Harry hung up the phone. She was disappointed. The lawyer couldn't give her any information on the phone. For this information she needed a court order or a statement of her father. She didn't want to disturb her father but there was no other way. Under these circumstances they would not get a court order. The suspicion was too vague.

"What did he say?" Dempsey asked curiously.

"I don't get any information by phone, " Harry answered shortly.

"And what do we do now? We need this information. Ya couldn't enchant him with your incomparable charm?", he joked, winking at her. The irony was unmistakable.

"He probably is gay, " she replied cynical.

"Then probably I should try my luck. You remember? I'm a natural."

"Actually, I didn't want to put a strain on Freddy but we should ask him. Why not take the easy way? And you can save your charm for someone else," she said sarcastically.

"No one can resist my charm."

"Keep dreaming, Casanova. Let's go to the hospital. I need to see Freddy and I definitely need to get out of here. I tell Sarah that we go to the Hospi ... uh, undertaker. My head is killing me."

At that moment the phone rang. Harry was startled and flinched. With trembling fingers she picked up the receiver.

"Your father is dead but you will have to pay more in order to survive",said a male voice and then the phone went dead.

Harry let the receiver fall on the cradle. Her gaze was fixed. Dempsey had been proved right in everything. Someone sought for her life.

"What's wrong, Harry? You are completely pale. Was that the blackmailer? "he asked nervously.

"You were right, Dempsey. The murderer is among the guests. Only they know that Freddy is dead. I should pay for it to survive. That was all he said",she said thoughtfully.

"We should lose no time, Harry. Come on, let's go."

He took her by the hand and they left the room. In the hall they met Sarah and Mary.

"Oh Harriet, dear, you look a bit better. Can I help you? I want to help with the arrangements for the funeral. He was my dear brother and you're like a daughter to me, "said the old lady and broke into tears again.

"James and I drive to the undertaker. It would be nice if you could take care about everything else. We'll be back soon. Thank you, Aunt Mary, " said Harry and hugged her aunt.

"But of course, love. Don't worry, we'll take care of everything. Take your time to say goodbye. Sarah will surely help me ."

"Sure, Harry. Don't worry. Mary and I take care of everything. Sure, many people call and express their condolences."

They said goodbye and left the main house. Harry insisted to drive and sat on the driver's seat. She grew up in Kent, and she knew the quickest route into the city and thus to the hospital.

"Are ya sure ya can drive? You look rather harassed. Maybe I should drive," he offered concerned before she started the engine.

"It's faster when I drive. I grew up here. Use the seatbelt, " she said, started the engine and stepped on the accelerator.

Harry raced down the driveway. At first everything seemed normal and she steered towards the town. She paid no attention to the speed limit and Dempsey clung to the handle.

"Harry? It would be helpful if we arrive alive, "he said, and felt uneasy.

In order to calm him, she tried to slow down the speed of the car. First she tried gently to step on the brakes but the brakes did not respond. Then she stepped heavy on the pedal. The vehicle did not respond and the car sped on.

"Damn, Harry, slow down!", he shouted at her.

"I try, but the brakes don't respond! What shall I do? We are getting faster and the road becomes more curved," she yelled back.

"Calm down first, Makepeace! Pull the hand brake, not too strong, the car breaks out otherwise! Switch into a lower gear, we use the engine brake! We need to lose speed. How far is it to town? "

"It's about 5 miles to the nearest city. I don't know what to do! Do something, Dempsey!"

"You can do that, you've already landed a plane. Switch down! Now!"

Harry turned down a gear and the car was a bit slower. At the same time she pulled the hand brake. The car sped towards the city.

"We're still too fast. Switch to a lower gear. And do it now. Come on, Makepeace, ya can do it! Switch it down! "

She switched down another gear. And again, the car slowed down. The city came closer and closer.

"When I say "now", you open the door and jump. Got it? Harry? We Gotta Get Out!"

Just before the city border, there was a sharp left turn. They would not manage to drive through it. In the meantime Makepeace slowed the car down on 30 miles.

"Okay, we have no more time. Now, Harry!"

They opened their doors at the same time and jumped into the unknown. Harry landed on a grass verge, while Dempsey fell on the hard asphalt. She was dazed for a few seconds, but then opened her eyes and looked around. Dempsey lay motionless on the road. Harry jumped up and ran to him. He lay face down on the asphalt. She knelt down beside him and turned him around slowly. She put his head in her lap.

"Dempsey? Come on, open your eyes. Don't do that to me !" she cried uncontrollably.

He did not move. She controlled his breathing, but could not feel anything. Was it the excitement? The adrenaline was pumping through her veins. Was he still breathing? Spontaneously, she pressed her lips to his and began mouth to mouth resuscitation. Before she knew it, he drew her to him and kissed her passionately. Horrified, she dropped back and his head hit hard on the asphalt.

"Ouch ... Thank you for saving, nurse. First you break my heart and now my skull!"

"You're a damned idiot, I thought you were dead! Are you totally crazy? You scared me to death. I'm so angry I could kill you. My heart almost stopped!",she yelled angrily, and stomped on the floor.

She waved her arms wildly. Dempsey got up slowly, grabbed her by her arms and tried to calm her down.

"You were great. Look at me, we both still live. Wow, what a ride", he said, and laughed out loud.

"What a ride? We almost died, and you laugh? You are crazy, totally mad, insane, I'm speechless! For you there is no expression, Dempsey!"

"You can call me what you want. I'm glad we are still alive, Babe!"

„And I told you before, don't you babe me!"

"Where is your car? Did it survive it?" he said cautiously, looking around.

A few hundred meters away, the car was crashed into a tree. This was a total loss.

"We should look for a phone. The car needs to be investigated. My nose tells me, that was no accident, " he said thoughtfully, tapping his nose.