Chapters (109)
- Part One
- ONE
- One day earlier
- TWO
- THREE
- FOUR
- FIVE
- SIX
- SEVEN
- EIGHT
- NINE
- TEN
- ELEVEN
- TWELVE
- THIRTEEN
- FOURTEEN
- FIFTEEN
- SIXTEEN
- SEVENTEEN
- EIGHTEEN
- NINETEEN
- TWENTY
- TWENTY-ONE
- TWENTY-TWO
- PART TWO
- TWENTY-THREE
- TWENTY-FOUR
- TWENTY-FIVE
- TWENTY-SIX
- TWENTY-SEVEN
- TWENTY-EIGHT
- TWENTY-NINE
- THIRTY
- THIRTY-ONE
- THIRTY-TWO
- THIRTY-THREE
- THIRTY-FOUR
- THIRTY-FIVE
- THIRTY-SIX
- THIRTY-SEVEN
- THIRTY-EIGHT
- THIRTY-NINE
- FORTY
- FORTY-ONE
- FORTY-TWO
- FORTY-THREE
- FORTY-FOUR
- FORTY-FIVE
- FORTY-SIX
- FORTY-SEVEN
- FORTY-EIGHT
- FORTY-NINE
- FIFTY
- FIFTY-ONE
- FIFTY-TWO
- FIFTY-THREE
- FIFTY-FOUR
- FIFTY-FIVE
- FIFTY-SIX
- FIFTY-SEVEN
- FIFTY-EIGHT
- FIFTY-NINE
- SIXTY
- SIXTY-ONE
- SIXTY-TWO
- SIXTY-THREE
- SIXTY-FOUR
- SIXTY-FIVE
- SIXTY-SIX
- SIXTY-SEVEN
- SIXTY-EIGHT
- SIXTY-NINE
- SEVENTY
- SEVENTY-ONE
- SEVENTY-TWO
- SEVENTY-THREE
- SEVENTY-FOUR
- SEVENTY-FIVE
- SEVENTY-SIX
- SEVENTY-SEVEN
- SEVENTY-EIGHT
- SEVENTY-NINE
- EIGHTY
- EIGHTY-ONE
- EIGHTY-TWO
- EIGHTY-THREE
- EIGHTY-FOUR
- EIGHTY-FIVE
- EIGHTY-SIX
- EIGHTY-SEVEN
- EIGHTY-EIGHT
- EIGHTY-NINE
- NINETY
- NINETY-ONE
- NINETY-TWO
- NINETY-THREE
- NINETY-FOUR
- NINETY-FIVE
- NINETY-SIX
- NINETY-SEVEN
- NINETY-EIGHT
- NINETY-NINE
- GLOSSARY
- Acknowledgments
- Continue reading
- Part One
- ONE
- TWO
- THREE
Back in his office, Andoh got on his phone and called the IGP. “Good morning, sir. Yes, sir, thank you, sir. I wanted to keep you updated regarding the sakawa investigation. No, sir, not exactly a new development, but it seems the lady investigator from the Sowah Detective Agency is continuing the inquiries. Yes, Emma Djan. As far as I was aware, sir, her boss informed DCOP Laryea that they would relinquish the investigation to us. Yes, sir. So, I’m not sure if Sowah was telling us a lie, or has changed his mind, or whether the girl is doing this on her own accord . . . Okay, sir. Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. I’ll take care of it.”
EIGHTY-ONE
EIGHTY-ONE
On the way to work Friday, Emma called Bruno to find out what had transpired during the Godfather meeting. She could barely wait to hear. He didn’t answer initially but returned the call soon after Emma had gotten down at her tro-tro stop.
“Yes, we met with him,” Bruno told her, “and I think I got a good video, but his face wasn’t familiar to me, so I can’t tell you who he is.”
“And Nii doesn’t know either?” Emma asked.
“Nii always calls him ‘Godfather,’ nothing else. But Sana will recognize who the man is as soon as I show him the video this morning.”
“Okay, then call me later.”
No sooner had Emma arrived at her workstation, Beverly called out to her from her desk.
“Someone on line two for you, Emma. I asked who’s calling but he doesn’t want to say.”
“Thanks.” She pressed the line two blinking button. “Emma Djan speaking.”
The voice from the other end sounded as if it were emerging from a tin can. Emma couldn’t say whether it was male or female. It said, “Stop looking into Mr. Tilson, stop looking into sakawa unless you want to die.”
“Hello?”
The line cut. Emma felt a wave of icy heat pass through her. She put the receiver down. So, it’s come to this, she thought. Threats to her life.
Bruno delivered the watch to Sana, who was preparing to move to a new location with his team. Everyone was jumpy after the assassination attempt. For a while, Sana would be moving around more frequently.
Bruno gave an account of the visit with Godfather chapter and verse.
“Thank you, my brother,” Sana said. “You’ve done well. Beautiful job. We are packing up now to go to our new location near Achimota Forest. When we’re there and have set everything up, probably by tomorrow morning, I’ll call you and give you directions. By that time, I will have downloaded your video along with some of the clips from the other investigators. The project is coming together nicely.”
“Yes please. Thank you, Sana.”