Hot Revenge Box Set 4
Chapter 14
The meal goes smoothly enough, albeit with a lot of negotiating the rapids and under-currents of good manners and courtesy.
Beth’s pregnancy proves a safe topic of discussion, with none of the pitfalls and booby traps lying in wait if we talk about anything closer to home. Mitch is a star, repeatedly shifting the conversation back onto the imminent birth of Beth’s and Richard’s new son.
Later, in a quiet moment with Michael, “My apologies,” I say. “Tact isn’t one of Georgie’s virtues. It never was.”
His answering smile is wry. “Like father, like daughter.”
*****
Klempner
Two weeks and… nothing…
Not a whisper. Nothing I can find.
Sitting in the corner of Antonio’s, I’ve spent a pleasant afternoon, but frustration gnaws at me. Hickman reports that all is well, but…
Has Juliana given up?
?
Not fucking likely…
Antonio’s cafe has become somewhat of a routine. Misgivings nudge me, reminding me that I shouldn’t develop such habits…
… Making myself vulnerable…
But, with nothing to go on, what the hell else can I do?
On the other hand, there has to be some reason for the address to have been used in Finchby’s invoices.
Perhaps I just need to wait.
But what am I waiting for?
How long can I keep doing this?
Still, in the meantime, while I wait for my mystery to unravel, the old man is genuinely good company. And also, a mine of local information.
Finishing a cup of the excellent coffee, I consult a local guide, comparing my list of addresses to a local map, looking for some pattern, seeking inspiration…
Access to road…
Access to the ports…
Whereabouts of police stations…
end of
Nothing hangs together.
to my empty
“Sim. Thank you.”
my guide. “Senhor Hughes…” He stabs a finger at my page. “You not go
‘can’t
Many bad
tipo de bad men and
time, since many years, this city….” He sweeps his arms out in circles
violence,” I say.
vigorously. “Sim, muita violência. Muito
smoke an imaginary cigarette and again he nods. Then I mime injecting
from me, closes it, then slaps it down on the table. “Bad place, Senhor. And
bad woman too? A
“Prostitutes, sim. But há sim
bad woman. What she
bad place. Then, since ten year, Sao Paulo good city. People not die…” Fingers spread, he rocks his hand… “… Not so many. Bad men gone. Not like other cities. Since two years,
is sounding deeply
Juliana…
woman, her name? What does she look
at me
bad woman… A mulher má… Her
shrugs. “Ninguém sabe.
does she look
Again, that blank stare…
“Tall?” …
my city guide, repeating, “Bad place. Bad people. You not go there. I show
through. “You like o museu de arte, Senhor Hughes? We have many artista famoso there. And we have parques…” He nods vigorously…
nodding as he jabs fingers at places where
ten minutes later I’ve signed up for subscriptions on a variety of Brazilian newspapers, or at least, their English editions. I can read Portuguese, but it doesn’t come so naturally as reading in English. I spend more of my time interpreting the
now, delving into the newspaper archives, I
experimental search term… Sao Paulo organised
screen blinks: 139,000, 000 results, starting with
Hmmm…
Narrow it down…
tap in another search. Names
this time, but some more useful
gang is enticing recruits with
the Most Lethal
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