'Wait here, please,' said Tom. 'I'll be back in a few minutes.'
He went into the office.
'Good morning,' he said to the secretary. 'Is Mr Diinya here? I've come to say
goodbye.'
She went to the office. Mr Diinya came out.
'Ah, Mr Smith.'
'Good morning, Mr Diinya. I've come to say goodbye.'
'Leaving so soon?'
'Yes. I went to the British Consulate yesterday and spoke to Mr Pennington. It
seems there's nothing I can do here. I'm going back to London. Thank you for your
help.'
'You're welcome, Mr Smith. Once again, I'm very sorry about your fiancee. I'm
sorry your visit to Istanbul wasn't a happy one.'
'Thank you and goodbye. My plane leaves at midday.'
'At midday? I see. Goodbye, Mr Smith. Have a good journey.'
The two men shook hands. Tom turned and left the office. His taxi was waiting.
'The airport, please,' he said as he got in. The taxi moved off. Another car, parked
twenty metres away, moved away from the pavement and started following.
At the airport, Tom walked over to the British Airways desk. He
asked about the
flight to London, but he did not check in. Then he bought a newspaper and sat down
to wait.
He looked round the busy airport.
Somewhere among all these people, he thought, someone is watching me.
He opened his newspaper and started reading. Then there
was an announcement
over the loudspeaker: 'British Airways announce the departure of their flight TK979
for London. Will Passengers please proceed to Gate 6 for boarding.'
Tom picked up his things and walked towards passport control. There were lots of
people at the entrance to passport control. Tom went into the crowd of people and
moved towards a large man whose relatives were saying goodbye. Suddenly he
turned
and went into the men's toilet. In the toilet he took off his jacket and started to wash
his hands and face. No one followed him into the toilet. Then there was another
announcement: British Airways Flight TK979 for London. This is the final
announcement. Will passengers please proceed immediately to Gate 6 . This gate is
now
closing.'
Tom heard the announcement but didn't move. He looked at his watch, and smiled
to himself.
The man in the grey raincoat walked over to the telephone kiosks and dialled a
number.
'Hello? I saw him leave. Yes - he's on the plane.' The man put the
phone down and
walked away towards the exit.
Half an hour later, Tom was in a taxi on his way to Kemal's flat in Sisli.
Kemal opened the door.
'Hello, Tom,' he smiled. 'Everything OK?'
'No problem,' smiled Tom. 'I went into the crowd at passport control. Then I hid in
the toilet at the last minute.'
'Well done. Diinya and his friends will think you have gone back to London. Now
you can stay here in my flat and we can start looking for Angela.'
'And we know where to start, don't we?'
'Yes - Diinya's office,' replied Kemal.