Hot Revenge Box Set 2

Chapter 20

James

But downstairs in my playroom, Klempner is nowhere to be seen. Neither is he in the laundry, the boiler room or anywhere else.

Finchby has vanished too.

Michael regards the empty spot. Clicking a thumbnail against his teeth. “There’s only one way he could have gotten out.”

“Yes, there is. Michael, Klempner knew the tunnel existed. How long d'you think it would have taken him to find it if he was seriously looking?”

Hissing through his teeth, he marches across to the hidden exit at the far end of the chamber.

A click, the concealed door opens and he vanishes inside.

Re-emerging a minute later. “There’re drag marks where the floor turns to earth. You want to follow them?”

“I don’t think I do. I’m not sure I want to be responsible for whatever happens to Finchby. Besides, I have more immediate things to do.”

“Such as?”

“I have a hard drive to clean up before I deliver it to the police.”

Michael scratches at forty-eight-hour stubble. “I suspect Finchby may not be our problem anymore.”

“I suspect you’re right. Klempner wanted to question him some more. I doubt he’ll survive the experience.”

“And Klempner?”

“He'll be back.”

“You think?”

“Mitch.”

*****

The following evening, the front door opens and Klempner breezes in as if he had not a care in the world.

“James, Michael, sorry to leave you so precipitously. I'm sure you understand why.”

He’s changed, wearing fresh clothes which look new and fit him well; trousers, a roll-top sweater, jacket and shoes. And he carries a pair of bags, offering one to me.

“Yours. Thank you for the loan. I had them laundered of course.”

“Finchby?” I ask, cautiously.

“... Will trouble you no more.” His gaze is direct. “Or for that matter, anyone else.”

you do

from under his brows. “You really want to

“Yes.”

he’d told me what

in the

want it known what will happen to anyone who makes any move against my

sunny. “If someone has a quarrel with me,

This is Klempner…

I know what he’s done to some of the people who seriously upset

surprised you stopped at cutting

Heaves air. “I didn't want Jenny or Mitch reading something like

end of the hall: Richard, watching,

regards him. “And how

would say. He blistered

were rather busy. It’s Finchby’s half of the

at the bag. “I assumed I’d never see that

“You

*****

 

Klempner

head upstairs. They want to see

And the baby…

Of course…

too. To see

I

half-decorated. Close by, a cardboard box overflows with tinsel and paper

chill, so, for lack of anything else to do, I make up the fire. It’s not difficult. A wicker

and I stack thinnish stove-lengths then thicker logs over it,

and chatter drifts. I can pick out Jenny’s

off her new

down too and occasionally the nurse trots past the door, uniform

stand, back to the fire, letting

activity, the buzz of excitement fades. And depression settles over

Now what?

Perhaps I should go?

play Happy

should be tracking

both hands on the mantle, staring

voice is

is Jenny alright?

cleaning herself up properly now. They’ve put Cara

“An incubator? Here?”

If they needed to, everyone could be whisked away to a clinic or hospital, but unless it’s an emergency…” She shrugs. “I think he just kept shoving money

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