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’Directly?’ said George

’Directly,’ repeated Abel ’Perhaps he didn’t sell it directly Kane could have arranged for an inter if he already knew that Henry was heavily in debt, and the bookht, Abel, and it certainly wouldn’t have taken an ace detective to discover the extent of Henry’s financial proble on a bar stool in Chicago, but don’t jump to hasty conclusions just yet Let’s find out what your lawyer has to say - 1 The Cadillac came to a halt outside Florentyna’s former home, which Abel had retained and kept spotless in the hope that his daughter would one day return George opened the door, and they walked through to join H

Trafford Jilks Once they had settled down, George poured Abel a large whisky He drank the e who re - filled it

’Tell et it over with’

’I aan ’Mr Novak told me about Warsaw!

bat’s all over now, so we et "Your Excellency" You can be sure if Vincent Hogan were asked, he wouldn’t even re?’

’You’ve been indicted on seventeen charges of bribery and corruption of officials in fourteen different states I’ve ements with the Justice Depart, and they will ranted!

’Very cosy,’ said Abel, ’but what if they can prove the charges?’

~Oh, they should be able to prove soes,’ said H Trafford Jilksas Henry Osborne stays tucked away, they’re going to find it very diffi~ cult to nail you onto have to live with the fact, Mr Rosnovski, that e has already been done whether you’re convicted or not’

’I can see that only too well,’ said Abel, glancing across at a picture of hie of the Daily News, ’So you find out, Mr

Jilks, who the hell bought that file from Henry Osborne Put as many people to work on the case as you need I don’t care about the cost But you find out and find out quickly, because if it turns out to be Willia to finish that et yourself into any more trouble than you are already,’ said H

Trafford Jilks ’You’re knee deep in as it is’

’Don’t worry,’ said Abel ’When I finish Kane, it’ll be legal and way above board!

’Now listen carefully, Mr Rosnovski You forget about Willia about your i trial, because it will be the most important event ever to take place in your life unless you don’tthe next ten yearsin jail Now there’s not o to bed and catch some sleep In thethe charges and saying that we have a full explanation which will exonerate you coe hopefully

’No,’ said Jilki, ’but it will give me some much needed time to think

When Mr Rosnovski has had a chance to check through that file of names, it wouldn’t surprise me to discover that be’s never had direct contact with any of them It’s possible that Henry Osborne always acted as an inter Mr Rosnovski fully in the picture

Then my job will be to prove that Osborne exceeded his authority as a director of the group Mind you, Mr Rosnovski, if you did meet any of the people mentioned in that file, for God’s sake let me know, because you can be sure the justice Departainst us But we’ll start worrying about that to - et some sleep Youin the hter’s apartht thirty am

and driven away by a US marshal to the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York The brightly coloured St Valentine’s Day decorations in store s heightened Abel’s sense of loneliness Jilks had hoped that his arrangements had been so discreet that the press would not have picked theain surrounded by photographers and reporters He ran the gauntlet into the courtrooe in front of him and Mr Jilks behind They sat silently in an anteroo for their case to be called