“You were right to tell me to go after the woman,” Chiswick said when Bohdan picked up the phone later that night. “I just spent an interesting few hours with Jane MacGuire’s agent, Felicia Dillard, at her apartment in London. I couldn’t get in touch with MacGuire herself.” His voice was filled with satisfaction. “But it didn’t really make a difference because I got what you wanted. Seth Caleb goes to all MacGuire’s exhibits, and Dillard is sure that they’re lovers. At the moment she’s a guest at the estate of John Angus MacDuff, the Earl of MacDuff’s Run. That was the friend of Caleb’s who called him when he thought MacGuire was in trouble a couple years ago. So he might still be watching out for her.” He added softly, “Or Caleb could possibly be there, too, and we might be able to gather both of them in.”

“Or MacGuire could be MacDuff’s mistress and Caleb might not give a damn about her any longer,” Bohdan said sarcastically. “He probably got bored with her and gave her to MacDuff. Two years can be a lifetime. She might not be any use to us at all.”

“That’s not what her agent said,” Chiswick replied. “I spent a long time questioning Felicia Dillard and she swore that Caleb was still MacGuire’s lover.” He chuckled. “I even used some of your special techniques to make certain she was telling the truth. I knew you’d be skeptical. I guarantee that she wouldn’t have lied after what I put the bitch through.”

“You’re an amateur. You should have left her for me.”

“You were in a hurry. You’ll have MacGuire soon enough. I didn’t want to bother keeping Dillard alive when there was no reason. I got the information and then took her for a ride on a yacht I rented to go up to bonnie Scotland and scout out MacDuff’s Run. Unfortunately, if MacGuire survives, she’ll have to get another agent.”

“She won’t survive.”

“I didn’t think so. That’s why I didn’t want to have to deal with Felicia. I’m on my way to check out MacDuff’s Run, and exactly who is guarding it. If Caleb had anything to do with it, I imagine it’s been upgraded by now. He probably pulled in MI6. I did a little initial probing and got info about the general setup of the estate. The number of people occupying the castle and the village. It depends on how many additional guards are there, if we’re going to get lucky with Caleb as well as Jane MacGuire.” He paused. “I believe we have a chance to reel them in. I know there’s no way you want anyone to touch Caleb but you. But we both know how lethal he can be. If I get a chance, can I take him down?”