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"Doc, it won't work. I'm sure of it" Schemer whispers to the Doc.

"The injection works....." The Doc replies before Schemer interrupts

"It doesn't last! Can't you see she's about getting up?" Schemer says, evidently suppressing his anger.

They stare persistently at the TV placed before them, therefore they'd seen Angela move, and they know it won't take long for her to jerk off the chain and run. They watch on with keen interest.

"Do you think the Revelation about her father in-law masterminding her kidnap went well with her" Tega asks, speaking for the first time. He knew they'd become oblivious of his presence.

"Yes" Schemer says, "but it only made her more determined. I know she doesn't believe, she looks at Mr Samuel from the outside"

Silence envelopes the room as the three men shift uneasily on their chairs as Angela makes another move to break away. They were seated in the control room. Tega looks uneasy, sweating even under the A.C. Schemer looks as confident as always, putting his head to work while the doctor has been cleaned up after sustaining wounds from Angela's attack.

A blackberry bold 5 rings, Schemer picks it up and smiles, but before answering the phone, he looks at his colleagues for the nod, it came in a flash. He answers it.

"Get to Uti close and I'll pick you up from there" he talks into the phone. Then to his colleagues he says "Let's go to work! Double E is bringing the guys"

The three of them gets up swiftly, and one after the other, they leaves the room but not without one last gaze at the TV.

No one kept watch over Angela.


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Mr Samuel, Double E, Balogun and John climbed into a Mr Samuel's car, with the Inspector sitting on the driver's seat, John beside him, Mr Samuel and Balogun on the back seat. They drove off to the street earlier mentioned by James.

After 20 minutes driving, they reached the street. Balogun squats, so he won't be spotted. Edogho then takes the car off the road, into a small parking space. From the side view mirror, he sees a guy approaching.

"Oga, them dey pay for parking space o" the guy says

Edogho brings out his I.D and shows the guy, who backs off immediately. Edogho's tries dialing James, but it won't go through. Just when he is about to get down, James call came in. He picks at the first ring. He listens for a while before ending the call.

"He wants us to go to the ending of this street" He says

"He's got spies here" Balogun speaks up "I best stay hidden"

"I know"

He reverse the car, and headed deep into the street.


A guy shows up as the car leaves, he's making a call. "He's clean" He says to the person at the receiving end.

Double E drove towards the ending of the street. The street was tarred to the end, linking it to another. It was a busy place, people moving to and fro, but it wasn't really a ghetto. A lot of good looking houses were lined up, along the road. Double E couldn't help but wonder why Schemer chose this street. He asks

"This place is busy, any reason why James picked this spot?"

"No Idea" Balogun says

"He knows you won't want to hit innocent bystanders" Mr Samuel speaks for the first time

John and Double E exchanged glances. Balogun knew that was the reason, but waved away the thought. James is a good planner. Double E parks at the last building before the bend.

"I hope they don't just shoot us" John says. He scans the faces of the remaining occupants of the car and admits "I'm scared"

The puzzled look he's getting keeps sending questions to him. He says again "I have a right to be! I should leave you all here"

He makes to get down, he looks at Double E and sees a gun, pointed at him. He sits back.

"We wait for the next call" Edogho says

He looks at his phone expectantly. It rings simultaneously.

"Yes?" He says

"My men are coming for you. A few minutes and they'll join you" The Caller says.

"Lucky you Mr Samuel, the Edogho's wife is safe" Balogun said

He was sitting on a chair right opposite Mr Samuel, who remains tied up. He lit a cigarette and puffed the smoke into Mr Samuel's face. Surprisingly, he didn't choke and acted indifferent.

"So all this, is for the protection of Edogho's wife? I knew he's Had a hand in this! So if she'd been napped, I'd be the prime suspect right?"

"Yes and no. Yes because I think you know more than you're telling and no, because we'd make James an offer"

"Alright, untie me. I've got business to make. Hurry up Mr Agent"

"Not yet Mr Samuel. You're yet to give me answers. See, screw police protocols, I will get every info I want from you in my own way so I suggest you answer the questions as they come"

"I'll only tell you what I know"

"Who was it that called you while you were in the car?"

"One of my workers"

"I guess he betrayed you? Refuse to give up a possession? Ready to give you up? Funny how the person can somehow be James. And this prized possession might be Angela. I can help you take him down, just spill it all"

"Why should I trust you?"

"You don't have another way to take James down"

Mr Samuel kept quiet, meditated, shook his head and looked down.

"That was how you won Mabel's trust right?"

The question hit Balogun harder than a shell would, he tumbled out of the chair, got up, staggered backwards and walked away from the room. He went into another and wept. How come Mr Samuel knew almost everything? He asked himself.

He braced himself up, got an hankie from his pocket and wiped his wet face dry. He returned to the room, this time, determined to pay no heed to Mr Samuel and administer torture.

"Look at you!" Mr Samuel exclaimed "showing remorse now? Something you didn't do in the last year"

Balogun got close and sent a blow across Mr Samuel's face. Then another, and another. Very sure it might keep him quiet, he sent one more and Mr Samuel's nose started bleeding.

"I run things here man, not you" he brings out a hankie from his pocket and cleans his hand, it's been stained with a little Mr Samuel's blood.

He continues, "Edogho is joining us soon. Be sure to cooperate"

Mr Samuel mere nods his head.


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Edogho drove as fast as he could, his mind made up. He drives roughly into the street John resides, inwardly praying he meets the nincompoop at home. Yes, he's a nincompoop. Any man who beats his wife is a nincompoop. A Buffalo. John disgusts him but for the sake of earning a good credit, he has been lenient to John, and also because of Mr Samuel. Now Mr Samuel allegedly has a hand in Angela's kidnap. He hopes Balogun's theories happens to be false.

He parks at the large gate at John's and gets down. He knocks lightly on the gate. He takes a sunshade out of his pocket and wears it. He knocks again and the small gate swung open. Without invitation, he forced himself in.

"You don't have to come, I'm not going" John says, walking back into his house.

He was dressed in a tanktop and blue trunk.

The sound of a gun fired shakes him and he stands, rooted to one spot, Sweat beads quickly forming on his forehead. His heart rises and falls, in other words, he's scared.

"You're coming with me this instant" Edogho says

John bursts into tears "I don't give a damn about her, is it by force? For crying out loud, we're as good as divorced!"

To Edogho, John should have been a woman. So much hatred for the woman yet he hasn't divorced her, he could be responsible for the kidnap. He says

"Let's move! Resist and you're gone"

Damn!
Just got here after a long read
Oga D9ty7 u r too good jare