Unfaithful (31 page)

"We can arrange anything, for the right price," the email pinged in reply almost immediately. "We'll need more information on the targets."

"Money is no problem," Mark wrote in reply. "There are three marks. I'm not comfortable giving you their names just yet, but I can give you their general location and tell you what I would ideally like to happen. The women live in Ireland, not far from the capital city, Dublin. They're involved in business together, MY business. One of the targets is my wife, soon to be ex-wife, if she has her way.

We have a holiday home in France and she's been spending a lot of time there since the baby arrived. Her location would depend upon when the hit could be carr
ied out. My wife's not particularly fit or strong at the moment. She had a baby earlier this year and there were some complications during the birth. Her health hasn't been the best since the baby arrived; she's been suffering from post-natal depression. She's in her forties and of medium build. I would prefer if you could make her death look like suicide. It wouldn’t be too surprising given her fragile mental health."

"We are an international organisation and have people in Ireland and France. It may take a day or two to contact them and confirm the details, but that's my problem, not yours. Tell me more about the other marks," the instant message popped up on Mark's computer screen.

"The other two are friends; one is petite, aged in her mid-twenties and the other is tall and very slim in her early thirties. The two friends share an apartment together in a large, gated complex, not far from the city centre. They work in the same place, as I've already mentioned, and they spend most of their time together outside work. It's absolutely imperative that their deaths don't in any way look like a planned hit. I can't emphasise this requirement enough. It has to seem like an accident, perhaps when they're travelling in a car together? I'm open to any ideas or suggestions.

I have some questions which I need answered before we proceed. How soon could they be killed? Would it be days, weeks or months? When the hit on the two younger women is completed in Ireland would it be possible for the second job to be finished with
in twenty four hours in France? How much would it cost and would I be required to pay a deposit ahead of time? I'm only asking because it would be easy for me to access the money immediately after the hits, but it might be more difficult beforehand. Can the hits be done in the way I've suggested, without causing any suspicion? If a deposit is required, what assurance do I have that you won't disappear with the money without finishing the job? It's not like I would be able to file a complaint with the police! Where are you located? Obviously, I didn't expect to find an address on your website.

Maybe we could email each other for now? I'm not comfortable talking about this on t
he phone. I'll be busy with work for the next few days but I should have a chance to check my emails periodically."

"I agree with you about talking over the phone. It would also be advisable to delete any emails that you receive from me. I will email you within the next few days with the answers to your questions," and with that "assassin_hire" signed off.

Chapter 2

Date: Saturday, 2 April 2011, 10.15pm

From: assassin_hire

To: devils-revenge

Mark,

I have discussed your situation with my colleagues and we agree that it may be better to finish the two younger females first and then, after
a cooling off period, we will kill the third female. Let me know who is the most beneficial to you and we can target them first.

Our price per target is usually eighty thousand pounds sterling, but we are willing to make a deal with you for one hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterling for all three hits. We will need a deposit of seventy five thousand pounds before we can go any further. You can send the money to us via Western Union money transfer
or you can deposit the money directly to our bank account, whichever is easier for you.

If you agree with our figures then we can complete the first hit by the end of April. Let us know who you would like us to target first; the two younger females or the older woman. When we receive your money we will proceed and take care of everything. If we fail, or can't do the job, you will get your money back. However, your deposit is non-refundable if you cancel. I hope I have answered your questions. If you need anything else, please let me know.

Thank you,

Savannah

Date:  Wednesday, 20
April 2011, 6.45am

From: devils-revenge

To: assassin_hire

Hi Savannah,

Great name, by the way! I've just read your email, my apologies for the delay in responding to you. I've been away and I haven't had access to the internet. I'm assuming that at this late stage you probably won't be able to get the job done by the end of April.

You must think that I'm a terrible person but I assure you that I've been left with no choice. I would prefer that my wife was the only target but because of the way she has arranged her business affairs, it would be too complicated if the other two women were still around. I would still be in the same situation as I am now if I left them alive.

The price you quoted seems reasonable a
nd I am happy to pay it. However, I will need to give some consideration as to how I can get the money for the deposit. I have access to the cash but my wife would see that it's gone and would immediately know that it was me which would cause too many problems. I'll have to try to borrow the money but that will take some time. I hope I will be able to get the loan but with very few assets remaining in my name to borrow against I don't know if I'll get the loan from the bank. I'll certainly give it a go.

I'll need some time to look into sending you a cheque or banker's draft. My wife is meticulous about record-keeping. She keeps notes of every transaction over a certain amount. I can't quite remember if it's six thousand or ten thousand euro, but even so, I'm quite sure that I could send a few drafts. I'd be worried about what might happen later, when this is over; the police might get suspicious about the transactions and I wouldn't have th
e answers. Do you think it would be a good idea to send the cash via courier instead?

You mentioned in your last email that it would be advisable to leave a cooling off period between the first two hits and my wife's hit. What time frame were you thinking? Let me tell you about my idea, if I may. My wife is currently in France. Her apartment is on the top floor of a
large complex. If she were to hear that her business partners and friends were victims of a fatal accident she might suddenly feel suicidal and jump off the building, especially given her recent fragile state. I know she's been seeing a psychiatrist. Do you think my idea is too preposterous?

The problem is that my wife would find out about the missing money, if I tried u
sing that for the deposit. The bank is the only chance I have of getting your money but my wife would find out about it as she knows the bank manager personally. She's quite friendly with him and they talk a lot. Dublin may be a capital city but it's a small place really. Everyone knows everyone else. They say there are six degrees of separation between most people, well, in Ireland there are probably only two degrees! You'd have to live here to understand.

I'll be away on family business until next week. My wife is putting me under pressure to spend time with my son and I must try to keep her happy until I figure out how to proceed.

You quoted me in pounds sterling so I'm assuming that my deposit will be going to the United Kingdom and that you will sort out the money for the people involved in the hit. I was wondering because it would be easier for me to send the money to a specific location to be collected after each job is completed. This would make it uncomplicated for me and I could go ahead with the money transfer immediately.

I would be
grateful if you would let me know if it's possible for it to look like an accident and not a hit.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Mark

Date: Thursday, 21 April 2011. 8.22 a.m.

From: assassin_hire

To: devils-revenge

Mark,

We have made preliminary reservations at the Belvedere Hotel in Dublin city centre for the night of April 28th. The job will be completed on Ap
ril 29th. My men will use poison on the targets in Ireland and I will take care of your wife in France.

Do not send cash. Is it possible for you to go to a bank other than your local bank and obtain a cashier's cheque? I need to have the deposit before I give my orders to my people
to do the job. I am located in the United Kingdom.

Call or email me if you have any further questions.

Savannah

Date: Thursday, 21 April 2011. 11.41 a.m.

From:
devils-revenge

To: assassin_hire

Savannah,

I appreciate your speedy response to my email. I can see that my plan is starting to become real and I'm more determined than ever to go through with it.

The two women spend most of their weekends in a town called Westport in County Mayo, on the west coast of Ireland. My wife and I have a holiday home there and they seem to spend more time there than I ever did. They often have friends staying with them. Neither of them has a steady boyfriend, so they would possibly be interested in being chatted up.
Maybe that would be a way for your men to get close to them?

They drink in The Oliver Plunkett Bar which is on the main street in Westport. It's very popular with the locals and has a late bar licence. What's your plan for the girls? Will you put poison in their drinks? I need to know which poison you p
lan on using because autopsies will be performed and I should know what would be concluded. Would it not be easier for your people to stay in a hotel in Westport and maybe start chatting to them in the pub? Then again, you know your business and how best to go about it.

I can arrange to be in France with my wife when the hits in Ireland take place. What will you do about my wife, especially if I'm with her? You mentioned in your email that you plan on taking care of her. I'm sure I could get the keys of the apartment to you and arrange to be out when you target her. Obviously, I would be a suspect, especially as there have been problems between us recently. There can't be any errors. Nothing can implicate me.

I have to advise you that I may not be prepared to go ahead with the plan as soon as next week. I'll be leaving Dublin to go to France on Tuesday and I'll need more time to arrange the loan. I won't return to Ireland until the middle of May.

I could send you some cash which
I have access to in the business account to cover the deposit but the two women might notice the money is gone and they'd ring my wife immediately. Then she would know that I took the money and she'd want answers from me. I realise this is my problem and I will resolve it, but I need to be careful. I'll get the money to you but it may not be as soon as I'd hoped. I'd like to see an end to this situation sooner rather than later.

I can't talk on the phone at the moment and I'll be away from my computer for the next few hours. Maybe you could text me but I think it would be better if you emailed me instead.

I appreciate your help and we will definitely do business. I have no conscience whatsoever about my wife or the women. They've ruined me. My life is a living hell now and I'm at my wife's mercy for everything. I need to get my business and my life back and nothing will stop me.

Mark

Date: Thursday, 21 April 2011. 2.18 p.m.

From: assassin_hire

To:
devils-revenge

Mark,

You need
to stop worrying so much. Try to relax. We will take care of everything. This is my business and I can guarantee that the job will be done.

We have to have the deposit before we can proceed. We'll need the money by Tuesday, April 26th. Don't worry about the targets discovering the missing money. We will get rid of them before they can cause any trouble for you. We are planning the hits on the women on April 29th and your wife on April 30th.

We can arrange to meet you to get the key but we also have ways of getting inside without keys.

We'll need to have a photograph of the two women and your wife too.

Savannah

Date: Thursday, 21 April 2011. 5.38 p.m.

From:
devils-revenge

To: assassin_hire