As he sank into a deeper condition of abject misery than the one he had believed could get no more dire, Tim Kennedy was not sure what he found worst: The misery of his situation. Or the unbending and relentless injustice. Both, he knew, were intertwined and, now, with the added knowledge his life was in tatters should he somehow manage to escape the mad Pollack’s clutches, still more spirit lowering. He had been set-up – and whoever had done it had been aided immeasurably by his abduction and the fact he was missing. And yet still, such was his dismissal of his wife, he did not think to question Melanie’s involvement. He would, though, soon be enlightened on the subject. Now, however, dreams of escape and vengeance understandably less vibrant, his thoughts screamed for an outlet to

