The Price of Life by Nigel Brennan & Nicole Bonney & Kellie Brennan

Author:Nigel Brennan & Nicole Bonney & Kellie Brennan [Brennan, Nigel & Bonney, Nicole & Brennan, Kellie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Biography
ISBN: 9781742533544
Goodreads: 11868635
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Published: 2011-05-24T16:00:00+00:00

Saturday, 21 March

In the morning I’m confronted by Captain Yahya, Romeo and a few of the other boys. I’m handed the phone. I’m surprised to hear a strange man’s voice on the other end. He asks me to identify myself and explain my condition. I am no sooner finished than the phone is ripped from my grasp and they all walk out, leaving me more confused than ever.

Nicky

Moore Park

Saturday, 21 March

Lorinda gets a number of new messages on her mobile from Amanda: ‘If my life depends on Mick, then my life is over.’

Lorinda is not allowed to answer the call and another message comes in from Amanda: ‘I need to speak to you. Call me back.’

The AFP is pissed off beyond measure that we have done something behind their backs, which is not entirely true. They were well aware that we had entered into discussions with Mick. It appears that the RCMP has given DFAT an absolute bollocking as they feel the AFP has no control over the family, and, yeah, that would be correct.

It’s ridiculous for the RCMP to think that they are not going to have to pay a ransom or costs or whatever the hell they want to call the handing over of money. I just don’t believe that anyone, even ‘a person of great influence’ is going to get Amanda and Nigel out for $30K. I can’t believe that, and therein lies the problem: we are no longer believers.

Every other person who has been involved in a kidnap situation has said it’s all about the money and from what we can gather with the recent releases, the final amount is always a shitload more than thirty thou.

Lorinda is livid. She rings Ham and absolutely shreds him. Amy watches him go grey as Lorinda verbally flails the flesh from his bones. How dare he endanger Amanda’s life? Ham doesn’t like Amanda but he doesn’t wish her harm. None of us was comfortable with Amanda when she came over to Australia a couple of years ago. She was the younger, shinier version for which Nige had traded in his wife, Janie. We were all pretty fond of the original model.

Mum’s staying with Ham at the moment. She gets on the phone and gives it right back to Lorinda. What is she doing in order to get her daughter out, as it’s obvious the governments are failing. Lorinda might be satisfied that Amanda is alive but we’ve had no proof of life for Nigel since early September … It was a nightmare, Amy tells me later, like watching dogs fight in a ring, both of them prepared to tear out the other’s throat. Mum refuses to discuss anything more with ‘that woman’.

Lorinda tells me the RCMP suggested she apologise, which she does graciously. I think they must have been well aware of how much is at stake.

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