Sigegard Ainsworth, Chapter 10

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A mystery serial presented as a contemporary homage to Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot.

Chapter Ten: In which we make our narrow escape from our prospective murderers.

An excerpt:

“Do you have your pistol, my dear John?” he asked, looking at me. I patted my right pocket. “Good man,” he said.

I objected. “It is illegal in the State of New York to act offensively with a firearm. You must be cornered; otherwise, a jury will convict you of manslaughter for not attempting to escape mortal danger—or even murder. A jury will convict you of murder!”

“Listen to me,” he said. “This is dangerous business. I don’t want any bodies lying around, either. It attracts unnecessary attention. It’s one thing to have friends, but it’s another thing to explain corpses to those friends when the media smells fresh blood.” I stared at him. “Listen to me,” he said again. “It’s the French. The French! Oh, if only I had a better understanding of what was happening!”

“The French killed Mrs. Ciminelli?”

“No! The Russians!”

“The Russians? What? Why the French? What are you talking about?”

“No time!” he said. “Look alive with that pistol!”

I pulled out my .380 and prepared myself. I realized I’d never practiced firing a pistol at a moving target from a moving vehicle. “This is probably illegal,” I muttered.

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