This can be the realm she strikes in. every thing, it truly is larger, no? the realm she has entry to. ’ ‘And the difficulty she will be able to get into,’ Rebecca acknowledged, as though completing an unstated inspiration. ‘Exactly this. ’ ‘So is that how Lena got here to be within the Isle of guy? ’ ‘No. ’ Erik glanced at Anderson, then down at his arms. ‘This isn't really why. indirectly. ’ ‘So why point out it? ’ He sighed. ‘Eventually, the fellow Lena used to be with came across one other lady. more youthful even than Lena were. i used to be relieved. yet Lena didn't come domestic to me. She . . . blamed me. So she chanced on some other person. an individual she knew evidently i'd hate. back, he used to be older. back, she fell in love. They turned engaged. ’ He paused. checked out me. checked out Rebecca. ‘Two months in the past, the guy my daughter deliberate to marry was once killed. ’ Silence. i made a decision to fill it. ‘Was his loss of life an twist of fate? ’ Erik became to Anderson. The strong American moved his jaw round, like he used to be chewing gum. ‘The guy we’re speaking approximately used to be a British nationwide. He was once present in an condominium Lena was once renting in London. region of Primrose Hill. ’ Anderson’s bass American voice accelerated, filling the cramped inside of the airplane. ‘Victim was once poisoned. A cyanide spinoff. The killer left no fingerprints. No genuine facts. acquired fresh away. ’ ‘Witnesses? ’ Rebecca requested. ‘None. ’ He rested his squared-off palms at the fringe of the desk. ‘Lena was once there while he died. They have been ingesting vodka jointly. however the vodka were spiked with a sedative. Knocked them out chilly. ’ Rebecca shook her head. ‘That nonetheless doesn’t clarify why Lena used to be within the Isle of guy, or why she’s long gone lacking. ’ ‘She used to be right here for protection,’ Erik stated. ‘From? ’ ‘The killer. the folk the killer labored for. ’ Erik seemed pained. ‘There were . . . threats. ’ He grew to become to Anderson. I obtained the effect he was once being wary concerning the point of data he used to be ready to offer us. ‘The threats have been coded,’ Anderson defined, commencing his arms. ‘But valid. We took them heavily. It was once my powerful trust that Lena will be in danger if she stayed in London. We figured the guy’s dying used to be a caution. ’ ‘What concerning the police? ’ I requested. ‘We couldn’t belief them to guard her. ’ ‘And how did they believe approximately that? ’ Anderson didn’t solution. Erik seemed away. ‘Wait. ’ Rebecca’s head jutted forwards. ‘Are you announcing the police didn’t comprehend she used to be right here? ’ Erik’s palms tightened into fists. ‘We needed to safeguard my daughter. ’ ‘Did she at the very least seek advice from the police in London? ’ ‘You needs to comprehend. i used to be ready to do every little thing i'll to maintain her secure. ’ ‘So who bought to her? ’ I requested. ‘The those who threatened to kill her? ’ ‘We imagine so. ’ Erik’s knuckles had deepwhite. ‘Then I’m sorry. ’ He tilted his head up. ‘It is far worse than you recognize. ’ ‘Worse, how? ’ ‘The guy who was once killed used to be Alex Tyler. maybe you've heard of him? ’ I shook my head. ‘He was once the chief of an employer known as the golf green Liberation crew. they prefer to consider themselves as eco-activists. I name them terrorists. ’ Erik hesitated, looking forward to the impression of his phrases to sign up on our faces.