Two yeses

“Then I think it’s Livia isn’t it? Livia’s calling you from abroad. Has she got you under her spell? She has, hasn’t she? You must be missing her. I wonder why she called? Is she wanting news about Terry’s whereabouts? ...or is he actually ‘nowhereabouts’?”

“What’s with all these questions?” Paolo was trying to get off his back foot, which, under any other circumstances would have been funny, given he was standing stark naked.

“OK, one question lover boy... was that Livia who called?”

No response.

“Another question... is Terry dead?"

No response again.

“I’ll take that as two yeses!”