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Stan sighed and
left.
    Doris waited for the
front door to close.
    “ You’re making the
right decision, dear.”
    “ You made the
decision, not me. It doesn’t feel like the right
decision.”
    “ You have to think of
your heart.”
    “ I am thinking of my
heart.”
    “ Then why the sad
look on your face?”
    “ Because I’m thinking
with my heart too.”

 
     
    EIGHT
     
    STAN WAS returning to his car
when he heard the sound of gravel flicking up from behind. He
turned to see his father standing before him.
    “ What’s the plan,
Stan?”
    “ We go there and pay
Mike’s way out.”
    “ What if that doesn’t
work? What then?”
    “ It’s a rape charge
in Thailand, the sex capital of the world. They don’t go to trial
there, they settle.”
    “ How do you know
that?”
    “ That’s the word on
the street.”
    “ Which street is
that, Sesame Street?”
    “ I spoke to a guy on
the way over.”
    “ You don’t seem to be
taking this seriously.”
    “ Of course I’m taking
it seriously. Why do you think I came to you?”
    “ Your mum won’t let
me go.”
    “ When did you start
taking orders from her?”
    Nigel took Stan by
the arm. “My grandson’s been charged with rape; he’s alone in a
Thai prison. Do you have any idea how bad they are?”
    “ I had a look on
YouTube.”
    “ He’ll be scared. You
need to get him out.”
    “ Will you
come?”
    “ Not with these meds
I’m on, but keep me posted and make sure you have a back-up plan in
case you can’t just buy your way out. And
there’s no way Mike would have beaten and raped some
girl.”
    “ I know.”
    “ Well, he’s going to
need you to tell him that.”
    “ I will.”
    “ Good. Then go and
get our boy back.”
    NINE
     
    A GUARD with a Scorpion tattoo called my name. I stepped
over some motionless bodies and followed him to a small room which
was divided into two by a bent wire mesh that hung from the
ceiling. Both sides had a wooden table, two chairs and an old
fashioned phone taped to the mesh.
    I sat and waited
until the door to the other side burst open and I came face to face
with the man who had put me here - Nincotte. He took a seat and
picked up his phone. “Thai prison is not so nice like in your
country. You had enough?”
    I wanted out, but
couldn’t let him beat me.
    “ It will cost you a
hundred and fifty thousand.”
    He reached into his
pocket and produced a credit card - my credit card. He taunted me with
it for a moment then tucked it away.
    “ Give me the pin
number, or we’ll see you in Court next week. A date will be set for
a further hearing and that could take a while.”
    “ I know you only have
twelve days to charge me.”
    “ You’ll be charged
with rape.”
    “… With what evidence?”
    “ We have the semen,
the photographs and the witness statement from Mia.”
    “ How did you know it
was my semen?”
    “ We matched it with
your DNA.”
    “ That was
quick.”
    “ We’re quite
efficient over here.”
    “ Was there anything
else in the doctor’s analysis, perhaps a drug that put me to
sleep?”
    “ You were shown the
report.”
    “ It was in
Thai.”
    “ We are in
Thailand.”
    “ Why are you doing
this?”
    “ You beat and raped
an underage girl.”
    “ We both know that
isn’t true.”
    “ I have the evidence
right here.”
    “ Do you know my
father’s a lawyer? He’s flying over right now. My time here is
almost up then you’ll have to let me go.”
    “ Who told you about
the twelve days?”
    I didn’t
reply.
    “ Did he tell you that
they can be extended several times before we even charge
you?”
    My balls dropped. I
looked away. I didn’t want to give him the satisfaction of seeing
me scared.
    “ I didn’t think so
and your father may be a lawyer in his country, but this is
not his country.
You’ve survived so far, but things could get worse.”
    “ Are you threatening
me?”
    “ I wouldn’t advise
you to wait and find out. A hundred and fifty thousand,