favorite political figure John F. Kennedy. Early in life, Ben discovered he did not like working; he also realized that his political heroes did not work. So, he decided that he should not have to work. It was at that point in his development, around age 18, that he decided to enter politics. He figured that others would work to keep society going; he would lead and rule society.

But something was different about Ben Warren. He was not like the garden-variety politician or bureaucrat. He was in his late forties; he was about six feet tall, and had short black hair and black eyes. By looking at him, no one could tell he was different from other politicians. But by looking at his life, anyone could see his true essence.

As a child, he would look at other children and see how many of them he could deceive. Once, Ben Warren dared a schoolmate to eat a meal in one minute. When the unsuspecting schoolmate accepted the offer, Ben slid a tray full of food in front of the child and said, "Hurry, eat it all now!" The child stuffed his face, eating almost all the food on the tray in a minute. Ben Warren started laughing as a young girl walked to the table. Ben Warren told the girl that the boy next to him had eaten her entire lunch while she was gone. She became enraged at the boy for eating her lunch and told the cafeteria monitor what happened. The little boy, with bits of food stuck to his face, was stunned. He was suspended for one week from school for eating the girl’s lunch. He was immediately removed from the table by school authorities. Ben Warren and the girl became good friends; the girl was appreciative of Ben for telling her what happened. Later, the young girl fell in love with Ben because she thought he was looking out for her best interest.

Ben Warren practiced other machinations on his peers while growing up. Through trial and error, he learned how to manipulate boys and girls with great precision. Then he discovered how to control and drain others while appearing to benefit them. By emulating his political heroes, Ben Warren learned how to set himself up as an authority figure—telling others what to do and what not to do. Because Ben was so convincing in his certitude, others listened to him. People, even those much older than him, would often do as he said. By the time Ben reached early adulthood, he realized that he would never have to work again; he never would have to produce or trade values in the free marketplace. As if by magic, he simply acted like an authority figure and people would give him everything he wanted.

The government gave him a grant to study law and politics at a famous university. Upon graduating from college, Ben Warren became very conscious of his appearance. He would spend excessive amounts of time grooming himself in front of the mirror. He wore expensive shoes, suits, and coats. His hair was always meticulous. And the public never saw him in a shabby or run-down condition.

Several government offices sought his employment. Some offered him a high starting salary with lifetime benefits. After turning down those offers, Ben Warren got a job at a law firm. He took the job because it gave him tremendous power over a large city where the prestigious law firm resides: Chicago. Ironically, Ben Warren had little respect for the law. He considered law useful only to the degree it could advance his political power. Soon after finishing college, he learned how easy life was for authority figures. He pictured himself in the place of John F. Kennedy with all the power, wealth, and glamour flowing to him. He was excited about the future.

Early in his career, Ben Warren entered a local grocery store and offered to buy an item at a reduced price. The storeowner told Ben the price marked on the item was final. Infuriated that he could not have his way, Ben grabbed the item and threw it onto the floor, damaging it. He looked at the storeowner with a contemptuous smile and walked out.

He never forgot that incident with the intransigent storeowner. Later, while thumbing through local law books, he saw zoning laws pertaining to store advertising. Ben looked into those laws a little deeper and realized they were impossible to interpret clearly. He became excited. Ben went back to the store to look at its outdoor sign. He asked the storeowner for the placement dimensions of the sign. When Ben got the dimensions, he informed the storeowner that the sign violated Chicago Statute #108115-77 and the storeowner would be fined for the violation. Moreover, Ben Warren said the fine was retroactive; the storeowner would have to pay a fine for all the years the sign was up. The storeowner kicked Ben out of the store, telling him never to come back.

A couple days later the storeowner received a $12,500 fine to be paid immediately or city officials would close down his store. The storeowner started to panic because his cash flow was small and the most he could afford was $500. To pay $12,500 would drain the financial assets needed to stay in business. The following week, local authorities shut down the store due to a zoning violation and an unpaid fine. After losing his shop, the storeowner went to live in a city-run community hall where he washed dishes in exchange for meals and a bed. Ben Warren periodically walked by the community hall and peered into the windows—laughing to himself about his ability to ruin anyone he wanted. Soon after that incident, Ben Warren was elected City Councilman of Chicago.

Ben rose in power on the backs of hardworking businesspeople and entrepreneurs. He conjured up taxing and regulatory schemes that oppressed business owners and entrepreneurs. He was amazed at how quick the public accepted his schemes, eagerly voting them into law. Upon creating a tangle of regulations and tax laws, several existing businesses struggled to generate profits. Some went out of business; others moved out of state. New companies arose that worked in collusion with government to provide "services" to businesses that enabled business to comply with government regulations.

As a result, Ben Warren built a name for himself as a tough lawyer and socially minded politician. He rose to State Councilman, hoping to become Senator of Illinois. Soon, his dream of making it to Washington DC came true when he was elected in a unanimous decision as United States Senator. He now held political power over the state of Illinois and the American public.

He would relax in his lavish office in Washington DC and feel intoxicating highs realizing that he could have whatever he wanted simply by destroying other people’s opportunities. The most amazing thing was that nearly everyone praised him. Strangers, friends, associates, and the general public looked at him as an inspiration—an ideal public figure worthy of respect—a man of noble spirit—a high-minded soul. Ben Warren secretly knew the truth. He knew he could not have risen so high without ruining innocent but unknowledgeable working people, businessmen, and entrepreneurs. The American public praised Ben Warren for his noble persona. But Ben was perfectly aware of his evil soul. He loved the fact that he could fool just about anyone.

To reach his ultimate goal—the Presidency of the United States—he knew he would have to do something big. He did not know what to do. But experience taught him that some opportunity would come along for him to cleverly undermine. By doing so, he would gain the recognition needed to rise to his ultimate destination.

One afternoon Ben Warren was sitting in his chair with his legs stretched out on the desk. His hands were resting on the back of his head. He was in a relaxed position and was daydreaming. He imagined that his house in Chicago caught on fire and burned his wife, kids, and dog. He pictured himself looking sad at the funeral, getting everyone’s sympathy and gifts, then suing the builder and insurance company to get every penny he could. He imagined himself with a million-dollar bank account, a new home, and free of all his current obligations. Upon replaying that scenario in his head, it began to look compelling. Ben wondered how he could turn this mental scenario into real life, how he could make all this happen.

Ben Warren loved his wife and kids to a certain degree, to the extent they could be used to further his political ambitions. For example, he used his wife as an object to bring to political dinners and gatherings—to make himself look like a respectable person. Or, he showed people pictures of his kids so he would appear to be a loving family man. But he had been cheating on his wife since their wedding day with countless women. Plus, he spent much time traveling to avoid his kids.

While sitting in his office daydreaming about the destruction of his family, Ben’s phone rang. He picked it up and his young secretary said Bob Graham was on the phone. Ben switched to another line and began talking with Bob Graham.