The Hole in The Wall - Season 1 - Episode 37

4 years ago

The Hole in The Wall - Season 1 - Episode 37

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I was going to drive myself crazy if I wasn’t careful. All these ‘what if’ scenerios weren’t working at all. So i focused on the here and now. First, I had to plan my movement.

I battled with my phone trying to book the flight myself but after a while the network still timed out. It was quater past twelve and I wasn’t a fan of disturbing people that were asleep. God knows I’d breathe fire if I were the one.

But this was an emergency. I dialed my assistant’s number and was informed it wasn’t reachable. I ended the call and tried again and it rang.

“Hello” he said sleepily.
“Sorry to rouse you from your sleep…I need you to book me the earliest flight to Jos”
” yes boss…” his voice was clearer now “anything else?”
“No that’s all….send the details to my box, thanks”

Bami was still on the phone. He had stepped outside so our voice wouldn’t disturb each other while we were on the phone. I drummed my fingers on the steering and thought of my next move…..the chief. But that could only be determined by the take off time of my flight.

The message from Clyde was already committed to memory and I repeated it. No cops, no friends….prepare for contact, and the note had been signed miss X.

“Okay….keep me posted” Bami entered the car and let out a tired sigh.
“Who was that, Andy?” I asked
“No Tonye….they did some digging and found out huge sums of money were paid into one account, they ID’d the owner and it belongs to the manager of the hotel.
“That bastard….” I started the truck
“Woa…what are you doing?” Bami asked in suprise

“I have little time to spend in Lagos and too many leads, I’m not wasting it”
“But its 12:30” Bami protested
“Exactly, he would be in his living quaters”
“How about the people in the station?”
“What about them? Dagnet is busy, if Terry needs me he’ll call.”

Bami became agreeable. “Alright then, I never liked the man anyway.”

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Along the way Jumbo called me to tell me he had booked the flight.

“I’ve sent it to your box…take off is by 10:45”

“Okay thanks…” i ended the call. “I think its going to be a busy morning.
“Roger” Bami agreed.

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Andy was confused.
He sat on the stool at the far side of the wall and watched Christie as she worked.
It turned out Dr. Rasheed had forgotten his key in the lab so when Christie showed up with the bottled water he was in his office as if nothing happened.
So why did she tell him that utter balderdash About there being a spare key. The doctor certainly wasn’t aware. And when he checked the shelf she had put the key, it wasn’t there.

He studied her with growing suspicion and she glanced at him and smiled. He smiled back.

It was like Mona all of a sudden, the secrecy, the double personality she slipped on and off, one part a loving wife and expectant mom and the other hand, a violent lady with cazy skills in hand to hand combat.
…there had always been something off then…..and this time he could sense it again.
What had she been up to in the doctor’s office? he could bet on it that she wasn’t meant to be in there and he could find out.
He stood up and stretched “yo…doc amma head inside and catch a quick nap in your office”

“I’m sorry but no one apart from me is allowed in there”
the doctor replied testily.
“But the other day-”
“The other day was an exception, I hadn’t seen you guys for over a year and I made a split decision for privacy”
But Andy had heard what he wanted. He glanced at the student who was watching him with unreadable eyes.

It was just his luck. Too bad he always fell for the crazy ones.

Then he thought about the DNA, what if she had somehow altered it……when he went to the toilet and the result had been influenced?
He was thinking of confronting her when his phone rang. Caller ID showed Tonye.
“Andy…..Emma has been kidnapped”
He sat down slowly. “what happened? How come? What of the security detail we attached to her” he lowered his voice. Dr Rasheed didn’t pay him any attention still looking through his microscope and scribling observations in a notepad.Christie however hung on to every word….
“Any leads?” Andy asked
“yea a few” Tonye said ” first thing first….the result was negative from the other lab… so we need to find out which one of these geniuses bleeped up.”

“I think i know what happened. ” Andy said
“Really, what is it……..Andy?”
But he had already hung up.

He studied the young doctor and she glanced up and smiled at him. But this time he didn’t smile back.

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