The SubcontractorsSooner or later, I knew, I would meet one of the Dumb Waiter guys. And then it happened. In 2013. One tip-off led to another. Yes, I assured him: full anonymity for your story. Because, he said, you must please understand, he stressed, he had come back to South Africa after many years abroad and didn’t want any trouble now. He had a young family. No blasts from the past, yes? Sure, I promised. In fact, my present story is not much concerned with the jacks from the agency. It rather concerns the later experiences of our Damien. Yes, let’s call him that. Damien’s years after he left the new capital, when he got involved in similar but different work abroad. Damien said the word “abroad” with such a flat South African accent that I visualized an infinite pancake. The sex

