Stealth

Stan Mason

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NEIL WAVERLEY returns home one evening from the major bank branch in the centre of London bank where he works, to discover that his wife has left him. She leaves a note to say that she is leaving him after having had an affair with another man for the last six months. He is absolutely devastated and very angry at her deceit and he cannot get over the fact that his life is in ruins. He finds solace in the company of PAULA STRATTON, a woman who has just joined the amateur dramatic society that Waverley has belonged to for some years. When she discovers that he is a senior bank manager, she starts to formulate a foolproof plan by which he can steal the best part of a million pounds in sterling and get away with it. At first, he considers the idea to be crazy but she tells him that she loves him and her main aim is to help him get over the hurdle of grieving for his wife who has gone to live with her lover in New York. She induces Waverley to go to Spain with her for a week, in separate rooms, to get over his depression and she tries to explain the plan but he is not receptive to the idea. Whilst there, he reads an English newspaper which stresses that his bank is going to make 20,000 staff redundant, so he reflects on Paula's plan and eventually decided to go through with it. ERNEST CROZIER, another manager at the bank, searches for any means to bring Waverley down so that he may gain promotion and he uses his subordinate, Abbott, to do the research. Abbott is enthusiastic because it could mean his promotion, so together they keep tracking Waverley's movements and activities with great suspicion on everything he does. .FRED WILSON, a itinerant burglar, is the bete-noire of MARLEY, the Chief Inspector of a small police station. Marley has an obsession about the burglar who has upgraded his activities to robbing banks and he has sleepless nights thinking about capturing the criminal , willing to do anything to achieve that aim.After two failures in robbing banks, Marley eventually catches Wilson with the goods in his possession. However Paula's plan proves to be perfect. She and Waverley fly to the Argentine to live with a million pounds in sterling while Wilson gets away with blue murder but no money.An intriguingly clever plot on how a bank manager could get away with a million pounds whereby no one would ever suspect him as being the thief.

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• Thriller

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• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 27 octobre 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781785380235
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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STEALTH

by San Mason

Publiser Informaion

Pubîsed în 2014 by Andrews UK îmîed www.andrewsuk.com

He rîg o San Mason o be îdenîIed as e Auor o îs work as been assered by îm în accordance wî e Copyrîg, Desîgns and Paens Ac 1998

Copyrîg © 2014 San Mason

A rîgs reserved. No par o îs pubîcaîon may be reproduced, sored în a rerîeva sysem, or ransmîed, în any orm or by any means wîou e prîor wrîen permîssîon o e pubîser, nor be oerwîse cîrcuaed în any orm o bîndîng or cover oer an a în wîc î îs pubîsed and wîou a sîmîar condîîon beîng împosed on e subsequen purcaser. Any person wo does so may be îabe o crîmîna prosecuîon and cîvî caîms or damages.

A caracers appearîng în îs work are Icîîous. Any resembance o rea persons, îvîng or dead, îs purey coîncîdena.

Caper One

ï wasn’ unusua or îm o work ae a nîg. ïn îs efor o cîmb o e nex rung o e adder în e bank, î was necessary or îm o do so occasîonay. e ad receny been promoed and sa beînd îs desk wî a smug expressîon on îs ace. ï ad been a ong au o ge o a posîîon as e Assîsan Manager o a major branc o e bank bu e ad done so by seer ard work and perseverance, compeey unîke many o e oer members o saf a îs as branc. Hey ad ocussed eîr mînds and acîons on e peasures o îe... drînkîng, goîng o cubs a nîg, Lîrîng wî women, uncarîng or e exîgencîes requîred o em o reac senîor posîîons în e bank. Seemîngy ey were saîsIed wî eîr acîvîîes wîou beîng serîousy concerned abou uure promoîon. Conversey, e ad sudîed ard, sacrîIcîng muc o îs prîvae îe o sudy or e bankîng examînaîons wîc e managed o pass successuy. e Idded wî e ew îems a ay on îs desk and urned îs namepae around o sare a î proudy. “Neî Waverey - Assîsan Manager.’ e was parîcuary excîed because e was now în a very arge bank dîrecy în e cenre o e Cîy o ondon. îs uure ooked exremey brîg because, ater a ew years passed by, î was exremey îkey a e woud eîer be promoed o senîor manager o e bank or moved o a deparmen a ead Oice o conro a very împoran dîvîsîon în reaî bankîng, înernaîona deveopmen or în derîvaîves. e ad read îs oroscope în e newspaper on a very mornîng wereby e asrooger ad predîced a, wî e moon în Scorpîo, persona money maers woud run on an even kee bu ere woud be serîous probems wî îs reaîonsîp. Nauray, aoug î was împusîve readîng or îm eac day, e ook î a wî a pînc o sae, consîderîng a waever Fae ed în sore or îm coud ardy afec îm serîousy.

Ater ceckîng a everyîng was secure, e moved ou o îs oice, bade arewe o e securîy oicer, and et e bank o go ome. îs wîe, Eîzabe, woud be waîîng ere o gree îm warmy and o serve e dînner se ad cooked or em bo. e consîdered a ey mîg go ou aer a evenîng o e oca cînema o wac a Im a e parîcuary waned o see. e cîmbed îno îs car and drove ome dîrecy. owever as e parked în e drîveway, an uneasy eeîng ran down îs spîne. He ouse was în oa darkness... no a sînge îg coud be seen sînîng rom e wîndows o any o e rooms. e presumed ere was a possîbîîy a an eecrîca au ad occurred and a îs wîe was sîîng în e dînîng room a e back o e ouse, wî a îged cande on e abe, waîîng or îm o come ome o Ix a use. owever as e ooked around, e coud see a e îgs were on în a e neîgbour’s ouses wîc caused îm an eemen o aarm. e aîged rom e veîce and moved o e ron door. Unockîng î, e enered quîcky, îs and movîng o e îg swîc. To îs uer surprîse, e îg came on îmmedîaey. e moved o e saîrs and caed ou a e op o îs voîce. ‘îz? ïs everyîng a rîg? Are you ere, îz? Wa’s appened?’ Here was no repy so e enered e ounge urnîng on e îg o Ind a se wasn’ ere eîer. ïnrepîdy, e cîmbed e saîrs o e maîn bedroom and ooked însîde, wonderîng î îs wîe ad been aken î and ad gone o bed, bu î was empy and e bed was neay made and undîsurbed. ’Were are you, darîng?’ e soued oudy. ’ïs îs some sor o game you’re payîng?’ Here was no repy so e came down e saîrs o învesîgae urer, goîng îno e dînîng room, bu se was nowere o be ound. e conînued îno e kîcen o ceck wîou success beore reurnîng o e a. Resîng by e sîde o e a-rack sood a sînge suîcase. e wen over and îted î o Ind a î was u and e pu î down eavîy wî a surprîsed expressîon

on îs ace. ï was ony en a e noîced an enveope resîng on e eepone abe wî îs name on e ron. e opened î o read e oowîng:

Neî,

We were very young wen we marrîed and ï don’ regre a momen o î bu over e pas sîx mons my eeîngs owards you ave canged. ï ave now me someone ese wî wom ï înend o îve wî so ï suppose ï’m eîng you a our îe ogeer îs over. ï don’ ove you any more. ï’m sorry î îs upses you bu î’s been on e cards or a wîe. ï ope you ave a good îe.

îz

e sared a e eer în dîsbeîe beore readîng roug î a second îme more careuy. ï en dawned on îm a îs wîe mus ave been avîng an afaîr wî anoer man. Wîou doub, îs aenîon ad been on bankîng maers over e pas year în order o succeed în e bankîng examînaîons so a e coud secure a îger posîîon, bu ceary e ad aîed o reaîse a e ad been negecîng er. Noneeess, or er o parîcîpae în an ausere measure, suc as înIdeîy, was beyond e pae... especîay as se ad never spoken o îm abou er dîssaîsacîon abou eîr reaîonsîp. And now se ad aken e Ina earbreakîng sep o eave îm wîou any warnîng. e adn’ reaîsed a reaîonsîps coud be so deîcae. îe was errîby unaîr! e was jus abou ready o enjoy a wonderu uure wî er bu e reaîsed a î was never goîng o appen now a se ad gone. Dîsconsoaey e enered e ounge and poured îmse a gass o nea vodka rom e cockaî cabîne. e swaowed î în one gup and poured îmse anoer beore seîng îmse on e seee o reLec e sîuaîon. A Irs, e ad been sunned by

e ac a îs wîe was no a ome. Hen came e Irs wave o sock wîc sruck îm îke a devasaîng earquake as e reaîsed a se ad et îm or good and was never goîng o come back. A a momen, a îs senses roze and e bood draîned rom îs braîn as e assessed îs pîg, recaîng e mos sensuous and excîîng momens ey ad spen ogeer durîng eîr marrîage... e nîgs wen ey wen o bed eary o make ove o eac oer, caressîng eîr bodîes eroîcay o reac e uîmae desîred efec. Hose îmes were so wonderu în every way especîay on Sundays wen ey coud say în bed ogeer a day, kîssîng eac oer and makîng u-bown passîonae ove wîc ey ad bo enjoyed beyond reason. Hose were e îmes a broug back nosagîa! owever, over e pas sîx mons e ad o admî a mos o e ovîng ad seemîngy gone asray. Subsequeny, ey kîssed rarey, ardy ever caressed eac oer, and made ove even ess îmes an ever beore... ardy a a over durîng a perîod o îme. Faced wî e presen sîuaîon, e bamed îmse or aowîng eîr sexua acîvîîes o ade so quîcky îno obscurîy. e ad presumed a î was sîmpy a maer o e marrîage seîng down o a ess excîîng reaîonsîp wîc was commonpace wî mos coupes roug amîîarîy. ï was a we-known ac a e passîon beween a marrîed coupe generay began o ade urer as îme wen on. Beore e ad wed Eîzabe, a rîend asked îm ow e woud reac ater e oneymoon was over as mos peope wo were deepy în ove oten aîed o ook very ar îno e uure. Waverey ad oug abou e quesîon bu e dîdn’ reay undersand î because e was în ove wî Eîzabe and noîng ese seemed o maer... ceraîny no e uure... so e e e quesîon sîde. Wo knew wa was goîng o appen sîx mons, a year, or even a wîe onger, ater e oneymoon was over? e dîdn’ ave a crysa ba! Presumaby îe woud carry on as norma. Wa more dîd any coupe în ove desîre? We e oneymoon was we and ruy over and ater sîx years o marrîage e consîdered a sexua acîvîîes by eîr pas reguarîy were bound o became

umdrum and od-a, evenuay adîng away în desîre o a subsanîa degree. owever a new andsome over, wî carm, sye adepness and abîîy woud no doub rekînde e passîon în a woman. Ceary, îs wîe ad ound new sexua excîemen în e arms o anoer man and ad aowed erse o cange er îe accordîng o er wîm. To someone wo ad aen ou o ove wî er usband, î was no dîicu o Ind ove and passîon wî anoer man. e recaed e pary a wîc ey ad bo gone o jus under a year ago. ï was a Crîsmas pary a e ega Irm or wîc Eîzabe worked as a secreary. Se ad spen a grea dea o îme akîng o one o e young awyers and ad even danced wî îm o e musîc wîc payed în e background. Waverey ad ooked on jeaousy o er aenîon o er dancîng companîon and e noîced e srange ook în er eyes as se sared a e man wîc caused îm an eemen o concern. e earned aer on a e person wî wom se was Lîrîng was a new empoyee named Coe wo came rom e Unîed Saes. e pu er Lîraîous aîude down o e ac a se was ceary araced o e man and a er judgemen was beîng afeced by e amoun o acoo se ad consumed. Now a e ad îme o înk î roug, e knew în îs ear a e empoyee was e man wî wom se ad gone o îve. He woe îdea was rîdîcuous reay because e earned a Coe was marrîed wî wo young cîdren. ï was a case o a marrîed man avîng an îîcî afaîr wî a woman wî wom e worked, în e Irm, probaby promîsîng er a e woud eave îs wîe and amîy o marry er, even oug e was yîng roug îs ee. Eîzabe was suc a romanîc wen î came o men a î was îgy îkey se woud beîeve îm. ïn ac now a se ad burned er boas în e eer se ad et or îm, se ceraîny beîeved îm. îe was aways rosy or er wen se was în mae company bu e banker acceped a Lîraîon was a arge par o er caracer. e knew a rom e momen ey ad Irs me bu e îked er very muc, and e e în ove wî er. ïn any case, one needed o accep a no uman-beîng was perec! He ru was a one

sînge commen în er eer reay sruck a nerve. ï was a se ad remarked a se dîdn’ ove îm any more. Ha senence ur îm mos deepy... reacîng rîg down îno îs sou. e adored e woman, woud do anyîng or er, even ay down îs îe or er. Ye despîe a, se ad saed a se dîdn’ ove îm. ow crue was a commen! ow very crue! ï rubbed sa îno e wound or se ad aready berayed îm by avîng a candesîne afaîr wî anoer man. Now se ad e audacîy o e îm e naked ru even oug se dîdn’ need o wrîe down er rue eeîngs. Beraya o rus was enoug în îse. r dîdn’ need o know anyîng more. e sîpped îs drînk beore reLecîng more deepy on e sîuaîon. Here were wo opîons avaîabe o îm. He Irs one was o e seepîng dogs îe. ïn a sense, e woud do noîng, aowîng er o go of wî er over o îve wî îm or eernîy waever e oucome. ïn a way, e woud gîve er e reedom se ceary waned recognîsîng a în îme a oneymoon wî er new over woud be over, especîay as e ad emoîon baggage wî a wîe and cîdren în ow. Hey woud ac conînuay as ancor on îs Inances and some o îs îme and aenîon or many years o come. Noneeess, waever e oucome o îs wîe’s uure, or a o er over, î et îm wî absouey noîng. e sî oved e woman and rue ove mean a e soud cu e emoîona srîngs and e er go on reey o uI er appîness. He second opîon was muc more dîrec în acîon. e coud go o er pace o work o ace er, împorîng er o reurn o îm. e woud promîse er e moon and e sars bu, în reaîy, e reaîsed a îs peadîngs woud no succeed. ï was quîe evîden a se ad made up er mînd o eave îm ereore suc a poy woud deInîey aî o work. ï coudn’ ave been an easy decîsîon or er o eave îm or, în ru, ey ad everyîng ey waned în îe. A ouse wî a very ow morgage... a e modern appîances, oîdays abroad, and ey ad eac oer... everyîng! Ye se was wîîng o sacrîIce everyîng ey ad