"It sounds charming, but I think I"ll arrange for someone else to visit on my behalf."
Rennell nodded and withdrew. Stuck-up bitches were one thing, but stuck-up American bitches were the worst.
* * *
Radan opened the door and allowed Khoroushi to barge past her into the flat.
"Tell me you have him."
"I have him."
His anger was still there but it would have been churlish for him to vent it further. His pride was hurt but his mission had been accomplished. He stopped in the hallway. "Ebi will organise the guard rota."
Radan led Khoroushi into the bedroom that had been prepared. Bannerman was secured to a chair, head bowed and unconscious. Beneath the chair, spread up beyond the skirting boards, the floor was covered in heavy-duty polythene sheeting.
"We have his phone," said Khorou
