The man waited for a few minutes to let the suddenness of
these activities sink inside me. Then he began in his cold voice.
‘So, now to the point. I wanted to sort this business out,
due to the fact that no one loved Jake White more than me. I searched for men
who had been declared guilty but did not give in even at the last moment of their
life, compelled to feel the clutches of death along with the rope. Even the
darkest of criminals tells the truth at this moment, but what about those who
were innocent?’
‘Genius! Continue, please.’
‘Next I reviewed the judges who had passed the judgement.
All of them had one thing in common – their Spanish names. This roused my
suspicions. Now tell me, Mr Calverton, what criminal in the world is so
careless that he would commit a crime leaving a number of simple evidences to
follow? The motto was clear – the articles on the scene of the crime were fake.
They were put in order to prove the people guilty. As soon as I finished this
thought process of mine, I understood this was a case dealing with criminal
nature. So I called upon another man who has suffered, like me.’
‘So what do we do now? Do you know anyone else who can help
us with this?’
‘I do not know anyone else, but I know you, Mr Calverton, more
than you do yourself.’
‘What do you mean, Mr
White? How in the world can I possibly be of any help?’
‘Well, you know, I did some research work, reading about the
families of London and facts related to them. I put my finger on Calverton and found out to
my delight that some far-away uncle of yours was a judge. That means he can
help us.’
‘Now that you remind me of it, Mr White –‘
‘Call me Ralph.’
‘Yes, Ralph, now that you remind me of it, I come to see the
point. I never thought about it, before I knew that criminal judge business.
We’ll visit him first thing in the morning. The good thing is – he lives in
Spain.’
‘I read about that in the journal.’
‘That could help us. My uncle may also have knowledge about
the criminal activities going on there. Meet me at the airport. I’ll book the
tickets for Madrid. And by the way, call me Pat, short for Patrick.’ I smiled
at him.
‘See you tomorrow, Pat. For now, I have to act in this
exciting dress of mine. The frock is quite comfortable, actually. You can fold
and stretch your legs the way you want to quite easily, without the fear of a
ripping sound any moment.’
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