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‘Make out a boarding pass for Detective Constable Warwick,’ said the security man, ‘and if possible, seat him a couple of rows behind Carter’

‘I can do three rows behind hi away on her computer

‘Couldn’t be better,’ said William

She printed out the boarding pass and gave it to him

‘My name’s Jim Travers,’ said William’s new minder ‘Follow me We’ve no time to waste’

Williarey brick corridor, where there were no passengers, just airport staff After a long salk, Jim pushed open a door that led William out of the terminal, to where an unmarked car was parked by the runway Ji aircraft

‘Good luck,’ he said, before William ran up the steps and onto an empty plane

He took his seat near the back and didn’t have to wait long before the first passengers appeared Carter was a on to his holdall, he took aseat three rows in front of William

After the plane had taken off, William had his first properthe opportunity to lean back and close his eyes After all, Carter wouldn’t be getting off before they landed in Rome

The plane touched down at Da Vinci two hours later and taxied to the gate There were only a couple of passengers between William and Carter when they entered the terht William, when he remembered that he didn’t have a passport But he had only walked a fewwoman appeared by his side and linked her arm in his

‘Just stay with me, Detective Constable Warwick’

‘But I could lose the ’

‘Two of our officers are already tailing Carter You’ll catch up with him on the other side’

They headed towards a gate marked ‘Crew’, and were clearly expected, as they passed through passport control without even breaking stride William felt like royalty as he hisked out of the ter for him, back door open

He thanked the young woe unifor him