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…
poorer end of town… the red-light district…
Nothing hangs together.
my elbow, nodding down to my empty
“Sim. Thank you.”
a finger
remembering that I ‘can’t speak the language’… “What’s
bad
prick. “Woman? Que tipo de bad men
He sweeps his arms out in circles all around… “…all bad place. Much…” He falters then
I say. “Much
nods vigorously. “Sim, muita
imaginary cigarette and again he nods.
“…And the womans para prostitutas.” He takes the book from me, closes it, then slaps it down on the table.
said bad woman too? A
looks down, then up again, nodding. “Prostitutes, sim. But há sim
woman. What
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, bad men here again. And this woman is
is sounding deeply
Juliana…
name? What does
at me
again. “The bad woman…
“Ninguém sabe. Ela é um
What does she
Again, that blank stare…
head… “Tall?” … Then lower… “Short? Alta? Baixo?
city guide, repeating, “Bad place. Bad people. You not go there. I
museu de arte, Senhor Hughes? We have
places where ‘Nice turista man is
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
newspaper archives, I know what
experimental search term… Sao Paulo organised crime… Then as an afterthought,
000 results, starting with a Wikipedia
Hmmm…
Narrow it down…
Names
this time, but
Brazil’s largest gang is enticing recruits
Evolution of the Most Lethal Criminal
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