Chapter 1
He recognised her the moment she left the building although he had never seen her before. But seeing her now he knew he would have recognised her everywhere.
As he was standing in a group of Japanese tourists taking pictures of the New Scotland Yard Building he took them as cover and made some close-up views of her and then followed her and her colleagues on the other side of the road.
They didn´t go far just to a nearby pub and putting the camera away he entered there too and tried to observe her without being noticed. He took a seat at the bar while the group of four took one of the booths opposite him.
It looked like they were just sharing a quick pint after work as after 45 min they went out again and all went different ways.
He followed her and managed to do that quite well as she never turned until she arrived at her flat after a tube ride to Chalk Farm.
Knowing now where she lived he turned and took the tube back to his hotel. He would mail the photos to his father and see what he wanted him to do next.
Barbara opened the door to her flat turning around but there was nobody. Somehow she had this feeling that someone had followed her like she had during this case at the Houses of Parliament. There her feeling had been right but now there was nobody at all.
They had just closed a case and she wasn´t looking forward to the weeks ahead. Tommy would go to Cornwall tomorrow to overview the first two weeks with the new Estate Manager and they were left with all the dreadful paperwork.
So it was only right that he had paid for the drinks tonight. Thinking that the next two weeks would be totally dull and long she went in for a long hot bath and an early night.
She couldn´t have been more wrong!
A/N: I know it is quite short for a beginning but it is how this story starts. I hope you will enjoy reading it as I enjoy writing it!