The realization that completing his task was no longer possible - defeat began setting in.“None of them, Edgar. Keep him guarding the back gate and ...nstruct him to harass us from time to time.”Everyone, including Jethro, gave me a confused look. None of them understood the reason that I would make that decision.“It says in the letter than failure would result in the death of everyone he cares about. I know from first-hand experience what Blackheart is capable of. If we do anything you. .. we use to do that far too often and so the next morning.” “The next morning,” stated Jane. “Aye. The day of the crime?” I offered and Jane nodded, “I was in a car outside the Nurse’s home headed back up north seriously hungover and I’m fully aware how much it must have hurt Allie.” “So you knew?” asked Jane leaning forward. “I was sat in that car. My head throbbing, leaning against the window when I saw two or three girls walk out of the building, I was barely aware of them and it was. ”The man gave Angel an equally annoyed look, “I need you to answer my questions first.”“My phone call, please.”The man rolled his eyes before standing and leaving Angel alone in the room.+-+-+Rich did not answer. He did not answer the second time she called either. When the same suited officer returned, asking if she was now ready to cooperate, Angel swallowed hard. He sat across from her again, repeating his questions, and she provided the same answers.“Angel, where do you live? Do you at. He felt his teeth give way as if it was in slow motion, he felt the bones of his jaw and cheek snap like a chicken bone. He saw stars and as his knees began to give, in confusion, he felt another explosion of pain as the knee contacted his balls. His stomach knotted and he threw up before he hit the ground. He looked up and through the fog, the coppery taste of blood in his mouth, his world closed to a small gray point which flickered out with the loss of consciousness. John stood over him,.