Widows by Lynda La Plante

Author:Lynda La Plante
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: FIC031010 Fiction / Thrillers / Crime
Publisher: Zaffre

Chapter 20

Linda sat in her arcade booth, biting her nails. The throbbing music had given her a headache. She was thinking about the meeting they’d all had at the arches lock-up after the beach rehearsal. And she didn’t like how it had turned out.

They had all been on a high after the successful practice runs, but the meeting had turned sour. It had started when Bella had asked Dolly where she was going to stash the money after the raid.

“I’m not telling you.” Dolly had replied, quite matter of fact. “What you don’t know, you can’t tell. It’s as simple as that. It’ll be safe. That’s all you need to be sure of.”

“Don’t you trust us?” Linda had said, instantly defensive.

“If you don’t like it, Linda, you know where the door is.”

The three of them had stood in disgruntled silence as Dolly had handed them another checklist. After the raid, each girl was to travel to Heathrow airport separately for flights to Rio. Exact times and dates would be confirmed once Dolly had met the security contact, but for now they each had instructions on how to travel to the airport and how to behave during their journey. Lastly, Dolly gave them each an envelope full of money to pay for their hotel bills.

Shirley’s face was beaming. She was both excited and frightened by what was happening. “Where you going before Rio, Dolly?”

“Nowhere,” Dolly had said curtly. “I got to find the right time to stash the money and then settle my Wolf into kennels. If we all disappear at the same time, people might ask questions. I’ll be bringing out a considerable amount of cash for us to stay in Rio. Enough for at least two months. The longer we’re away the safer it’ll be for all of us.”

Linda opened her mouth to ask Dolly the question that was on everyone’s mind, but Bella interrupted. She didn’t want this to escalate into a slanging match. “And the bulk of the cash . . . only you’ll know where that’s stashed?” she asked politely.

Dolly had seen that the girls needed reassurance that she knew what she was doing, and why. “We work the way Harry did. None of his team ever knew where the money was stashed and he never ripped any of them off. They trusted him with their . . .” Dolly had looked down at the ground, not wanting to meet Linda or Shirley’s eyes and regretting her choice of words. “They trusted him,” she amended. “They were good men, but Harry knew they’d be tempted to go out and start blowing the money right away. That attracts attention from others . . . especially the Old Bill.” She paused. “Now look, I ain’t gonna pull a fast one and disappear with the money.”

“What if something happens to you? What if you get caught or hit by a bus?” Bella was still worried.

Linda, who was bursting to know everything, had chipped in. “We’d be stranded in Rio with nothing, that’s what.

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