Vienna Prelude
“She had not slept since Leah and Shimon had left two hours before. She had simply sat in the gloom and replayed the events of the last week over and over again in her mind. Now her personal problems seemed insignificant. Maybe Murphy was right about Vienna and his warning about Austria’s future, after all. She reached for the phone, hoping that it would be Murphy on the other end of the line; then she would tell him— “Hello, Murphy?” she asked eagerly, surprised that his name had come so easily... to her lips.
“Not Murphy,” a man’s voice replied haltingly, as if his teeth were clenched in pain.
At first Elisa did not recognize the voice. Then she gasped, “Where are you?”
“Don’t . . . ,” Rudy groaned. “Don’t say . . . anything. . . . Come. Please hurry.” He gave an address in the Seventh District, the area of Vienna filled with brothels and cheap cabarets.
“Are you all right?”
“Just . . . ” The voice faltered. His breathing was labored. “Hurry.” He hung up, leaving her stunned and frightened on the other end of the receiver.MoreLess
“Not Murphy,” a man’s voice replied haltingly, as if his teeth were clenched in pain.
At first Elisa did not recognize the voice. Then she gasped, “Where are you?”
“Don’t . . . ,” Rudy groaned. “Don’t say . . . anything. . . . Come. Please hurry.” He gave an address in the Seventh District, the area of Vienna filled with brothels and cheap cabarets.
“Are you all right?”
“Just . . . ” The voice faltered. His breathing was labored. “Hurry.” He hung up, leaving her stunned and frightened on the other end of the receiver.MoreLess
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