22Ben was very tired of dealing with Bernard Petit, but hopeful he would soon solve the man’s problem. He had ordered a set of motion detectors with video, which he planned to set up at various locations in and around the Petit house. It had been an expensive outlay, but Ben figured that if Petit balked at paying for the cameras, he would find plenty of uses for the equipment in the future.
After spending the entire morning dragging ladders around in order to install the cameras, Ben, like any Frenchman, was ready for a good, long lunch. He drove back to Castillac and settled on the terrace of the Café de la Place, dreaming about Pascal’s mother’s pâté and a big bowl of cassoulet, in the mood for hearty fare since the day had turned colder.
“Sorry, but it’s been so warm lately, cassoulet
