Reuben went into the study and retrieved his folder of personal documents. Although he’d gone through his effects and thrown out everything pertaining to his old life, it was possible he still had Curly Hansen’s number somewhere. It had been a while since Reuben had last spoken to him. Six years ago, Curly had set up his and Derek’s computer system for the business, to ensure their financial transactions couldn’t be tracked. In the end though, the police cracked it but only because Reuben and Derek confessed all in return for the prospect of a lighter sentence.
A couple of years later, Reuben heard on the grapevine that Curly had married a rich old Chinese woman. It hadn’t surprised him as Curly was a notorious gold-digger, but the price he had to pay was making love to an old woman. Reub
