Are You Afraid Of The Dark   ::   Sheldon Sidney

"Shall we go now, madame? We have a little surprisefor you in your apartment." I'll bet you have. Kelly's mind was racing. "Yes, just one minute," Kelly said.

"There's something

I forgot to pick up." Before Girouard could say anything, Kelly was outside, hurrying down the street.

Jerome Malo and Alphonse Girouard stood on the sidewalk, looking after her.

Caught off guard, it was too late to stop her. They watched her get into a taxi.

My God! What have they done with Philippe and his family, and with Angel? Kelly wondered.

"Where to, mademoiselle?" "Just drive!" Tonight I'm going to find out what's behind all this, Kelly thought.

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IN HIS APARTMENT, Sam Meadows was finishing a phone conversation. "Yes, I understand how important it is. It will be taken care of… I'm expecting her in a few minutes for dinner…

Yes…I've already arranged for someone to dispose of her body… Thank you. That's very generous of you, Mr. Kingsley." As Sam Meadows replaced the receiver, he looked at his watch.

His dinner guest was due to arrive any minute.



CHAPTER 36

WHEN DIANE ARRIVED in Berlin at the Tempelhof airport, there was a fifteen-minute waiting line for a taxi. Finally, it was Diane's turn.

The driver smiled. "Wohin."

"Do you speak English?"

"Of course, fraulein."

"Kempinski Hotel, please."

"Ja wohl."

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TWENTY-FIVE MINUTES LATER, Diane was checking into the hotel. "I would like to hire a car and driver." "Certainly, frдulein." He looked down. "Your baggage?" "It's coming."

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WHEN THE CAR arrived, the driver asked, "Where do you wish to go, frдulein?" She needed time to think. "Just drive around for a while, please." "Gut. There is much to see in Berlin."

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BERLIN WAS A surprise to Diane. She knew that it had been bombed almost out of existence in World War II, but what she saw now was a bustling city with attractive, modern buildings and a brisk air of success.

The street names seemed so odd to her: Windscheidstrasse, Regensburgerstrasse, Lьtzowufer…

As they drove, the driver explained the history of the parks and buildings, but Diane was not listening.

She had to speak to the people where Frau Verbrugge had worked and find out what they knew. According to the Internet, Franz Verbrugge's wife had been murdered and Franz had disappeared.

Diane leaned forward and said to the driver, "Do you know where a computer cafe is?" "Certainly, fraulein.