Chapter 52“Azhar? This is Khumar. Madame Kartz has been attacked in her room. The man has escaped down the back stairs. She needs assistance right now. Get the doctor and Maître Sangor.”
“That’s a roger. We’ll be right there.”
Azhar first alerted the police guards on the grounds to be on the lookout for a man trying to escape arrest. Next, he called the desk, telling them that he needed a doctor immediately to the sixth floor and then ran up to Hassan’s room. He banged so hard on the door that he probably woke the entire neighbourhood—but that was none of his concern now. He waited a couple of minutes before banging on it again.
“Yes, what is it?” Hassan said from behind the door, his voice groaning with sleep.
“Maître Sangor, please open the door.”
“Yes, what is it? Hassan repeated a
