“So far, you’re making sense,” she said. “Please go on.”
“Smith screwed up,” Darque continued. “He claimed to have killed both targets and collected the rewards for them, but he only killed one, and the c******n found out years later.”
“That would have been because of your little prank with the fish, right?” she asked.
“I may have overplayed my hand a bit,” he said sheepishly.
“What you’ve said is past history, John,” she said. “How does it fit in with what’s going on now?”
“This is speculation, but since you asked, I’ll tell you what I think,” he said. “When Jeng learned Chadeaux was still alive, he got pretty upset and contacted Mr. Smith for an explanation. I have no idea what was said, but I believe the two of them concocted a plan to try to expose me and finish what Mr. Smith had
