Valentino Will Die by Donis Casey

Author:Donis Casey [Casey, Donis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2020-11-16T00:00:00+00:00

~ We Return to a Farmhouse in China, Where Last we Saw Bianca Dangereuse… ~

…pressing herself against the bricks, listening for a clue to Butch Revelle’s whereabouts. The muffled sound of voices draws her to one of the wings of the farmhouse. A dim light comes through a high window—too high for Bianca to peek through. Her brief reconnoiter turns up a wooden bucket, just the thing to serve as a step stool.

Butch is tied to a chair in the middle of the small bare room. She stifles a gasp. He has been badly beaten. The Clutching Claw is standing with his back to her. He is speaking to Butch, though Bianca cannot hear him well enough to understand what he is saying. Not that it matters.

She steps off the bucket and picks it up by the handle, giving it a couple of swings to test its weight. It is a sturdy bucket. Solid oak. It will make quite a dent in the Clutching Claw’s skull. She steps to the door, tensed to make her move, and smashes the tyrant over the head.

He slides soundlessly to the ground. Butch gasps and emits a low moan, but Bianca puts a finger to her lips. Do not alert the guards. She withdraws her knife from the sheath on her belt and quickly cuts Butch’s bonds.

His injuries are so severe he cannot stand. Bianca positions herself under his arm and lifts him from the chair. She guides him toward the door. He is bravely doing his best, but he is dragging one leg behind him, useless. Her heart falls. She cannot make a stealthy escape with Butch in this condition. She is going to have to eliminate the guards. Somehow.

She gently returns her wounded cousin to his chair and draws her Luger.

* * *

“All right, cut! Well done,” director Nils Fox said. “Let’s break for lunch and meet back here at one.”

One of the Chinese perimeter guards spoke up. “Do we need to rehearse the fight scene where Wu and I try to stop her escape?” He nodded toward his fellow bit actor.

“I think that’s a good idea,” Bianca said, relishing the idea of tossing the two very large stuntmen about. The stunt people were always a lot of fun to work (play) with.

“Let’s finish shooting the rescue scene first, then the four of you can go over the fight choreography before we resume shooting after lunch.”

The Clutching Claw had been put on hold due to Rudy’s death, but time was a-wasting and so was money. Bianca was eager to pursue her investigation, but she couldn’t help but feel relieved to get back to work. Weeks of fear and worry and grief had exhausted her and made it difficult for her to think clearly. Perhaps a few days of movie action and adventure would clear her mind.

After lunch and before shooting resumed, the actors returned to the makeup chair for a touch-up. It was wonderful to lie back, close your eyes, and leave the job to a professional.

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