"We've found Fred. But he thinks Hobb's men have found you."
Leo caught up the phone. "Where are they?"
"On their way," said Mia. "You need to move."
"Ok," said Mattie, "I'll drive -" but Leo cut her off.
"We can't drive," he said. "They'll track us too easily. We need to get out on foot."
"I think we all need to lie low for a while," Mia said. "You find somewhere secure, we'll do the same, regroup later."
"Where will you go?" Mattie asked.
"Where Leo and I used to sleep," Max said.
"Ok," said Mattie.
"You have restored his memories?" Mia said.
"More or less," said Mattie.
"There's no time," said Max. "Go now. We'll talk later."
Mattie grabbed her rucksack and jumped down from the van. Leo followed more slowly. It was strange to see him look around, as if he had never been in this car park before. As if he had not driven there himself that afternoon. "Where to," said Mattie.
Leo looked around. "I don't know. No memory, remember? This way." He started down an unlit alley which led between warehouses. It was narrow and the end of it was invisible from here. Mattie would never have dared enter it alone. "You're fearless," she said.
"No," said Leo. "It's just that if we have to, it's easier to hide in the dark."
They hurried along, Mattie jogging to keep up with Leo's longer strides. "We've got to get inside somewhere," she said. "A hotel, lock the door."
"No. CCTV. They can pick us up within minutes if we enter a main road."
"You haven't forgotten everything," Mattie said.
"I have," he said. His brows drew down into a dark frown. Then he shook it off. "But I'm looking around and this is the only exit which doesn't have a camera. If these people are who you say, then it makes sense that they would have control of surveillance."
"Oh."
"It's all going on up here," he said, tapping his head, and grinned.
Mattie drew a sharp breath. "You sound like you used to," she said.
He glanced sideways at her. "So if we were such pals, why does that make you sad?"
Mattie shook her head. The alley angled right, then left, and at its end she saw streetlights, a main road.
"Tell me," said Leo.
She sighed. "I miss him. -You."
"This arrogant bastard who went maverick on you and put everyone in danger? Yeah, I can see how you'd be pining for that."
It was painful but she smiled. "You're funny," she said. "Just like him."
"I guess a sense of humour isn't something remembered." They reached the end of the alley. With an outstretched hand, Leo stopped Mattie entering the brightly lit road. He scanned right and left, his eyes flickering.
"There's so much we don't know about memory," Mattie said.
"Now you tell me."
Despite herself she laughed.
"Come on," said Leo. He pointed. Large houses loomed on the near side of the road, but opposite was a long, low wall, and a hedge behind a spike-topped railing. "Cross over here and then into that park. They can't have CCTV covering all of that."
"There's no power there," she said. "If you lose charge-"
He glanced at her curiously. She saw emotions ebb and flow in his face - doubt, and sadness, and wonder. "I'm all right," said Leo.