Crossing the Lines by Jacob Ganani

Author:Jacob Ganani [Ganani, Jacob]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781731424945
Published: 2018-12-28T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 25

Think fast. Think smart. Always be one step ahead of them. Assess all possible scenarios. Remember that nothing can be taken for granted. Destroy any ties and all threads that may lead back to you.

It’s well known that only those who don’t try don’t fail. That’s how it goes. And when you fail, you simply correct your path and get back on course. Keep trudging ahead, that’s the most important thing. Yet, some failures cannot be excused, and those have but one remedy: permanently remove the person responsible.

Well, to be honest, he couldn’t completely absolve himself from any responsibility. After all, he had chosen Pinchas Levy personally. On the other hand, Pini was essentially accountable for his own failures. Twice he had emphasized that this was a personal matter. And what can be more important than a personal matter?

Why did Pini fail? Someone must have known about the contract. That was most likely. Clearly, Pini had failed to keep his plans under absolute secrecy. Perhaps it was down to carelessness or negligence - but it was enough to destroy his ingenious plan. He would have to recalculate. Error and correction, right?

He was certain that the rumors he had cunningly spread about Haddad, along with Cantor’s murder - if only it had succeeded - would have created a logical theory. He, of all people, knew how a detective’s mind worked. All a crime requires is motive and opportunity. And his plan provided a motive for both Haddad and Ezra Sexta. Cantor’s dead body would have suggested that Haddad was one of Sexta’s men. It was reasonable to think that, when he began to feel threatened by Cantor’s investigation, Haddad would ask his patron to eliminate him for good...

But this failure now led to a serious predicament. The police would do anything to locate the assassin. No stone would be left unturned. Pini Levy was already on borrowed time. Sooner or later, someone would tie him to the contract. The explosive device he left behind would bring out the worst in any investigator, and if they pressed him too hard, he’d start talking and everything would come to an end...

That’s why he reacted with feigned equanimity when Pini Levy informed him that the second attempt had failed. He already presumed as much, since no mention of any explosion had been made. When asked when he’d complete the job, Pini had said he needed another week.

“It can’t take that long, it’s urgent,” he told him firmly. “What’s the problem?” Pini said that a new device must be assembled and that it’d take some time to obtain the resources. “How about I supply you with the necessary materials?” he’d suggested. “Just tell me exactly what you need.” Pini accepted the offer with relief.

The rest was not overly complicated. He had set up a meeting. Pini arrived on time and accepted the package wrapped in brown paper tied with string.

He asked, “Why didn’t the device explode?” It remained a rhetorical question, as Pini didn’t know the answer.

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