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Chapters (54)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Epigraph
  4. PROLOGUE
  5. PART ONE
  6. ONE
  7. TWO
  8. THREE
  9. FOUR
  10. DEADLY SAS RAID IN AFGHANISTAN UNDER SCRUTINY
  11. FIVE
  12. SIX
  13. SEVEN
  14. EIGHT
  15. NINE
  16. TEN
  17. ELEVEN
  18. TWELVE
  19. THIRTEEN
  20. FOURTEEN
  21. FIFTEEN
  22. SIXTEEN
  23. SEVENTEEN
  24. EIGHTEEN
  25. NINETEEN
  26. TWENTY
  27. PART TWO
  28. TWENTY-ONE
  29. TWENTY-TWO
  30. TWENTY-THREE
  31. TWENTY-FOUR
  32. TWENTY-FIVE
  33. TWENTY-SIX
  34. TWENTY-SEVEN
  35. TWENTY-EIGHT
  36. TWENTY-NINE
  37. DANIEL MOORE: ‘A SINGLE BLOKE, HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, A BIT OF A DUNCE BUT WITH A GOOD HEART,’ BEST FRIEND SAYS.
  38. THIRTY
  39. THIRTY-ONE
  40. THIRTY-TWO
  41. THIRTY-THREE
  42. THIRTY-FOUR
  43. THIRTY-FIVE
  44. BREAKING: POLICE CONFIRM DANIEL MOORE ACTED ALONE
  45. THIRTY-SIX
  46. THIRTY-SEVEN
  47. THIRTY-EIGHT
  48. THIRTY-NINE
  49. SECOND ARREST MADE IN WESTAY HIDDEN CAMERAS CASE
  50. EPILOGUE
  51. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  52. Discover More
  53. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  54. Also by J. P. Pomare

‘It was time for a change, wasn’t feeling the chemistry anymore.’

Chemistry is an odd choice of word. A spike of anger. ‘I wonder what would happen if I contacted the ambulance service and mentioned my suspicions? I could have taken that approach, but I chose to speak with you directly. You know I can still mention it to them.’

A long pause, I can hear that deep nasally breath. Finally he speaks. ‘I wouldn’t do that if I were you.’

‘Yeah, and why is that?’

‘I saw you on the news, Lina. You had a rough time down there at the lake, didn’t you? Shot that poor kid right in the guts.’

I freeze, my mouth is open and no sound comes out. My mind jags on something. Scotty. He’s been close to me. He could access my emails. He knows so much about me and knew I had listed the lake house on WeStay. And there was something he said, you are not so squeaky clean. What could he have meant by that?

He speaks again. ‘What if I told you that things could get a lot worse for you? What then?’

‘What are you saying, Scotty?’

‘Be careful, Lina. I know you’ve got secrets.’

The line cuts out. Some time passes before I move the phone from my ear. It’s him. I scan the edge of our property as if he’s out there watching me from our tiny backyard, or the street.

The moment Cain gets in, I run to him. ‘It’s Scotty,’ I say. ‘It has to be. He threatened me. He said things are going to get worse.’

‘Slow down,’ he says, dumping the bags of groceries on the bench. ‘What do you mean?’

‘I had a feeling, an intuition, so I dialled his number.’

‘You think he somehow orchestrated all this? He’s the second man?’

‘It’s possible, right? I’m going to call Rata.’

‘Alright, maybe get them to check him out. I’m not convinced but what’s the worst that could happen?’

‘I’ll call now.’

Rata answers after two rings. ‘Lina.’

‘Hi,’ I say. ‘I think I know who might be involved in all of this.’

‘Who?’

‘Scotty Pearson, a colleague. I don’t know why but I have this feeling and he threatened me. Can you check him out?’ What if he knows about me and Daniel? What if he contacts Cain in retaliation?

‘Scotty Pearson? Address? Date of birth?’

‘He works for the ambulance service. Early forties.’

‘That’ll be enough. I’ll take a look.’

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