Cold Feet “The cy of lous is poping for 3 pride ve wn the by of 2 young mas i ound ear the US. Console. Hei ory ellaresed ut there somthing mising, Why she wearing ay shoe? Ie Rymer’s job to dicover the man's deny. His invsigtion Feds hin to dheate ou ith 9 Rod Smith i an expericnsd write, eicher and mmc, He wees navee and saris Sr people of sll ages He so wie usc Fr a leis Programmes. Red ws bom in Oxford, Englnd, ‘but he now Hives in Pay with bis wie and LeveL THREEon qe pods sy 8 HO NS -p0m 207 seo 248 pe mopsond yp > upp ays “29R0K ot YoU feo) 5G “SEHD ep NT TOO apa oF SHO soe oi auappoid ay) suiojeas op aun suse Ant ‘Homo potonon sem 31 UMlopy AEA 24a pO AHS ays a0 aaa ap aan powuny as se HOH xs Jose Sieur sar uh, “Ue gp POI Ra ae pyooy ays "dn yoo] upp oy on ang many eA eur “Moye fost! BoD som. OS IPSNBED HL cue jay Lopuoyy Sano dyn ery Ant an9010%8 —Site worked as 2 cleaner” inthe US, consulate I was 4 lange, modem building on the far side of the square, ‘oppor the Grand Hotel. She worked inthe hotel 0, in the evenings. She had to: she had ehrce sal iden ful a usband who didn earn much money. ‘She began to rus. She ran down the Calle Alta, a arrow stest to the right ofthe consult, and stopped sn fone of che side entrance. ‘She looked wp. The entance was dark, She could only see the fist step which led up t0 the door. She took a ‘oll torch from her pocket ad raed i on ‘Anan ws ying atthe top ofthe steps. His eyes were ‘pen bute couldn sce aayehing. He wat dead “The torch fl om Carmen's hand. She seared The Man with no Shoes “The phone rang in room 201 ofthe Grand Hotel. fe ang five times, then stopped. The man in bed turned over and tried to go back co sleep. ‘The phone tang agnio. He picked ic up and loaked at bis watch, Ir was seven olor, ‘Ryne? Ue ha yon?” Te was a 0s voice “Yes, Who ii? “Is Blot Im phoning fom the onsulate* liot Lee was an Amescin. He worked in the US. consulate aid was close fend of Rymer’s 1 hope its important, Eliot. 1 was asleep.” ‘What ant marr? ‘Murder? In the consulate? Sorneone moved in the roam next door and Rymer lowered” his voice. “What's happened exact? “T aived at work carly his morning, rounds tiny thor’s a for 1 do bere the pseu anives. Td beaw hoe how eon mina whe Fad cam, I oe fom the idee. T wen the dor Te ft thing Fs whe F pened it wes Caren Vgura, one of our dene, She ous ‘ying. Then Tf out why. 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The eyes were open and the expression on the man’s fice ws calm, He wore 2 dark blue jacket, grey trousers, 4 white shige and ated de, The clothes looked expensive and they Sued bien perfely. In fact, everything about his appearance was perfect Except for one thing. He wore no shoes “Why do you think he was murdered? Rymer asked "His death is suspicious far a number of reson” Eliot replied. "The fist thing I noticed ~ ike you, 1 imagine = fs the fat that he's not wearing any shoes. Then 1 checked is clothes. All the pockets are empey: no ‘denification, no money, no keys ~ nothing. There i no sign of violence, either. So 1 don’ think anything was taken by force. And how did he die? Did he kill himself by taking deg? IFs0, why would he empty his pockess snd take off his shoes? Te doesn't make sexe, Mundt is the only ding dat docs not make ses.” Raymer ogreed but he sid nothing: He pulled oat » small auromatic camera and photographed the dead man's face. Then he took the fm and gave it to lio. “Can you get this develope for me = quickly? "Te might take couple of how. “Thats OK. Look, maybe you should go and phone the police now. Hots long do you think if ake them “Five, ten minutes? “Fge! That’ all the time I need.” Ehot le, wondering what his frend was going to do, [Rymer worked quickly: it was geting lighter now and ‘people would soon be coming dows the rev Fit he examined the desd man's clothes, He noticed thot there were no label” on any ofthe clothing. This ‘vas strange, And when he checked the man's pockes he Foural something even stranger small, soft object inthe top outside pocket of the dead man's jacket. So, Eo had mised something. Rymer pulled it out wat 4 snl, round capsule’. He eld it up co the light. Te was Fill ofFiguig. What could it be? Some kind of drug which the man needed? Was it wed to kl him? Rymer imagined a posible solution: ‘Someone des 1 ill an He fous tat this mon takes capes containing 2 deg whe i dengnns in Tae amt, One dey, pouty whale his vii i sping, the Inve tks the copes fom the moja poke. He ts fo” quantity ine someting wih wl ide he este Of the dag a Bt of whisky, pepe? Later, te afes the tan ri, The wean aps, inking comes fom a fie A shor we lite, hs dea 1 Ith wht happened? IPs, the murderer asst very ref, He Jee one of the capes in ebe dead man’s pocket Dut this was jost an idea. And probubly not a very good one, hechite i didn't explin shy the vit was ‘wearing woes, bur no shoes. Tyner fee the man’s feet. They were cold, How Tong. fal he been dead? Four hour? Atlas that, but probably so more than Five, etherwise someone would have seen him. He looked clwely at the dead man’s socks. 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He wie curious ‘Where ws she fom? What wat she doing in Rosca? And why was she sizing alone, Jooking so ad? He tied to forget these questions. The answer mighe be interesting ‘bythe ha nether the time nor the opportunity 10 think bout them now. Forget about the gil and concentrate on the case, he told hie, [News of suspicious death travels fit, Mose of the stl? of the Grand Hotel were standing a¢ dhe main entrance, talking about what had happened Riymer went 0 she reception desk to collect his hey “There wat no one thee, ‘Excuse me?" The words were English, but the voice sounded foreign, He cured. An oli Ly stood infront of him. She was tall thin, nd aristocratic. "You'te Bish aren't you? she tsked, [ymer looked surpssed, “This ight. How did you know? ‘Ls night I eard you ealking 9 Luis, the receptions, in English" She lowered her voice, “His pronunciation i temibe." RiymerInughed. “Yes, bathe ike to paste” “The old Lay smiled back at him. 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Room 2, plese” ‘OF course Mr. Ryne Ls, he turned ro get the key "And avery good maori t0 you, si His sme } looked fie and hi manner wis too pote. He di’ | fire Rymer the key, but bean aii wating fra ply. “And ow ae we toy? Fine? Good, good” Rymer did't have time to ek. He took the ey fom Liss and smiled and walled ay, He decided co ake the sis tothe second Hoot. The Kt was too dose to questions without the eeception desk ‘When Ryoier walked ito his room he sensed that he swat not alone, He turned. Too le. Something hard hit him on the side of the head and he fll x0 the ground He fle someone pulling thing from his pockets, hen move away. He looked up. A lange, heavy man wa climbing out of the window om the other side of the ‘Rymer stod up, slowly, His head hurt ad his gs Fe sveak. He went 9 the window and looked below, A-man was running down the fie escape, Rymer did try to catch him, He watched a6 the man got into anew Mercedes, parked om the opposite side ofthe street, and Grove away, He noted the number, went hack inco the room and vote it down. He sit on the edge of the bed. He fel sick and his head ached. ‘The contents of his pockes were lying by the doo, He was suprised tose his wallet among them He was even more suprised when he looked inside. 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But, wnlike Rymer, he ad worked with criminals. The snurderer knew this So he employed Aguado to stop anyone discovering how the isn with no shoes ad die ‘This is why Aguado acacked Rymer and then took the apm But how did Aguado know about if? Rymer had told no one, sot eves Eliot, about the capsule. And yet ‘Aguado’ knew exactly where it was. This could only sean one thing: he had seen Ryamer pt tim is pocket ‘A shore while later, Aguado got into room 201. How? Probably by taking the key shile Lois was away from reception. But the key was thee when Rymer got back to the hotel, 4 fv omens later. Did Aguado somehow resuen the hey? That was posible, surely? ‘As Rymer thought about Agindo's conection with he ease he sealed how lite he really knew In ft, he war cerain of only one thing: that i¢ was Aguado who took the expr ‘And now he was dead, Why? ‘There was a large amoant of money in Aguado’s wallet. Had Aguado asked for even more money? Was he murderer afaid that Aguado would still alk? There Ind been no sign of a fight, Did this mean chat he murderer had agreed co pay? Again, Rymer imagined a possible siation: Aguado tales the money, fling pleased with hms He ets the cae 9 hi employer and sages that they have 2 ink elt the end ofthe busine, The murder alee fad apt, Aguado Lue a Healt pour out dhe whisky. “The made pus on gonad tsi dvd Rymer ws restonably sted with this analysis but ashe reached the city centre, che second question became ‘ioreinedately imporant. Whe shosld he do about ‘Agoada's deth? Should he tll dhe police, oF keep quiet? Either way ie would be better to speak 9 Ehot fst He Tnoked ae his watch: fen to four. At four o'elock Ihe would go back tothe conslate He parked the car in the Pasa Mayr, and waited ‘A few metes fiom where Rymer st, a young woman ‘was looking into a miro. She did't like what she saw. She tured away and lit a ciguete. Through an open ‘aor on the far side of the room came che sound of ‘ining wate. And thea voice, cold and determined, a tweaty-four hours we willbe safe, Katrina. Rymer is our only problem. But not for long. 1 wil lead us to him. And dhen..? T will il him. Only ewo ehings are imporant: remember how much I love yu, and do ‘exactly a8 Uy." love yon, Katrina shivered. She fle sick and fight- ned “The sound of water grew louder. The peson whose lowe she dat want was taking ashover Katina put down her cigarete, AS she did 0, something in the tinror caught her atenion. There vas 1s small Black case under the bed. She hadn't noticed it before. Carefill, she pulled it out and opened it.{J pH SpKoANE a EGA. 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The murderer knew that It sive him an almost perfect situation ia which to commit the crime. “So shy did he employ Aged?” “Vaan think of two resioms. int, dhe murderer was worted when he found out Iwas invessgating the cime, so he told Aguado to follow me. Second, he realised that he lef one ofthe expsules on the body. Aguado was sent back to gett back, bot we got there fe lic thought for a moment. "Either way, dhey knew a Jot about you,’ he sid. “And I don't understand how. 1 called you a seven oloc thi morning, Twenty minutes liter we were examining the dead ean. In that shore space of time the murderer did several things. He found fut that you were investigating che erime and he Aiscoered where you were staying, He ako had enowgh time 29 contact Aguado and tll him to get to the scene” ‘ofthe cxime before us, But it takes longer than twenty minutes to get fiom Aguado's house co the ent of the town, Ie doesn’ make sens." "No, it doesnt, Bue one thing is obviows” ‘Whar’ tha” “The murderer heard our telephone convertion. Either atthe hotel, here - inthe consulate, Eliot looked serie. Who wa in the consulate when you called me Rymersked. "Only myself and Carmen Viguer, the lady who Found the body." "Are you sure abot that? “Roots: “What about when you called me a¢ the hotel? Who answered the phone? “A man. I don't know who st was. He connected the allo your room, “Lui sid yee angrily Who?” “Luis = the hotel reception, IF he ntened t0 our conversation half of Roses would know the detail within aout ten tinutes” Eliot Iughed. “I know the typ’ be said. “But even if he did hear my news, who could he tll at that time of ay? “The hotel staf, other guests = Fany of ther were up that eal, The hotel bar opent at sven o'clock, before any of che cis café, 20 quite a Tot of people go for a cofce there Dasha dhe murderer was amtong them. “tht hat sll doesn’t exphin how Aguado wa able to anvve a the sone x0 icky “No, wales.” Rymer thoughe fora moment. “magne ‘his sition. The murderer commits avery clever exime. He feck sare that no one will discover either de identiry of his victim, of how and why he died. This makes him {eel proud? Buc he feels something ese too ‘Whats eit? “Curiosity, He wanes to know what will happen when the body i found, Bt he dacin'e want ko return tothe scene ofthe crite. So he employs Agua to be his eves, He wants Aguado co be in the area when the body is found. He sso wanes him to acts anything unexpected bappens” "And something unexpected did happen. When I asked ‘you to investigate the crime. And ehen when you found the capsle”Exactly, Anyway, 1 imagine that the murderer had booked Aguado into the same hotel as nc, probably using 2 different name, And thea what happens i thi: showy er you phone me atthe hotel, dhe murderer Finds oat thar I will be investigating the death of the man with no shoes, He tells Agsnda to seit around the reception area tana 1 come dovsn, then floss me. A few mi 1 arive. Luisi not at reception. leave my Key on the desk and go to the consulate. Aguado takes the key and follows. He sees me find the caprale, He realises that the capsule is important, retarms t0 the hotel hefore I Ado and, using the ey, gets into my room, When 1 walk in he artacks me, takes the capsule and goes back to Vila Rese, where he lives.” ‘There wis 4 pause. ‘The omy mystery’ sid Eliot, is how did Aguado return che key 1 reception? Because it wax there when yous got hack tthe hotel” “L know,” sid Rymner. ‘But maybe I'l find an answer to the problem later. Ae the moment, les concentrate on Whar Aguado docs next. 1 think he call the murderer fiom Vila Rose and tell him aboue che capa. A shore time liter the murderer comes to collect it Before returning. the eaprae, Aguado asks for more money. Resul? He gos shoe” ‘And thi’ what you think happened?” "Yes. But is only an idea I could be wrong. And ie doce't expt the murder of the un “So what are you going to do ne “Ta hoping you would tell me, ‘on "Yes. Should [tll he police about Aguado's death? Or say sothing? tified man? 6 ioe thought fora moment, “Did anyone see you? don't think so” “Then i's beter to keep quiet about i. The pice will find out soon enough. Here." Eliot took an envelope fiom his jacket pocket and gave it to Romer, “These ate the photos you asked to have developed. What are you going to do with them? “Tl show them to the owners of the shops and bars around the centre. Someone might recognise the man's fee. “Are you going to alk wo Lu ot wok omclope fom his ake paket and are it 0 yner "heath ptr po ae to hae dele1 suppose so, But I don’ think bel ell me dhe tuth “Well ry anyway. And good luck” Raymer didn’ fel lacky. He give a weak smile and le the building “Tonight we leave for che capil. We will ill Rymer there” “The words were ike knife throug Katena’s heat. Why are you 40 sate dat ell go tothe capita” she asked, “Told you. Rymer isa clever man. He knows about that fool, Aguado, And very soon he'll find out how Ceeeny ied “Paul.” said Katina, She spoke sofly and tears came ceoher eyes Don't ery, Katrin" Co dy fingers couched the gi: face. ‘Say with me and you'll be allright. Leave, and youl be sory. But you wouldnt do that, wold you Katrina could’ answer. cuarren s The Clue in the Calle Alta By casly evening Rymer was bac atthe hotel. He west to the bor, ordered 3 drink and mt down a one ofthe table, He was in a bad mood, He had spe chee how ngiting im lea shops and bars with no rest. And the t's bus and tai divers hadnt helped, ether. No-one had recognised the dead man. And no one had seen fo heard anything smavsal on the night he died His converstion with Luis had been just as lzappointing. Lae sd he had seen no one looking like Aguado in che ote that morning. As Bir as he knew, 20 foe ofthat deseipsion was staying there. He ad heard shout the murder outside the commute fom one ofthe other employees, And then Ramer remembered something, Me. Steeles had sid: “wanted ¢0 atk Lois What was happening. But one ofthe other employees sid something to him and he went aay in a hry Te seemed that Lois wa eling ehe trth, And that was worying. Because if Luis had’ head the telephone convertion between Eliot and Ryne, who had? Just then the door opened and Me. Str eane into ‘he room. She was walking with diiculy “Come and join me,” Rymer sid, He fl in need of fiend. He stood up and helped her across the room, “Thank you, You're very kind My leps are noe as young a dey were” ‘But your eyes are, Rymer thought. Those eyes eeathy didnt miss very much, And then an ides occurred to him. Mes. Stebki had been up early that moming Periaps she ad seen something. He would ask her. Bot fit, 2 social queson, ‘Wha wold you like drink?” “A gin and tonic, please. Thank you. She st down, Rymer ordered two drinks. 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The only le pen wa ema, the ke Testood to the right of Las Pinay, its entrance = like the ‘Town Hall ~ bright with coloured lights. The I his eyes. He med away and thooghe al convepation with Mrs, Sebi He semembered what she had sid about the msn in the bar. He, too liked getting up eal. He was ceil around a the time Raymer wae atacked But Tow of people like geting up ey, Rymer told himselé The only suange thing about the man was his manner, And that wasn't enough 0 suspect him of rrr ‘Dut sere was something eb Mis Sire ha si, too. So but he wat finding increasingly dificult to concentrate He stopped thinking and begin to walk mething important. He gied to idea what t wa, [A few minates Inter, he wor sanding atthe top of the Cale Ais, The sect descended slighty and tamed oft the tight. He looked down the hill and ted ta imagine what had happened the previo nigh. Why wae the dead man lying outside che consulate? How had he got these? Why was he not wearing sty shoe? 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Not necesary, When the man was Found he had not been dead for more than «few hours “This meant he had probubly been satehing late night film, one that finshed around two, or even three am. AE ‘hae dine the street wo be very dak -ehe light is the Plaza Mayor were sseaed of shomly after midnight. Aud ven if aryone did notice a man lying in the consulate oorway they would probably think he was eping off the effects of too much alcohol, So was tht che answer? Did that exphin where the in had come from and why he had not best swearing aay shoe? Ie seemed the most ikelyexplination,akhough ‘here was sil the problem of the capsule to consider. A small deta, he told himself and went back to the hotel in a ft beter mood, Luis stood bebind the reception detk, drinking ofc. He sw Rymer approach and pat the eup down, sil ‘The ae sete slightly of randy “Good evening, sf.’ The fle white smile appeared 36 if by mage T think you have che key" That right, do.” Rymer tod for 3 moment Uh, do you want something es?” “Yesterday newspaper, if posible. Do you have ie Le relaxed, He reached under the desk. "No problem.” He give Rymer a lange newspaper. Rymer opened “The films were Inted in the mille pages, beneath the rusmes of dhe cinemas where they wre shows. Sealy Ryimer read out che names to hiswel Aone, Forde, Minor, Vitoria? Where was Boe Rial? He wee through the names again, more slowly this time. There wat no nite, The Ries wasn’ Hed Luis interapted his thoughts. “You are looking for something special. si?" Ze Lwanted to know what was on at the Rid ase tight. For some reson i's aoe listed ram sorry, sr, but that cinema is closed on Sundays “Closed? Are you sue? Yew sn Raymer fle a stab’ of dippointment. 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I's armles” Totaly That means the capsule had nothing to do with the roon’s death It doest't make sense. Why did Aguado 20 to 40 such trouble a steal "Who kaos. That's someing you could ink abo on the think Prather deep. Anyway, I must go. The ex's eyo gos We finaly here Rymerarived atthe station jus in sme. He bought 3 sicker fora sleeping compartment, numbered 188, and lyse win ran down the mn stirs, The tain was standing a che Blutorn?, The sleeping companenss were at the back. AA guard was sanding by an open door, looking at his watch, Ry slowed down and looked atthe windows GF the lst crage™ The Bind on most of them were own: dhe people inside were either seeping oF geting Sed. All excepe one, he noticed. He looked ready towards the middle ofthe eaeage. 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This would wake her diicule co work with, whichis why dhe murderer employed Agoado, Rymer file sory forthe gil. She had probably never fle more fightened infer hfe, That wae fot suring af the person she was with was mardere A murderer who, sf Rymer wa right about all this, wae ling only + Few metres away from where he st, He lay back and linened to the sound of the tain, racing though the night’ Were all these ides of his faneatic? Who know? There was only ane way ¢0 ‘out, He would check onthe people in compartment 1413 before they let the tsi. But not now ~ inthe morning All would be discovered in che morning Ryimer closed his eyes. Within seconds he was Gist ae. Charen 8 Waiting in the Capital ‘When Rymer woke Be knew something was wrong: The trsn wat moving and someone was calling through the {door of his comparment. Ie was the guard, ling him they had arcved, He looked at his watch, Te was ten past sight, He had oversee. He got up and threw cold water over his fice. 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He had bought a scket the previous day. He had aked fora seat near the font, the lst ane in he third row", From there, he would have 2 good view ofthe actors, Ak, ifthe play was boring. he ‘woul be able co leave withowt daring” anybody ee "As he walked into the theatre he was given a programme. He went eo his sat, opened the programme and a, to his diseppoinement, that Tring wonld not be appearing until afer the inveral, at around 10 flock, Hefore tht dine » group of msicins wold be performing ‘radiona” songs. He decided to escape while ‘here was wl time, He left his seat and went © the bar He would return daring de itera. “The bar wat oa the Bint oor. On his way up the sass 4 voice announced dae the performance was about ¢0 begin. Soon, people were burying past him, on heir ‘way dovn. He stepped aide and watched thee go. What ‘was he expecting? To ee the roid gil again? The honest ase was "no!, Maybe he wat wrong about et ‘She was probubly just lonely rout having problems ‘with her bovéiend, By now they had probably caughe 2 plane hack coher own country ‘The bar was empty. He sat down ina comer and began to read the programme in more detail. There was information about both Triaygle and the ply they were performing. Originally European, the group now lived tnd worked in South America. A HI-Dresd Mon was, ‘written by Paul Czerny, one oF the members of che group, There were only wo characes inthe pay, 2 man falled Leonando, and a woman, Katrin, Leonardo. = normally played by Czerny ~ was tonight played by Miguel Suares, and Katrina hy ... here Mus be, no other name wt given ‘There was no information abost sho the director was. [Newer mind, He would find out soon enough ‘The interalarived. As the hae began t0 il, Rymee went back to hit seat in the theatre, He waited. At five to ten people started coming back in, By een flock everyone ha taken their eats A sll orchestea played romantic tune, This was followed by complete lence a¢ everyone looked toward the Font ofthe theatre “The curtains lied ‘One perion stood alone in the ceatee of the stage’ It swab the gil with re hai ~ Katrina. So, Ryser had been right afer all, He tried not to chink about what this scant and to concentrate on the play. Both actors were good and he saon became iavolved in the sory 1 toes place in Pengay, i 1935, a0 the ond ofthe wor wit Bolivia, Lonards, yom afer, runs home afr the Rihtng. 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He probably bal el fut into the rect and went to st on the seps of he consulate. A while later, he was dead. A clever murder ‘And who Was guiky? Katrin? - the person who had tgiven him the wine? He did't think so. Ie wat more Tikely to be the person who, before the whearal, had opened the bocle of wine. And who was tha? It could poly be one person: the third member of the group, ehe fone whove Fooseps he had heard doing the performatice the director ‘There wis applamte in the distance ~ the play had Ginished. Rymer returned eo the theate. When everyone hd lef he jumped on the stage and went behind the curtains, A young boy was taking Furniture away. ymer ‘aid he was at English heste agent and asked Pt would bee possible to speak tothe director of Triangle. The boy asked him to sit and disppeated dough a doorway at the back ofthe stags ive mines Iter became back carrying 3 ote. Ie wan shor and palit: 9 am busy sight was bat 9 wil be haphy to ee go to the main ceasing ane at cusloe oe. Tha ga 9, Maske Rymer put dhe note in hie pocket, Noskov? The mame didn’ mean anything to him. He looked at bis wate, it was twenty to twelve. Twenty minutes co wait. Ke wos to late t0 go back to the bar wo he helped the young bboy to clear away the rest ofthe faritare. When they had finished the boy thanked him and left. Rymer was about to check his watch again when 3 sedden movement “aught his attention. He loaked over toward the doorway at the bick af dhe sage. A man’ face looked back at him, then disappeared. He hud only seen the fce for + moment: yet in the buck of hie mind Rymer knew that he ad seen i before. ot he had no time to remember where, oF when. From somewhere in the diance he heard the sound ofa clock 1 we might “The theatre was empty a6 RRymer walked behind stage He entered an enormous room fill of fe wall and strange machises. At i far cnd a red sign identified the ‘nor leading tothe dressing rooms. He pushed open the ‘oot. 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He ‘watched as Katrina lid 4 hand on che table and begat ‘ming something atthe sde of che muchine, Slowly, the voice went higher. “T hype yon hae aprecoed mp sme of four, Me: Rye His blood tured cold, Now he knew what was strange Ie wast the voice oF a an at all ur a woman. A woman he knew well The ape was tamed off and someone stnding behind hse ssid, “Put your hands on yout head, Mr. Rymer. And tir around.” He tue to fice the owner ofthe voice Te was Mr, Stel How easly she had decsived him, OF coune het profession hlpeds any actor experienced in. wing theatrical make-up" is capable of appearing a lot older than they relly ate. Bur she hadn't been able eo hide everthing, for aldhough she appeared younger, she looked just ushealthy and the ewo hands holding the zon shook badly ‘So, we meet again, Mr. Rymer. My mame, as you now by now, Hs Noshov, not Sees, but the Ime is the sume’ She pushed the gun towards hi. ‘Now, there fs. csi co your lo Please sit down, slowly. 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EAC POO] 2 PIP EULRES, 3.uPP 1, oye ay fuo2 ea I NOK PD AN, oj ao 1 Ypres 3 spar So wou und agp ypey oF ui 19} OUD seSHE9 “pI 18 yuu ays “sawsue ay1 uF posfoaut stag 348"T knew that iF che police found out they wouldnt believe it war an accident, They would aes Kaeina fr murder. She wold spend the rest of her life in prison. 1 ould le tha happen” “So is that why you ctployed Aguado? To stop anyone finding out what happened?” “No. I dia't want to employ Aguado. Bot you se, wwe weren't the fint to discover Ceery’s body. There teas a-man sending over him when we asved. It wos ‘Aguado. Katina wis so wpe when she found out that Geemy wat dead that she told Aguado what had Ihappened. He saw his chance to make money. He spoke tome alone an sid that he would help me to cover wp the accident if paid ir. IF dia’, be would tel the police, OF course Thad eo agree” “And he stayed with you that nigh?” “He dich’ east us. He thought we would leave the city, So he inied on staying. in our hotel room, room 203, dhe one next t0 yours. Katrina was feeling very ba 0 Ud #9 give hor somebing to help her sleep. But 1 ‘vas unable to seep myc Thad to st wp bal the night Tieening. co Aguado ‘cling me how clever he wat Evenly, I went tothe batloom just get avay from hin. When I was alone 1 began to feel more and more cutious about what would happen whea Czemy’s body twas dicoversl I looked at my watch. Ie was almost seven o'clock, [thought of going down to reception. I the best place tbe you want co find ont the test pews ~ Las nally the fist person to know if anything tal happens. But 1 didn't want 9 be zecognised. So Tecided to make myself look older. While E was poring fn the suke-up, [heard a phone ring - the bed in your oon tus he jos the other side of the bathroom wall. Freand the word ‘mand’, put my ears to the wall and heard you speaking with your fiend from dhe consulate Te was enough. I wene hick into the bedroom and sent ‘Aguado to check on the stution, The rest you know “Aboot the capsls, yet. Bue you took a lt of eouble ‘over nothing. Pm noe at clever a you seem to think. Ie ‘wasnt une Taw the phy that I realised hat che contents fof the capsule sre used in dential make-up. Wh Isl on’ now is how Aguada was able to get Sato my “He went down the salts without being seen and swsted in the bar. You came down and lef your key on the reception deck - Laie was in the reaurant at the time, helping hinself to coffee. Aguado took the key and followed you. He hit in Calle Als and sw you find the capsule. He chen phoned the hotel and eo me what had happened, I tld him thatthe capscle was an imporant clue, it would give you a connection between the dead 2 and the theate group. So Aguado decided ro get capaule back. He didn't think this would be too Aico, He sill had your hey. 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