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It had been worth biding his time. Rushing in all gung-ho was never a great idea. He knew Kyle would come here and he knew at some point he’d have to leave. After a few days his defences would be down; he’d be cold, demoralised, fed-up. He’d start to think about leaving. That was when he’d strike, under cover of darkness. That was how an operation became a success.
The police had been doing their PR bit as far as Kyle was concerned, but that just wasn’t good enough. Chuck him in jail for a few months and hope he’d be a changed man when he came out? Not bloody likely. As far as he was concerned, Kyle Finney was a mental case. And he’d only get worse.
The longer he left it, though, the more likely it was that someone was going to either spot him or come looking for Kyle. That’s why he
