CHAPTER 38
Flight BA 537 from Tokyo touched down at London’s Heathrow airport at 8.20pm. Tom Cody cleared the customs hall at Terminal Three forty minutes later. He was going to get a cab into London so was surprised to see a liveried chauffeur in the arrivals lounge holding up a card with his name on it.
“Hi,” said Tom. “I’m Tom Cody, are you from the bank?”
The oriental man, no taller than 5ft 2inches bowed his head.
“That is correct sir.”
Tom handed him his suitcase.
“I didn’t know Dee had laid on chauffeur drive.” Dee was his secretary and sometimes bed mate. “What’s the big deal?” asked the American.
“I have instructions to take you to an urgent meeting,” said the chauffeur.
“What, at this time of night?” he said. “It must be urgent.”
Then he remembered the car he had given G
