A Stranger Death (Ch 18)
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Chapter 18
It was 2-o'clock in the morning before Spikes and his colleague finally returned home. When he unlocked the basement door, the first thing he saw was that the pair were no longer handcuffed. "So you got free then, not that it did you any good," he sneered.
With Spikes in front of them and his colleague behind them, they all returned to the study.
"Right," said Spikes. "We can do this the hard way or the easy way. The hard way is that my friend here uses his powers of persuasion on your girlfriend, which could get very painful until she tells us where the diamonds are. Or we can take the easy route, and you can tell us here and now where they are without any persuasion being needed. Which is it to be?"
"Sarah doesn't know where the diamonds are," replied Darren. "I'll take you to where they are hidden, but not until you let Sarah go first."
"Why can't you just tell us where they are? I give you my word that once I get them back you will both be set free."
The place where I've hidden them is too complicated to describe to you, so I'll need to go with you."
Spikes considered this for a moment. "Are the diamonds hidden locally?"
"About fifteen minutes' drive away."
"OK. I must confess that I don't like causing pain unless it is necessary. If we release Sarah, we can be at the hiding place, retrieve the diamonds and long gone before she can warn anyone. I've got valid documentation to cover all my activities, so it is of no consequence if the police come calling after we return here."
Turning to his colleague he said, "Search her pockets. I want to make sure that she hasn't got a mobile phone on her." The search didn't reveal any mobile phone, but they did find the keys to Darren's car.
"You won't be needing them. This will only work if you are on foot. Totnes is at least 45 minutes away for someone who is walking, and we'll have concluded our business by the time you get there."
So saying, Darren got in their car with the two men. Spikes drove while his colleague sat in the back with Darren. Just before they drove away, they released Sarah.
"Totnes is that way," Spikes laughed, pointing down the road. "Happy walking!"
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