“Stay with us, Thompson, stay with us, lad. We have people on the way, they’ll be with you soon!”
“Stay with us, Thompson, stay with us, lad. We have people on the way, they’ll be with you soon!”Both men struggled to their feet, their energy levels low after the exertions of close combat and both recognising that this was the endgame.
Jago wanted to kill the stranger quickly so as to hide the bodies and cover his tracks, and Martineau wanted the Nazi dead before the police arrived and they handed him over to MI5 and the inevitable freedom that they would offer this sadist.
Both men glanced at each other one last time and then faced each other off. Jago started again with his slashing attack, but this time Martineau wasn’t playing that game; instead, he moved in close and slammed down th
