Rat Run by DJ Bennett

Author:DJ Bennett
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: thriller, crime, suspense, organised crime, dark and dangerous, gangs and drugs, murder and revenge
Publisher: Debbie Bennett

23 – LENNY

‘This is down to you, you know?’

‘What?’ Lenny wriggled, but there was no way he was going to get his hand through the circle of rusty metal at his wrist. It was attached to the cellar wall by a long chain, leaving him enough room to move around, but not to actually reach anything. He wondered whose blood it was on the cuff, remembering the times he’d seen Martin use these as film props. Some of the actors had been less-than-willing participants and while Lenny himself had been doped up most of the time, a few of the customers preferred their victims to fight back. Restraints apparently added to the thrill. But he didn’t remember the chain being down here – which meant that this was new, that Nick had done this for a reason.

It was bad enough with Claire messing with the memories of his childhood. Nick had been his friend. It hurt. But then so did everything else. Every other relationship in my life is fucked-up – why should this one be any different?

‘I never knew you had films,’ said Nick. ‘You kept that quiet for a long time.’

‘And you weren’t involved? Yeah, right.’ Lenny sighed. ‘I watched them, Nick. But I don’t care; it’s all in the past. I moved on.’

‘You certainly did that. You gave them to the police – how much credit did that buy you with the CPS?’

‘I didn’t give them your name. Why would I?’ Lenny pulled on the chain, then tried unscrewing the metal loop from the wall. It didn’t work.

‘You’ve given every other bloody name to them.’

How would you know? ‘But not yours. I didn’t think you were even in the country.’

‘I didn’t dare leave. And there was stuff here at the house I needed to find. I wasn’t sure you’d even survived last summer until you started talking.’

‘I wasn’t sure I would either.’ Lenny sighed again. ‘Never mind me, Nick. I’m not a threat to you; I came looking for Danny. Where is he, anyway? What have you done with him?’ Becky would never forgive him if Danny got hurt.

‘Ah, yes,’ said Nick, lowering his voice. ‘Danny. He’s safe enough. So who is he and how the fuck does he have anything to do with you? I found him wandering in the grounds – saw him on the cameras – pretending to shoot people. I thought he actually had a gun, and when I came up behind him to disarm him, he screamed like a fucking banshee. Couldn’t get him to shut up until I gave him some of your old comics I found down here.’

‘He’s Becky’s brother.’ At least I assume we’re talking about the same boy. There couldn’t be more than one teenager roaming the estate, surely? Lenny explained about the paintball and Reilly’s inquest. ‘You remember Becky? Come on, Nick – surely you weren’t planning on using this?’ He rattled the chain, feeling faintly silly.

‘Me? Christ, no. Reilly put it in a few years back – long after you’d left.

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