Back on the plane I made note of the new passengers in the vicinity of our seats. A dark-skinned man in a business suit with a briefcase; a tiny, striking Asian woman in jeans and high heels; and a solidly built guy with a shaved head and tattooed neck. Did Teff's power and influence extend outside his own country? Was Goatee's two-finger gun just an attempt to scare us, or was it a serious threat? Even if Teff had contacts in Dubai, it seemed unlikely that they'd buy a ticket on this flight, follow us when we arrived in London and bump us off. The tattooed guy looked like a typical gangster, but he was probably a hairdresser who liked cats and yoga.
It was much more likely that Teff would have someone waiting for us at Heathrow, hiding in the crowd and discreetly following us until they
