Chapter 4Fifteen minutes later, Alex, accompanied by Police Constable Mary McKenzie, turned the Santa Fe off the road into the driveway of a large, modern, architect-designed villa, sitting alone on a wide stretch of land atop a small hill.
They climbed down from the SUV and crunched across the red blaize pathway, halting on the penultimate of the four approach steps before ringing the doorbell. They heard thunderous movement from within and the sound of loud barking.
A few moments passes before they heard, “get down, get down,” and the metallic click of a lock turning. The door pulled open a few inches.
“Yes, can I help you?” They were addressed by a dour looking middle-aged woman. She was plump and her round, red face was accentuated by her long greying hair being tied up in a bun. Sh
