The Power of One (2015)
“I didn’t know where else to go. We just drove here.’ It had taken a while to coax from the de Freitas’s exactly what had terrified them so much and longer spent trying to convince them that they should call the police; Mac in particular.
‘We can’t.’ Edward was as adamant as his wife. ‘Rina, one of the last things Paul said was that he no longer knew who to trust. That even the authorities were unreliable. He said he was worried, that he felt he was in danger and he was right, wasn’t he?’ ‘Did h...e say why he felt so threatened?’ Edward shook his head. ‘He’d taken on some outside work, some special project, that’s all I know. It was something he did from time to time, development work for other companies. It increased our turnover and more important, added to our reputation.’ ‘But always before, he’d told us what he was doing,’ Lydia objected. ‘Rina, I’m so scared. Before Paul died we were getting these phone calls, threatening calls, saying Paul was going to die if he didn’t deliver.MoreLess
‘We can’t.’ Edward was as adamant as his wife. ‘Rina, one of the last things Paul said was that he no longer knew who to trust. That even the authorities were unreliable. He said he was worried, that he felt he was in danger and he was right, wasn’t he?’ ‘Did h...e say why he felt so threatened?’ Edward shook his head. ‘He’d taken on some outside work, some special project, that’s all I know. It was something he did from time to time, development work for other companies. It increased our turnover and more important, added to our reputation.’ ‘But always before, he’d told us what he was doing,’ Lydia objected. ‘Rina, I’m so scared. Before Paul died we were getting these phone calls, threatening calls, saying Paul was going to die if he didn’t deliver.MoreLess
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