7 The Set-UpSkinner calmly drove the private ambulance deeper into the heart of Paris with his unconscious hostage in the back. He had remained composed throughout the long ordeal and now had to find a way to distance himself mentally from the atrocities he’d committed. The early evening traffic had calmed a little as the hour approached eight – and the appointed opening time for the first day of the animal skin trade fair the following morning drew nearer.
The ambulance drove sedately towards the main exhibition site at Le Bourget and although the vehicle looked out of place, security was lax enough for Skinner to pass without fear of discovery. Stopping briefly, he advised a young female guard that the ambulance was a back up in case the medical facilities on-site were found to be lacki
