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  1. Cover
  2. ALSO BY J.S. MONROE
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Epigraph
  7. Contents
  8. One week earlier
  9. 1
  10. Friday
  11. 2
  12. Saturday
  13. 3
  14. 4
  15. 5
  16. 6
  17. 7
  18. 8
  19. 9
  20. 10
  21. 11
  22. 12
  23. 13
  24. 14
  25. 15
  26. 16
  27. 17
  28. 18
  29. 19
  30. 20
  31. 21
  32. Sunday
  33. 22
  34. 23
  35. 24
  36. 25
  37. 26
  38. 27
  39. 28
  40. 29
  41. 30
  42. 31
  43. 32
  44. 33
  45. 34
  46. 35
  47. 36
  48. 37
  49. 38
  50. 39
  51. 40
  52. 41
  53. 42
  54. 43
  55. 44
  56. 45
  57. 46
  58. 47
  59. 48
  60. 49
  61. Monday
  62. 50
  63. 51
  64. 52
  65. 53
  66. 54
  67. 55
  68. 56
  69. 57
  70. 58
  71. 59
  72. 60
  73. 61
  74. 62
  75. 63
  76. 64
  77. 65
  78. 66
  79. 67
  80. 68
  81. 69
  82. 70
  83. 71
  84. 72
  85. 73
  86. 74
  87. 75
  88. 76
  89. 77
  90. Tuesday
  91. 78
  92. 79
  93. 80
  94. 81
  95. 82
  96. 83
  97. 84
  98. 85
  99. 86
  100. 87
  101. 88
  102. 89
  103. 90
  104. 91
  105. 92
  106. 93
  107. 94
  108. 95
  109. 96
  110. 97
  111. 98
  112. 99
  113. 100
  114. 101
  115. 102
  116. 103
  117. 104
  118. 105
  119. 106
  120. 107
  121. 108
  122. 109
  123. 110
  124. 111
  125. One week later
  126. 112
  127. 113
  128. 114
  129. 115
  130. One month later
  131. 116
  132. Acknowledgements
  133. About the author
  134. An Invitation from the Publisher

Jake looks at Bex, who shakes her head with resignation. Behind her, at the far end of the station, an LED installation by Tracey Emin lights up one wall with its message to Europe: ‘I want my time with you.’ Kate’s a big fan of Emin. Of Europe too. He closes his eyes, fighting back the tears. They both know the police should be doing more for Kate. Jake is doing all he can, helped by Bex. She’s paid for his train ticket, put some data on his phone and withdrawn some cash for him, but she isn’t coming herself. Her passport is back in her house in Wiltshire. Jake has been carrying his around for the past three days, ever since he rescued it from the boat.

‘Talk to Dr Varma if you want evidence,’ Jake says. ‘He was terrified when we spoke to him. I had to… persuade him to tell us where Kate was going.’ He is not proud of having lost it with him in the street.

‘And you need to tell us everything you know about Gilmour Martin,’ Hart continues. ‘How you knew Rob’s doppelgänger in Thailand was called Gil.’

‘Have you found him then?’ Jake asks. According to Hart, Gilmour arrived in the UK on a false passport six months ago.

‘Not yet, but the traffic officer who stopped Kate appears to have spoken to him on the phone. That’s where Kate’s heading – to see Gilmour in Brittany.’

‘Jesus, you need to stop her.’ Jake is panicking now. ‘Gilmour told Rob in Thailand that he was going to destroy him, his life. That’s what Rob’s been so worried about, why he confided in Kate about his fear of doppelgängers. Seems like he’s coming for her too.’

‘We’ll do everything we can,’ Hart says. ‘An all-ports marker is already in place with UK Border Force. We’ll try to delay her departure until we’ve questioned her. And we’ll ask the French authorities in Brest to visit Rob’s house. But if Kate’s happy to be there, our hands are tied. Until we can prove what’s going on.’

‘She’s not happy, believe me,’ Jake says. ‘You need to talk to Dr Varma.’

92

Kate

It doesn’t take long for Kate to realise they’re not going to France via the Tunnel. Continuing to use the map to avoid static ANPR cameras, Putin heads west along the south bank of the Thames. After a circuitous route through Vauxhall, they drive on past the new American Embassy and cut down to the river in Battersea, where they pull up at the London Heliport.