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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ï wasn’ unusua or îm o work ae a nîg. ïn îs efor o cîmb o e nex rung o e adder în e bank, î was necessary or îm o do so occasîonay. e ad receny been promoed and sa beînd îs desk wî a smug expressîon on îs ace. ï ad been a ong au o ge o a posîîon as e Assîsan Manager o a major branc o e bank bu e ad done so by seer ard work and perseverance, compeey unîke many o e oer members o saf a îs as branc. Hey ad ocussed eîr mînds and acîons on e peasures o îe... drînkîng, goîng o cubs a nîg, Lîrîng wî women, uncarîng or e exîgencîes requîred o em o reac senîor posîîons în e bank. Seemîngy ey were saîsIed wî eîr acîvîîes wîou beîng serîousy concerned abou uure promoîon. Conversey, e ad sudîed ard, sacrîIcîng muc o îs prîvae îe o sudy or e bankîng examînaîons wîc e managed o pass successuy. e Idded wî e ew îems a ay on îs desk and urned îs namepae around o sare a î proudy. “Neî Waverey - Assîsan Manager.’ e was parîcuary excîed because e was now în a very arge bank dîrecy în e cenre o e Cîy o ondon. îs uure ooked exremey brîg because, ater a ew years passed by, î was exremey îkey a e woud eîer be promoed o senîor manager o e bank or moved o a deparmen a ead Oice o conro a very împoran dîvîsîon în reaî bankîng, înernaîona deveopmen or în derîvaîves. e ad read îs oroscope în e newspaper on a very mornîng wereby e asrooger ad predîced a, wî e moon în Scorpîo, persona money maers woud run on an even kee bu ere woud be serîous probems wî îs reaîonsîp. Nauray, aoug î was împusîve readîng or îm eac day, e ook î a wî a pînc o sae, consîderîng a waever Fae ed în sore or îm coud ardy afec îm serîousy.
Ater ceckîng a everyîng was secure, e moved ou o îs oice, bade arewe o e securîy oicer, and et e bank o go ome. îs wîe, Eîzabe, woud be waîîng ere o gree îm warmy and o serve e dînner se ad cooked or em bo. e consîdered a ey mîg go ou aer a evenîng o e oca cînema o wac a Im a e parîcuary waned o see. e cîmbed îno îs car and drove ome dîrecy. owever as e parked în e drîveway, an uneasy eeîng ran down îs spîne. He ouse was în oa darkness... no a sînge îg coud be seen sînîng rom e wîndows o any o e rooms. e presumed ere was a possîbîîy a an eecrîca au ad occurred and a îs wîe was sîîng în e dînîng room a e back o e ouse, wî a îged cande on e abe, waîîng or îm o come ome o Ix a use. owever as e ooked around, e coud see a e îgs were on în a e neîgbour’s ouses wîc caused îm an eemen o aarm. e aîged rom e veîce and moved o e ron door. Unockîng î, e enered quîcky, îs and movîng o e îg swîc. To îs uer surprîse, e îg came on îmmedîaey. e moved o e saîrs and caed ou a e op o îs voîce. ‘îz? ïs everyîng a rîg? Are you ere, îz? Wa’s appened?’ Here was no repy so e enered e ounge urnîng on e îg o Ind a se wasn’ ere eîer. ïnrepîdy, e cîmbed e saîrs o e maîn bedroom and ooked însîde, wonderîng î îs wîe ad been aken î and ad gone o bed, bu î was empy and e bed was neay made and undîsurbed. ’Were are you, darîng?’ e soued oudy. ’ïs îs some sor o game you’re payîng?’ Here was no repy so e came down e saîrs o învesîgae urer, goîng îno e dînîng room, bu se was nowere o be ound. e conînued îno e kîcen o ceck wîou success beore reurnîng o e a. Resîng by e sîde o e a-rack sood a sînge suîcase. e wen over and îted î o Ind a î was u and e pu î down eavîy wî a surprîsed expressîon
on îs ace. ï was ony en a e noîced an enveope resîng on e eepone abe wî îs name on e ron. e opened î o read e oowîng:
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We were very young wen we marrîed and ï don’ regre a momen o î bu over e pas sîx mons my eeîngs owards you ave canged. ï ave now me someone ese wî wom ï înend o îve wî so ï suppose ï’m eîng you a our îe ogeer îs over. ï don’ ove you any more. ï’m sorry î îs upses you bu î’s been on e cards or a wîe. ï ope you ave a good îe.
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e sared a e eer în dîsbeîe beore readîng roug î a second îme more careuy. ï en dawned on îm a îs wîe mus ave been avîng an afaîr wî anoer man. Wîou doub, îs aenîon ad been on bankîng maers over e pas year în order o succeed în e bankîng examînaîons so a e coud secure a îger posîîon, bu ceary e ad aîed o reaîse a e ad been negecîng er. Noneeess, or er o parîcîpae în an ausere measure, suc as înIdeîy, was beyond e pae... especîay as se ad never spoken o îm abou er dîssaîsacîon abou eîr reaîonsîp. And now se ad aken e Ina earbreakîng sep o eave îm wîou any warnîng. e adn’ reaîsed a reaîonsîps coud be so deîcae. îe was errîby unaîr! e was jus abou ready o enjoy a wonderu uure wî er bu e reaîsed a î was never goîng o appen now a se ad gone. Dîsconsoaey e enered e ounge and poured îmse a gass o nea vodka rom e cockaî cabîne. e swaowed î în one gup and poured îmse anoer beore seîng îmse on e seee o reLec e sîuaîon. A Irs, e ad been sunned by
e ac a îs wîe was no a ome. Hen came e Irs wave o sock wîc sruck îm îke a devasaîng earquake as e reaîsed a se ad et îm or good and was never goîng o come back. A a momen, a îs senses roze and e bood draîned rom îs braîn as e assessed îs pîg, recaîng e mos sensuous and excîîng momens ey ad spen ogeer durîng eîr marrîage... e nîgs wen ey wen o bed eary o make ove o eac oer, caressîng eîr bodîes eroîcay o reac e uîmae desîred efec. Hose îmes were so wonderu în every way especîay on Sundays wen ey coud say în bed ogeer a day, kîssîng eac oer and makîng u-bown passîonae ove wîc ey ad bo enjoyed beyond reason. Hose were e îmes a broug back nosagîa! owever, over e pas sîx mons e ad o admî a mos o e ovîng ad seemîngy gone asray. Subsequeny, ey kîssed rarey, ardy ever caressed eac oer, and made ove even ess îmes an ever beore... ardy a a over durîng a perîod o îme. Faced wî e presen sîuaîon, e bamed îmse or aowîng eîr sexua acîvîîes o ade so quîcky îno obscurîy. e ad presumed a î was sîmpy a maer o e marrîage seîng down o a ess excîîng reaîonsîp wîc was commonpace wî mos coupes roug amîîarîy. ï was a we-known ac a e passîon beween a marrîed coupe generay began o ade urer as îme wen on. Beore e ad wed Eîzabe, a rîend asked îm ow e woud reac ater e oneymoon was over as mos peope wo were deepy în ove oten aîed o ook very ar îno e uure. Waverey ad oug abou e quesîon bu e dîdn’ reay undersand î because e was în ove wî Eîzabe and noîng ese seemed o maer... ceraîny no e uure... so e e e quesîon sîde. Wo knew wa was goîng o appen sîx mons, a year, or even a wîe onger, ater e oneymoon was over? e dîdn’ ave a crysa ba! Presumaby îe woud carry on as norma. Wa more dîd any coupe în ove desîre? We e oneymoon was we and ruy over and ater sîx years o marrîage e consîdered a sexua acîvîîes by eîr pas reguarîy were bound o became
umdrum and od-a, evenuay adîng away în desîre o a subsanîa degree. owever a new andsome over, wî carm, sye adepness and abîîy woud no doub rekînde e passîon în a woman. Ceary, îs wîe ad ound new sexua excîemen în e arms o anoer man and ad aowed erse o cange er îe accordîng o er wîm. To someone wo ad aen ou o ove wî er usband, î was no dîicu o Ind ove and passîon wî anoer man. e recaed e pary a wîc ey ad bo gone o jus under a year ago. ï was a Crîsmas pary a e ega Irm or wîc Eîzabe worked as a secreary. Se ad spen a grea dea o îme akîng o one o e young awyers and ad even danced wî îm o e musîc wîc payed în e background. Waverey ad ooked on jeaousy o er aenîon o er dancîng companîon and e noîced e srange ook în er eyes as se sared a e man wîc caused îm an eemen o concern. e earned aer on a e person wî wom se was Lîrîng was a new empoyee named Coe wo came rom e Unîed Saes. e pu er Lîraîous aîude down o e ac a se was ceary araced o e man and a er judgemen was beîng afeced by e amoun o acoo se ad consumed. Now a e ad îme o înk î roug, e knew în îs ear a e empoyee was e man wî wom se ad gone o îve. He woe îdea was rîdîcuous reay because e earned a Coe was marrîed wî wo young cîdren. ï was a case o a marrîed man avîng an îîcî afaîr wî a woman wî wom e worked, în e Irm, probaby promîsîng er a e woud eave îs wîe and amîy o marry er, even oug e was yîng roug îs ee. Eîzabe was suc a romanîc wen î came o men a î was îgy îkey se woud beîeve îm. ïn ac now a se ad burned er boas în e eer se ad et or îm, se ceraîny beîeved îm. îe was aways rosy or er wen se was în mae company bu e banker acceped a Lîraîon was a arge par o er caracer. 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 perec! He ru was a one
sînge commen în er eer reay sruck a nerve. ï was a se ad remarked a se dîdn’ ove îm any more. Ha senence ur îm mos deepy... reacîng rîg down îno îs sou. e adored e woman, woud do anyîng or er, even ay down îs îe or er. Ye despîe a, se ad saed a se dîdn’ ove îm. ow crue was a commen! ow very crue! ï rubbed sa îno e wound or se ad aready berayed îm by avîng a candesîne afaîr wî anoer man. Now se ad e audacîy o e îm e naked ru even oug se dîdn’ need o wrîe down er rue eeîngs. Beraya o rus was enoug în îse. r dîdn’ need o know anyîng more. e sîpped îs drînk beore reLecîng more deepy on e sîuaîon. Here were wo opîons avaîabe o îm. He Irs one was o e seepîng dogs îe. ïn a sense, e woud do noîng, aowîng er o go of wî er over o îve wî îm or eernîy waever e oucome. ïn a way, e woud gîve er e reedom se ceary waned recognîsîng a în îme a oneymoon wî er new over woud be over, especîay as e ad emoîon baggage wî a wîe and cîdren în ow. Hey woud ac conînuay as ancor on îs Inances and some o îs îme and aenîon or many years o come. Noneeess, waever e oucome o îs wîe’s uure, or a o er over, î et îm wî absouey noîng. e sî oved e woman and rue ove mean a e soud cu e emoîona srîngs and e er go on reey o uI er appîness. He second opîon was muc more dîrec în acîon. e coud go o er pace o work o ace er, împorîng er o reurn o îm. e woud promîse er e moon and e sars bu, în reaîy, e reaîsed a îs peadîngs woud no succeed. ï was quîe evîden a se ad made up er mînd o eave îm ereore suc a poy woud deInîey aî o work. ï coudn’ ave been an easy decîsîon or er o eave îm or, în ru, ey ad everyîng ey waned în îe. A ouse wî a very ow morgage... a e modern appîances, oîdays abroad, and ey ad eac oer...everyîng! Ye se was wîîng o sacrîIce everyîng ey ad