Pay OffTracy was becoming nervous. She hadn't heard from the man for nearly three days. After receiving her last payment she'd left the house only for a brief time to visit the local supermarket where she'd bought sufficient provisions to last her until the middle of the following week. He'd always been explicit in telling her to expose herself to as little public scrutiny as possible. He'd been good about getting rid of Sam Gabriel for her. That was essential to ensure that no-one knew she was in town of course, but he'd been absolutely furious when she'd asked to use part of his precious supply of aconite to dispose of Patel. She'd actually thought that he might kill her himself for having added another victim to the list. She'd explained however that Patel had assaulted her years earlie
