A Song Played on a Solo Saxophone
Prologue
It wasn't long after Murdock had come to the door and taken Bethany off to 'play in the rain' when there was another knock at the hotel door. Candace took a second to wipe the excess lotion off of her hands before moving to answer it. She didn't even bother to see who was there before opening it, assuming that it was her sister who had finally come to her senses.
Instead of her sister, she found herself facing a very serious looking Japanese gentleman in a very official looking suit. The man proceeded to ask her a number of questions about the lanky man who had recently been to her door. He wanted information and he was offering money in exchange. A lot of money. Enough money to have paid for their entire vacation so far plus another just like it.
Candace was afraid she wouldn't be able to claim any of the 'reward' money as Bethany really hadn't spoken a great deal to her about the man. All that she really knew was that his name was Murdock. Then she suddenly remembered that she'd seen her sister writing in her address book. Grabbing it up, she flipped through the pages. Not long after, the man was leaving with a Chicago address and phone number in hand as Candace was smiling to herself and counting out hundred dollar bills before tucking them away.
It was nearly midnight and Bethany still wasn't back in their room. Frowning, Candace moved to the window and moved back the curtain. Of all the crazy - her sister was in the parking lot laying down on the roof of a car along with the scrawny man who had apparently lent Bethany his leather jacket during the course of the evening. She couldn't imagine what the two of them could be talking about on the roof of a car at that time of night and wondered how long they'd been there.
As she continued to watch, the man shifted to his side and Candace suddenly felt awkward watching as the pair leaned into a kiss. Reclosing the curtain, she mumbled disapprovingly to herself as she moved to climb into bed. This was all so unlike the usually careful and solitary Bethany. It made her even more suspicious of the man
Candace wondered what Bethany would think when she discovered her new so-called 'friend' was wanted by the Japanese government? Well, maybe she just wouldn't tell her sister how foolish she'd been until they were back home. Yes, why mar the end of their vacation? Best to wait. It wasn't as if her sister was ever going to see that guy again once they got back home.