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Tiki Moon #22

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"Here's how this is going to play out, Mr. Alexander. You will follow my every instruction without fail and without question. Do you understand?"

He nodded. There was a sparkle in his eyes that wasn't there when I arrived. I guess the prospect of becoming a widower was agreeing with the little bastard.

"What travel agency is your wife using?" I asked, lighting a cigarette.

"Pacifica Cruise Lines," he said.

"Have a ticket waiting for me there in the name of Jacob Randall. I'll contact you after the job to arrange a meeting to receive the balance of my payment."

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    Neville Hunt almost 5 years ago

    Well maybe a free holiday and some spending money... but maybe a watery grave too if’n you don’t watch your step Jacob!

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    Neville Hunt almost 5 years ago

    Don’t know that series either, Drew, so I’ve really got some reading to do (told you I was a Philistine!)

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    Neville Hunt almost 5 years ago

    Thanks Drew. I actually did most of my reading as a young lad/teenager. Maybe its effect was stored deep down...📚

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    Christopher almost 5 years ago

    I'm not familiar with those either, Neville. So don't feel too much like a Philistine.

    I always liked that too, Drew, where spies and undercover people would use an alias that was similar to their own name. That must have been subconscious, though, because I didn't think about it ahead of time.

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