Hand for a Hand
“He removed it from its burgundy gift box and confirmed it was almost half-full. Perfect.He picked up a tumbler and walked along the hall to Jack’s bedroom, the bottle of Longrow in hand. As he passed the bathroom he heard the rattle of glass and the sound of running water.“Goodnight,” he called out.Nance did not reply.In Jack’s bedroom, he poured himself a large one and powered up Maureen’s laptop. He double-clicked My Documents, and a screen flashed up with a list of Folder icons entitled Nove...ls, Letters, Research, Databases, and the last one, Spreadsheets. The toilet flushed, and the bathroom door opened and closed with a quiet double click. A shadow drifted by the gap at the bottom of the door like a spectral image, then vanished as the hall light was switched off. He clicked his bedside lamp off and took a sip of whisky, feeling its fiery warmth work through his system. The only light in the room came from the laptop’s screen. He took another sip then clicked on Letters.The screen flashed up a fresh page that contained a list of files with names such as royalbank—12-01-03, dkerr—29-09-02.MoreLess
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