Straight to the Head by Fraser Nixon

Straight to the Head by Fraser Nixon

Author:Fraser Nixon
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781551526379
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
Published: 2016-04-26T00:00:00+00:00


Later, when they felt better, Ted indicated the oddly shaped key.

“Look close,” he said.

Dorothy picked it up and turned it around, holding it near her face. It was neither a house nor a car key. She thought she recognized it. Yes! Safety deposit box.

“Hold it at an angle to the light,” suggested Ted.

Doing so, Dorothy squinted, and catching a stray glance of reflected sunlight saw small scratches on the metal surface, regular little lines, like runes or Chinese characters.

“Roman numerals,” said Ted.

“Really?” asked Dorothy.

“One of Irina’s little tricks. She had a lousy memory for numbers. I remember her showing me how she’d scratched her locker combination in Roman numerals.”

“What does it say?”

“LV. Then: MMCDXXVI. Then: VIII.”

“And what’s it supposed to mean?” asked Dorothy.

Ted smiled and made a quizzical face, then shook his head and laughed. “Stick with me, and we’ll try to find out. If for no other reason than to spite that cop. Sure you’re with me?’

Again, Dorothy was astonished to hear her own voice.

“You know, I guess I really am,” she said.



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