’ He thought of the red orchids that the police had found with Alicia and the one he had found with Emma’s decapitated body. Marlene always left a...red orchid for him whenever she wanted to meet him. Mark almost staggered back as he realized the truth. He cursed himself for not having seen it sooner. The suspicion was all at once upon him and his laughed to himself. It was Marlene. That bitch was a lunatic out for blood, and Mark had practically given her permission to set him up for a fall. It. ”She stares at Gerry for a few minutes before saying, “Yes, he can be, and has been, violent. But usually in the defence of others who can’t defend themselves. He helps me and he helped Missus Smithers down the road until she passed on two months back. She could hardly walk, so he got her shopping each week and he put it away for her. Until he got this job at the computer shop he used to make money looking after everyone’s lawns. When he got accepted for the job he arranged for another local. One more glance through the glass showed the way was clear. The sound of gunfire coming up behind them forced him to make his move. He tossed open the door and stepped through, ushering the others in behind him. ‘Down, you say?’ he asked the angel. She nodded, biting her lower lip. He stifled a groan as he watched her little teeth chew on the mouth-watering morsel, and tore his eyes away to put his foot on the first step. ‘Let me lead,’ Niko said. ‘I can move faster. Olan, you take up the rear,. "Jimmy you are a pig." That's why I became a cop, kid. I was already half way there." He laughed as she rolled her eyes at the poor attempt at humor. "If you're sticking around kid, I'll take off. I missed out on lunch today." He pulled out his wallet and showed her a whole handful of dollar bills."Jeez, Jimmy. I was just kidding about the strip club," she said rolling her eyes at him again.He laughed and took off, leaving her in charge of the crime scene. It wasn't the best job for her since.