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Are You Afraid Of The Dark :: Sheldon Sidney
Страница: 171 из 173"Mark, I love you so much. Thank you." They drank their toasts.
Kelly smiled and said, "That felt good. Well, what's next?" "I'm going to the FBI in Washington and tell them what I know." Kelly corrected her. "We're going to Washington and tell them what we know." Diane nodded. "Right." She said thoughtfully, "I think we did a good job. Our husbands would be proud of us." "Yeah," Kelly said. "We've solved this. And look at the odds against us. You know what we should do now?" "What?" "Start our own detective agency." Diane laughed. "You're kidding." Kelly gave her a long, slow smile. "Am I?"
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AFTER DINNER, THEY watched television, and every channel was carrying the story of Tanner Kingsley's death. As Kelly watched, she said thoughtfully, "You know, when you cut off a snake's head, the rest of the snake dies." "What does that mean?" "Let's find out." Kelly walked over to the telephone. "I want to place a call to Paris." Five minutes later, she heard the voice of Nicole Paradis. "Kelly! Kelly! Kelly!
I'm so glad you called." Kelly's heart sank. She knew what she was going to hear next. They had killed Angel.
"I didn't know how to reach you."
"You've heard the news?" "The whole world has heard the news. Jerome Malo and Alphonse Girouard packed their things and left in a hurry." "And Philippe and his family?" "They are returning tomorrow." "That's wonderful." Kelly was afraid to ask the next question. "And Angel-?" "I have Angel in my apartment. They were planning to use her as bait in case you wouldn't cooperate." Kelly felt a sudden glow. "Oh, that's wonderful!" "What would you like me to do with her?" "Put her on the next Air France flight to New York. Let me know when she'll arrive and I'll pick her up at the airport. You can call me here at the Waldorf Towers." "I'll take care of it." "Thank you." Kelly replaced the receiver.
Diane had been listening. "Angel is all right?" "Yes." "Oh, that's great!" "Isn't it? I'm thrilled. By the way, what are you going to do with your half of the money?" Diane looked at her. "What?" "KIG put up a five-million-dollar reward. I think it's coming to us." "But Kingsley's dead." "I know, but KIG isn't." They laughed.
Kelly asked, "What's your plan after we go to Washington? Are you going to start painting again?" Diane was thoughtful for a moment. "No." Kelly was watching her. "Really?" "Well, there is a painting that I want to do. It's a picnic scene in Central Park." Her voice broke.
"Two lovers having a picnic in the rain. Then… we'll see.
Kelly smiled and said, "That felt good. Well, what's next?" "I'm going to the FBI in Washington and tell them what I know." Kelly corrected her. "We're going to Washington and tell them what we know." Diane nodded. "Right." She said thoughtfully, "I think we did a good job. Our husbands would be proud of us." "Yeah," Kelly said. "We've solved this. And look at the odds against us. You know what we should do now?" "What?" "Start our own detective agency." Diane laughed. "You're kidding." Kelly gave her a long, slow smile. "Am I?"
* * *
AFTER DINNER, THEY watched television, and every channel was carrying the story of Tanner Kingsley's death. As Kelly watched, she said thoughtfully, "You know, when you cut off a snake's head, the rest of the snake dies." "What does that mean?" "Let's find out." Kelly walked over to the telephone. "I want to place a call to Paris." Five minutes later, she heard the voice of Nicole Paradis. "Kelly! Kelly! Kelly!
I'm so glad you called." Kelly's heart sank. She knew what she was going to hear next. They had killed Angel.
"I didn't know how to reach you."
"You've heard the news?" "The whole world has heard the news. Jerome Malo and Alphonse Girouard packed their things and left in a hurry." "And Philippe and his family?" "They are returning tomorrow." "That's wonderful." Kelly was afraid to ask the next question. "And Angel-?" "I have Angel in my apartment. They were planning to use her as bait in case you wouldn't cooperate." Kelly felt a sudden glow. "Oh, that's wonderful!" "What would you like me to do with her?" "Put her on the next Air France flight to New York. Let me know when she'll arrive and I'll pick her up at the airport. You can call me here at the Waldorf Towers." "I'll take care of it." "Thank you." Kelly replaced the receiver.
Diane had been listening. "Angel is all right?" "Yes." "Oh, that's great!" "Isn't it? I'm thrilled. By the way, what are you going to do with your half of the money?" Diane looked at her. "What?" "KIG put up a five-million-dollar reward. I think it's coming to us." "But Kingsley's dead." "I know, but KIG isn't." They laughed.
Kelly asked, "What's your plan after we go to Washington? Are you going to start painting again?" Diane was thoughtful for a moment. "No." Kelly was watching her. "Really?" "Well, there is a painting that I want to do. It's a picnic scene in Central Park." Her voice broke.
"Two lovers having a picnic in the rain. Then… we'll see.